Meet the Professionals

"Meet the Professionals" is a series of events which allow Natolin students to learn about diverse career paths, directly from seasoned practitioners, be it College of Europe alumni, representatives of the public and private sectors. The objective of the events is to gain a better understanding of the working environment and to help with career planning.

To this end, the Natolin Careers and Professional Development Office organized the following events:

Academic Year 2020-2021

• "Meet the Professionals" on data science for public policy with Mr Oskar SZYDŁOWSKI, alumnus of the Hannah Arendt Promotion (2019/2020) and Tech Lead at SoftServe and Project Lead at Tooploox (09/04/2021)
• "Meet the Professionals" with H.E. Ambassador Raoul DELCORDE on diplomacy from yesterday to tomorrow (08/03/2021-09/03/2021)
• "Meet the Professionals" with H.E. Ambassador Tomasz ORŁOWSKI on the diplomatic protocol (06/03/2021)
• "Meet the Professionals" on the EU's normative power in data protection by Ms Anda BOLOGA, alumna of the Manuel Marín Promotion (2018/2019) and legal professional specialized in cybersecurity, data protection, and digital affairs (23/02/2021)
• "Meet the Professionals" on online content creation with Mr Adam REICHARDT, Editor-in-Chief of New Eastern Europe and Mentor at the College of Europe in Natolin (19/02/2021)
• "Meet the Professionals" on the horizons of the AI development with Prof. Aleksandra PRZEGALIŃSKA, 2021 Harvard Labour and Worklife Programme Senior Research Fellow and Pro-Rector of the Kozmiński University in the Department for Management in Networked and Digital Societies (15/02/2021)
• "Meet the Professionals" on the Doughnut Economy with Ms Jennifer DROUIN, Community Manager working for the Amsterdam Donut Coalition and for the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (20/01/2021)
• "Meet the Professionals" on LinkedIn with Mr Rémi AUGUSTYNIAK-BERZIN, alumnus of the Václav Havel Promotion (2012/2013), former lobbyist and diplomat, and founder of Most Europa (09/01/2021)
• "Meet the Professionals" with H.E. Mrs Ursula PLASSNIK, Austrian Ambassador to Switzerland and former Austrian Minister for European and Foreign Affairs on women in diplomacy (26/11/2020)
• "Meet the Professionals" with Ms Joanna PLUCIŃSKA, journalist at Reuters, and Ms Annabelle Chapman, journalist at The Economist and Monocle, on the challenges of today's news journalists (15/11/2020)

Academic Year 2019-2020

• "Meet the Professionals" on careers in digital diplomacy with Ambassador of Belgium to Poland, H.E. Luc JACOBS and Mr Laurens SOENEN, Digital Diplomacy Officer and Communication Strategist at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Belgium and Natolin Alumnus (04/05/2020)
• "Meet the Professionals" on career perspectives in embassies with representatives of the Embassies of France, the USA and the UK in Poland (30/04/2020)
• "Meet the Professionals" with Ms Paula REDONDO ALVAREZ PALENCIA, Policy Advisor for Human Rights and Multilateral Issues at the EU Delegation to the United States (18/04/2020)
• "Meet the Professionals" with Dr Agnieszka SMOLEŃSKA and Professor Jean-Pierre CASSARINO on applying for a PhD at the European University Institute in Florence (17/04/2020 )
• "Meet the Professionals" with Mr Adam CWETSCH, Policy Officer at the European Commission (18/11/2019)
• "Meet the Professionals" with Mr Pierre HEILBRONN, Vice President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (24/10/2019)

Academic Year 2018-2019

• "Meet the Professionals" with Facebook's Policy Team (28/02/2019)

Academic Year 2017-2018

• "Meet the Professionals" with Mr Dirk TOORNSTRA, an experienced governance expert who was involved in parliamentary activities for nearly 40 years as a senior official of the European Parliament (8/06/2018)
• "Meet the Professionals" with Mr Hans KUNDNANI, Senior Transatlantic Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States (30/01/2018)
• "Meet the Professionals" – Alumni success stories Copernicus Promotion (2006-2007) (2/12/2017)
• "Meet the Professionals" – Journalism at the Financial Times (29/09/2017)

Academic Year 2016-2017

• Special "Meet the Professional" event with Ms Martine REICHERTS, Director General at the DG Education and Culture (25/04/2017)
• "Meet the Professionals" Series – Meeting with Ms Iwona REICHARDT, Deputy Editor in Chief of New Eastern Europe (3/02/2017)
• "Meet the Professionals" with Mr Jakub IWANIUK, journalist at "Le Monde" (29/09/2016)
• "Meet the Professionals" with Mr Matt HINDE and Mr Jean-Arnold VINOIS from FleishmanHillard Brussels (28/09/2016)

Academic Year 2015-2016

• "Meet the Professionals" Series – Meeting with Ms Ana BLAZESKA, State Secretary for European Affairs of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (3/03/2016)
• "Meet the Professionals" Series – Meeting with Mr Jakub IWANIUK (21/02/2016)
• "Meet the Professionals" Series – Lecture by Dr Wiesław KARSZ (25/10/2015)