Current Occupation   Since 08/2004  International Bureau of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bonn, Germany)   Researcher Academic Training   09/1996 - 11/2004  M.A. Japanese Studies (Honours) at the University of Cologne and the University of Bonn (Germany) Associated subjects: Sociology and Comparative Religious Studies Working Experience   06/2004 – 07/2004   International Bureau of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bonn, Germany)   Website maintenance 11/2002 – 05/2004   Research Center for Modern Japan at the University of Bonn (Germany)   Student Assistant 04/2001 – 07/2002 Citygate SEA GmbH, Public Relations Agency , Bonn (Germany)   Student Assistant 02/2000 – 04/2000 Genshagen Berlin-Brandenburg Institute for Franco-German Cooperation in Europe e.V. (bbi) ( Genshagen, Germany)   Practical Training  09/1997 – 10/1997   Kölner Stadtanzeiger (Main Newspaper of Cologne) (Leverkusen, Germany)   Practical Training Schools   05/1995  Abitur (A-Levels) at Evangelisches Gymnasium in Siegen-Weidenau Specific Country Experience   08/2002 – 09/2002  Hotel Associa Shizuoka Terminal ( Japan) Practical Training 10/1998 – 09/1999 Kumamoto University ( Japan) Intensive Japanese Class and Sociology Class 09/1995 – 09/1996     University Paul Valéry, Montpellier (France) Intensive French Class Miscellaneae Language German (mother tongue) English (fluent) Japanese (fluent) French (fluent) Arabic(Grundkenntnisse) Computing Skills    MS Windows 2000/XP (Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Projekt), Apple Mac OS 9/X, Japanese Windows and Mac OS, html Engagement Member of Amnesty International Work with disadvantaged and homeless at Food Bank of Bonn (Bonner Tafeln e.V. ) Vice-chairman of the student body of the Japanese Department of the University of Bonn