Mika An

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Team_Mika An
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  • Ph.D Candidate, Jena Center for Reconciliation Studies, FSU Jena
  • Dissertation title: Seeking Sustainable Development through Reconciliation: The Role of Korean NGOs in Ethiopian Ethnic Conflict
  • Email : mi.ka.an@uni-jena.de
  • Education
    • Since 12/2020, Ph.D. candidate, JCRS, Friedrich-Schiller University of Jena, Germany
    • 02/2019 Master in Global Development & Entrepreneurship, Handong Global University, Korea
    • 02/2010 Bachelor in International Relations / Social Welfare, Seoul National University, Korea
    • 08/2007 BTEC in Early Years, York College, U.K.
  • Research Interests
    • Ethnic conflict in Ethiopia
    • Reconciliation approach in the field of International development cooperation
    • Poverty eradication and sustainable development
    • Role of NGOs to promote reconciliation
  • Languages
    • Korean, Japanese, English, Amharic
  • Work Experience
    • 06/2014-02/2018. ODA Project Researcher, Pohang Science and Technology University, Pohang, Korea
    • 05/2013-05/2014. Project Manager, COPION Ethiopia, Adama, Ethiopia
    • 01/2010-04/2013. Project Coordinator, COPION (Domestic NGO in Korea), Seoul, Korea
  • Select Events (Lectures and Conferences)
    • 11/2018. Invited talk, “Capacity Development and Development Effectiveness : Evaluating the capacity of Korean NGOs in Ethiopia using the UNDP framework” at Pohang, Korea