ANGELOS ANGELOU

-London, United Kingdom

EDUCATION

Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
Master of Arts, International Relations and International Economics /

Bologna, Italy- DC, USA

August 2012- May 2014
  • Concentrations: European Studies and International Economics
  • Selected coursework:West European Political Economy, Central and Eastern European Political Economy, Public Finance, Emerging Markets and Risk Analysis in Eastern and Central Europe, Major Ideas in Modern Political Economy.
  • Selected Research:1) Clash Politics: Unions in British Politics and the Miner’s Strike of 1984: Reforming the British System. , 2) Breaking the pattern: Oskar Lafontaine and the paradigm shift in the European Union.

University of Piraeus
Bachelor of Arts International Relations and European Studies /

Athens,Greece

September 2008- May 2012
  • Selected coursework: European Economic Law, EU Law, European Institutions, International Financial Systems, European Security Policy, EU Policies.
  • Selected research: Institutions and Decision-making in the European Foreign Policy Structure after the Lisbon Treaty.

Experience

European External Action Service
Bluebook Trainee (MD VI Global and Multilateral Issues)
  • Assisting in the day-to-day work of the Managing Director
  • Preparation of various meetings with topics ranging from cooperation with the UN to counterterrorism and human rights
  • Involved in the event coordination of certain meeting between the EEAS and Member states officials (Director Generals-level)
  • Responsible for the preparation of weekly newsflashes for the Managing Director
Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies
Research Intern
  • As a member of the Task Force on TTIP, I was responsible to research on the economic advantages that a potential agreement would have for the European market. This research was used as central material in the “Friend of TTIP” platform that the Centre sponsored.
  • Conducted research on topics regarding economic inequality in Europe.
Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies
Research Assistant of Dean Acheson Professor David P. Calleo
  • Contributed to the edition of the article the “Economic Schism of the West” (Survival, Vol. 55, Issue 6, 2013)
  • Researched on topics of economic policy and on the impact that the economic crisis had on EU institutions.
The German Marshall Fund of the Fund of the United States(GMF)
Research Assistant
  • Responsible for the weekly internal newsletter on East Mediterranean Politics. (distributed electronically to a team of 30 individuals)
  • Took part in the scheduling and in the event coordination of the Conference on Alternative sources of Energy in Eastern Mediterranean.
Student Association of International Affairs (SAFIA)
President
  • Responsible for the coordination of a team of 8 students.
  • Organized eight conferences and two 4-days simulation games.
  • Edited and published a quarterly student electronic magazine.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Languages: Greek (native), English (fluent), French (moderate), Spanish (basic)
Awards: Niarchos European Studies Fellowship, Scholarships for outstanding academic performance from the State Scholarship Foundation. / Brussels, Belgium
March - July 2015
Brussels, Belgium
October 2014- March 2015
Washington DC, USA
September- May 2014
Brussels, Belgium
June-August 2013
Athens, Greece
August 2010-June 2012