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2019 brings a lot of new things: new study courses and universities, but also new faces in the CHANCEN eG team. Since January 3, 2019, Moritz has been a part of our community and will support us in the upcoming months as an intern in software project management and support. In an interview, he tells […] READ

Journalist Bruno Lupion has left his home country Brazil to study a Master of Public Policy at Berlin-based Hertie School of Governance. In our student portrait, he talks about this new step in his life, the threats fake news pose on our democracy and his participation in the CHANCEN International crowdfunding campaign. Already early on, […] READ

Theresa Zamel B.S. Psychology, International Psychoanalytic University Berlin “For me, it’s the most natural thing in the world to study Psychology. I thought, “Why would I study anything else?”   I’ve always wanted to study Psychology, ever since I was 14. My father is a psychologist and my brother is too. I sort of grew […] READ

Dear Tim, we are happy to welcome you as a new member of CHANCEN eG! You will start a boot camp at Data Science Retreat January 2019 in Berlin. What did you do before Data Science Retreat? First I studied Environmental Sciences and Philosophy in Germany and then I did an international master in Sustainability […] READ

Dear Anna, you took the long journey from Witten to Berlin and you are part of the CHANCEN eG team for two months now. Tell us how that happened and how you like it so far? To be honest the journey is from Witten to Berlin and back 😉 I knew ISA from the Uni […] READ

Across Kreuzberg, passing the Märkisches Museum, along the Spree, around the Gendarmenmarkt: On the 15.11.2018 CHANCEN International celebrated the kick-off of our new Crowdfunding-Campaign with a Night-Run to the Rwandan embassy. There the Rwandan ambassador H.E. Igor Cesar warmly welcomed the runners to the official launch event with juice and Prosecco. “The word ‘Rwanda’ means […] READ

Across Kreuzberg, passing the Märkisches Museum, along the Spree, around the Gendarmenmarkt: On the 15.11.2018 CHANCEN International celebrated the kick-off of our new Crowdfunding-Campaign with a Night-Run to the Rwandan embassy. There the Rwandan ambassador H.E. Igor Cesar warmly welcomed the runners to the official launch event with juice and Prosecco. “The word ‘Rwanda’ means […] READ

Sierra Teta Kibondo, Information Systems, Akilah Institut   I am Rwandese and grew up in the capital Kigali. My parents, my two sisters and I live only 15 minutes away from Akilah Institute. I am very lucky to live this close. Most of my classmates take half an hour to one hour to get to […] READ

Katja Nordwig is supporting the CHANCEN International team since September. As the executive assistant, she supports CHANCEN International founder and CEO Batya Blankers in the areas of fundraising and project management and is currently organising a crowdfunding campaign for CHANCEN International, which starts on the 15th of November. In the interview, she talks about the […] READ

Rena Arndt is supporting the CHANCEN eG team since this September as an intern in Application Management and Communication. This 12-month internship is part of her dual studies which she will graduate with a double degree as a Bachelor in business psychology as well as a retail merchant in Marketing Communication. In the interview, she […] READ