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Ferdinand Ekkehard Roth

Ferdinand Ekkehard Roth

Student Of Modern And Contemporary History, Editor
Passau

Summary

Highly motivated master's student in Modern and Contemporary History at the University of Passau, specializing in international relations, political, and intellectual history. Demonstrates expertise in analyzing complex historical events and their impact on global affairs. Committed to applying this knowledge to contribute effectively in the field of international relations and policy-making.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
18
18
years of post-secondary education
7
7
Languages

Work History

Editor

Passauer Neue Presse
Passau
02.2023 - Current
  • Training as a journalist through a scholarship program, combining practical newsroom experience with monthly workshops and occasional journalism seminars
  • Writing and editing news articles, interviews, and in-depth reports for the local newspaper.
  • Managing media coordination for a high-profile annual discussion series, handling press relations and coverage.
  • Organizing and maintaining editorial databases to support content planning for special editions.
  • Designing and structuring newspaper layouts using professional publishing software.

Editorial Fellow

European Conservative
Budapest/Vienna
10.2022 - 12.2022
  • Researched and compiled information on organizations eligible for potential cooperation with The European Conservative throughout Europe
  • Integrated the aforementioned data into an internal Excel database
  • Maintained and expanded said database
  • Edited and proofread articles, essays, and reviews
  • Drafted book reviews
  • Conducted, translated and edited interviews with high-level people

Tutor for the Chair of Political Science With a Focus on Comparative Government

University of Passau
Passau
10.2021 - 07.2022
  • Accompanied the lecture 'Introduction to Political Science' by offering tutorials to first-year students to revise individual sessions during the 2021/22 winter semester
  • Accompanied the lecture 'Authoritarianism and Democracy: Global Perspectives' by offering tutorials to first-year students to revise individual sessions during the 2022 summer semester

Student Internship

Atlantic Academy Rhineland-Palatinate
Passau
10.2020 - 12.2020
  • Conducted research on current political issues in German and American politics
  • Maintained databases of cooperation partners
  • Created social media content for the AA's facebook page

Education

Master of Arts - Modern and Contemporary History

University of Passau
Passau, Germany
10.2023 - 01.2026

Bachelor of Arts - European Studies

University of Passau
Passau, Germany
05.2021 - 04.2023

Bachelor of Arts - Governance and Public Policy

University of Passau
Passau, Germany
05.2018 - 04.2023

Abitur (High School Diploma) -

Werner-Heisenberg-Gymnasium
Bad Dürkheim, Germany
05.2009 - 03.2018

Skills

Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Editing and proofreading

Research

Project management

Interviewing skills

Personal Information

  • Place of Birth: Mannheim, Germany
  • Date of Birth: 05/13/99
  • Nationality: German

Activities

  • Participation in various seminars of the Library of Conservatism on conservative perspectives on romanticism (02/2023), political theology (04/2023), and state theory (11/2024); Berlin-Charlottenburg
  • Participation in a Summer Academy of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation on the History of Eastern Europe, Vilnius/Wilna, Study Group: "Nation and Democracy in Modern Ukraine" (08/2024)
  • Attended various conferences to foster intercultural dialogue, including Harvard WorldMUN in Madrid (03/2019) and CONMUN (03/2021, remote), as well as gathering to expand my network and deepen my understanding of key debates within the conservative political sphere, such as the National Conservatism Conference (04/2022), the Paneuropean Union Centennial (11/2022), and CPAC Budapest (05/2023)


Funding

  • Journalism Scholarship for Training as an Editor, Media Group Bavaria
  • Scholarship of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation

Affiliations

  • Model United Nations Passau (formerly)
  • Working Group on Foreign and Security Policy at the University Of Passau (formerly)
  • Student Club for students of "Governance and Public Policy" at the University of Passau (ongoing)
  • Student Association of the Philosophical Faculty (formerly)
  • Christian Democratic Students (student wing of the Christian Democratic Union) (ongoing)
  • Working Group Historical Sciences at the University of Passau (ongoing)

Timeline

Master of Arts - Modern and Contemporary History

University of Passau
10.2023 - 01.2026

Editor

Passauer Neue Presse
02.2023 - Current

Editorial Fellow

European Conservative
10.2022 - 12.2022

Tutor for the Chair of Political Science With a Focus on Comparative Government

University of Passau
10.2021 - 07.2022

Bachelor of Arts - European Studies

University of Passau
05.2021 - 04.2023

Student Internship

Atlantic Academy Rhineland-Palatinate
10.2020 - 12.2020

Bachelor of Arts - Governance and Public Policy

University of Passau
05.2018 - 04.2023

Abitur (High School Diploma) -

Werner-Heisenberg-Gymnasium
05.2009 - 03.2018
Ferdinand Ekkehard RothStudent Of Modern And Contemporary History, Editor