Chapter Leader

Netherlands, Eylem Nazli Tasdemir (GENS '17)

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Eylem Nazlı Tasdemir (GENS ’17) has over six years of professional experience across the private sector, civil society, and higher education, where she initiated and organized large-scale, cause-oriented projects, and collaborated with a wide array of internal and external stakeholders. Prior to moving to the Netherlands in October 2020, Eylem worked for four years as the Senior Program Officer at Columbia Global Centers | Istanbul, one of nine global centers of Columbia University established to address global challenges, and advance knowledge and its exchange.

Canada, Chad Poitras (IRES '05)

September 10, 2020
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Chad graduated from the Department of International Relations and European Studies in 2005. Prior to studying at CEU he earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Saskatchewan in the Canadian city of Saskatoon.

South Africa, Debjyoti Ghosh (LEGS '11)

September 3, 2020
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Debjyoti Ghosh is a human rights lawyer originally from Kolkata, India, and now based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is involved in queer rights activism and has also worked on issues of HIV/AIDS, women and children. He finished his LLM in human rights from CEU in 2011, and his SJD in 2018. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Sociology, University of Pretoria, South Africa.

Why does he volunteer for CEU?

USA, Rasti Nikolic (BUSI '13)

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Rasti Nikolic (BUSI ’13) is from Croatia and moved to the U.S. in 2013 after graduating from the CEU. Rasti worked in profit and non-profit organizations, in the U.S. and Europe. She currently works for a wealth management company.

She likes traveling, cooking, having a glass of wine, and spending time with family and friends. On a weekly basis, she volunteers at the CNM, and co-authored and leads 2 workshops.

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Romania, Stefan Cibian (IRES '12)

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Stefan is a CEU alumnus graduating from IRES (2012, Ph.D.) and SPP/CPS (2006, M.A.). He is the executive director and co-founder of the Făgăraș Research Institute.