Larissa is proficient in English, Finnish, Spanish, Swedish as well as French and German. After achieving a Master's of Social Sciences degree from the University of Tampere in journalism and mass communication and international relations, Larissa has held positions as a journalist, worked with the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and volunteered with street children in Latin America. Before coming to UQ Larissa worked with Ramboll Finnconsult in Finland as a junior consultant specializing in development issues and development cooperation (gender, human rights, rural development). Larissa intends to put what she learns at UQ into practice, using also her journalism experience, performing advocacy-, development- or humanitarian work.
Alessandro de Carvalho Souza Brazil , District 4480
With language proficiencies in English, French and Portuguese, Attorney at law Alessandro de Carvalho Souza has worked as a business law consultant in Brazil and practiced pro bono law for non government organisations. Alessandro is involved with volunteer service since he was 16 and during two terms was the President of the Rotaract Club Sao Jose do Rio Preto - Boa Vista, a NGO for youth persons in his city. Alessandro is hoping that once he completes his Masters at UQ he will be able to work in the field of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law. He hopes to work with international humanitarian agencies such the Untied Nations or the International Red Cross.
After studying urban design at the Masters level at the Joint Centre of Urban Design at Oxford Brookes University in the United Kingdom following a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from the University of Miami in the USA. Karla brings practical knowledge to her job as a project architect in design development of medium to high density urban residential projects in the South Florida. Karla plans to put her design skills into action after the completion of her Masters degree at UQ by working with international humanitarian agencies in a role that implements community development or urban regeneration for survivor communities of armed conflict or natural disaster.
With a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Organizational Management from the University of Lancaster, and language proficiencies including Swedish, Jude has found that his studies and work experience have helped him to become a successful mediator and special branch advisor to a United Nations Association. He has been the Neutral Chair / Mediator of a Muslim-Jewish Dialogue for 2 years, an international project manager and founded and ran one the largest and most successful United Nations Association Student and Youth branches in the UK. Jude intends to use his skills in mediation, organizational management and his education in the Masters degree at UQ to move into working for the UN or another humanitarian agency in disaster management and conflict transformation.
As a citzen of Israel, Arik has been heavily involved in establishing and prcuding multi-cultral actives for Arabs and Jewish students. With a bachelors degree with amajor in history and genral studies from the Hebrew unvisity in Jerusalem, he has used his knowledge of theathre to create peace by involving people in theathre workships. He hopes that his experiences and education at UQ will enable him to establish a mutli-cultural art centers in the north of Israel and promote peace in this historically troubled area.
This former Deputy inspector general of police in the crime investigation doartment of Andhra Pradesh government Satnosh Mehra has an woking knoeldge and experience for dealing with security issuses. Speaking English, hindi and telgug Santosh has earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Business administration from Lucknow untivieryt in India, and a masters in public service and adminstation from Texas A&M university in the USA. Satnaosh aims to use his work expereicne combined with his newly achieved knwoeldge to be able to formulate and implement policies and stragetier to help prevent and resolve conlfict in some of the world’s most troubled regions.
After completeing a Bacherlo of arts in social science from amkerere university in Uganda, Godfrey became a trainer in the Boorow a youth freidns of youn g people program in Kampala Uganda. In this program Godfrey has faciltied workshops for the young people in order to propmtoe peace in the North Eastern part of Uganda. Speaking Kiswahili and Luganda as well has English has helped him developed his expertise in the areas of peace and congflict management. He hopes to work as a diplomat avocating peace through preventivce diplomacy in the Great Lakes region of Africa.
Maria Fernanda Salina Argentina, District 4880
As a law graduate from The Universidad Católica Argentina, and a graduate of a Maters of Laws in International Law from Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam in the Netherlands Fernanda worked as an in-house lawyer for five years coordinating the recovery of the borrowing portfolio of Credit Agricole Indosuez in Argentina. During that position she had to deal with one of the most significant crises of her country: the financial collapse of the Argentinean system in early 2002. Prior to commencing her masters with UQ she was an Assistant Lecturer in International Law at the Faculty of Law and Social Science of Rosario in Argentina. Her language proficiency includes English, Spanish, Italian, elementary Dutch and basic French. Fernanda hopes to continue her work in an International Organization or a think tank group in international law, international negotiation and capacity building and in doing so contribute actively in the development of theories and strategies to solve and prevent international conflicts.
Maiko Shimizu Japan, District 2590
Since Maiko saw the United Nations Volunteers working as Election Officers in the first democratic election in Cambodia in 1993 on TV, she has been hoping to work in similar capacity. After completing a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at the International Christian University in Japan, and after working in Business Management Department of a software company for three years, she joined InterBand, a Japanese NGO. While at InterBand, Maiko worked as a researcher and a program coordinator with her main area of work being in election observation missions (Pakistan, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Taiwan). She also worked with Asian Network For Free Elections (ANFREL), an international network NGO, as an election observer. During her study at UQ, she has been focusing on what ways internationals can assist in creating stable peace in conflict-torn society, and what their role is. She is especially interested in "democratisation" part of peacebuilding process. During her AFE in Stockholm, Sweden, she worked at the Electoral Processes Team of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), which is an inter-governmental organisation promoting democracy and providing electoral assistance around the world. Upon completion of her internship, she entered into a contract with International IDEA and has been working as a consultant for their Electoral Dispute Resolution Project and assisting their Voter Turnout workshops in Japan and Australia.
Sukthawee Suwannachairop Thailand, District 3340
Prior to commencing his studies at UQ Dao was a news researcher and correspondent for NHK Bangkok Bureau, Japan Broadcasting Corporation. In his position he was not only required to research news stories he also was an on camera presenter. He has presented and researched in English, Laos and Thai. After finishing his two years with UQ Dao aims to work at the policy making level of sustainable peace construction within the region of Thailand and in other parts of the world where it is needed; my further career goal is to become a university professor, expecting to improve the quality of education for students.