Career Day for Finnish and Scandinavian Studies Students

Paths to your dream job

Have you already thought about what you would like to do after your studies? What would be your dream job? On Friday 6 December, five of our former students will tell us about their own careers, what they did during and after their studies and what they experienced at the start of their careers.

So, come along to hear inspiring career stories, get tips and ideas, network with current and former students, and ask questions!

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                                      ⇒ When?

                                               Friday, 06 December 2024, from noon to 3:30 p.m.


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                                               SR 0.27, Ernst-Lohmeyer-Platz 1


Below you can find more information about the programme and the speakers.

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                  PROGRAMME:

                  Noon - 12:15 p.m. Greeting

                  12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. Minna Liebmann (Berlin)

                  12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Mareen Patzelt (Finland, via zoom)

                  1:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. David Engh-Bongers (Berlin)

                  1:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Break

                  2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Fantine Brunel (Finland, via zoom)

                  2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Laura Stolz (Sprendlingen-Gensingen, via zoom)

                         approx. 3:30 p.m. End

 

Photo: Mark Mattingly

After completing her studies in Greifswald, Minna Liebmann, like so many others, followed the call to the big city of Berlin. After an initial venture into social media marketing, she now works as a PR manager in the pharmaceutical industry (which is not as bad as the rumours say). Minna also works as a presenter for events and online formats.

 

Photo: Hannu Aaltonen

Mareen Patzelt works and researches at the University of Turku. As a university lecturer in German Studies, she teaches linguistics and practical language courses as well as courses on translating from Finnish into German and teaching German as a foreign language. She is also working on a doctoral project in which she is investigating the learning and teaching of reading strategies in different languages.

As a cultural attaché at the Swedish Embassy, David Engh-Bongers works with various Swedish and Nordic cultural projects in Berlin and throughout Germany. A particular focus of his work is the production of exhibitions in cooperation with external curators.

Fantine Brunel works as an independent literary translator from Kuopio. She has the expertise to translate from Finnish, Swedish and German into French. Her first translation (Ennen lintuja by Merja Mäki, in French Quand les oiseaux reviendront) was published in France in August 2024.

Laura Stolz is currently employed as a tourism manager at the Sprendlingen-Gensingen municipal administration and works on a voluntary basis as a cultural officer for the regional association RLP/Saarland of the Deutsch-Finnische Gesellschaft e.V.

Previously, Laura worked as a volunteer in cultural management / cultural marketing at the Bronnbach monastery in Wertheim (2016-2018) and as an intern at the Kunstverein Wagenhalle e.V. in Stuttgart (2015-2016) and the Finnland-Institut in Berlin (2014).

 

Laura completed her degrees in Finnish Studies and German as a Foreign Language (B.A.) in Greifswald (2008-2012) and European Master's in Arts, Culture and International Management at ULapland in Rovaniemi (2012-2015).