Conrad Rein Falkenauer Str. 8 09573 Augustusburg Germany Phone: +(49)-(0)176-260-54807 E-Mail: c.r.un2007@gmail.com Conrad.Rein@freenet.de Personal Information Age: 27 Place of Birth: Chemnitz (former East Germany) Marital Status: Single Nationality: German Parents: Ilona Rein, 61, high school teacher for German, history and religious education, Samuel-von-Pufendorf-Gymnasium Flöha and Johannes Rein, 61, public servant for the regional board, Regierungspräsidium Chemnitz, MBA, church musician and English student. 4 Siblings. Academic Education 2007-2009: Master of Arts African Studies, University of Leipzig / Germany. Master's Thesis: Forms and Determining Factors of the Foreign and Development Africa Policies of the United States of America since the End of the Clinton Administration. 2005-2007: Bachelor of Arts American Studies and African Studies, University of Leipzig in 3 Semesters. [Intermediate examination already very successfully passed during the summer term 2006, my second semester (one year earlier). I used the exception offered by my university to switch from the Magister - system into the Master - system (Cf. Bologna Process)]. March - May 2007: Final thesis for Bachelor Degree (in English). 2005-2009: Additional participation in language courses and lectures in economics, history as well as political science. 2003 2004: ILS-Certificate. Correspondence study Englische Handels- und Betriebswirtschaftslehre U.K./USA (Business Administration) at the Institut für Lernsysteme GmbH Hamburg / Germany. Recent Essays (Only for my Master) United Nations - Assessing Regional Integration in Africa - Botswana Africa s Shining Star for Avoiding Resource Curse and Africa s Taillight for Combating HIV/AIDS? - China in South Africa A Case Study - Doing Business in one of the Fastest-Growing Economies: Equatorial Guinea - Liberia the Shining Star in the Struggle for Nationalism in Africa? - Liberia under the Presidency of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf - Reconstructing the State in Sierra Leone under President Ernest Bai Koroma - The Legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade in West Africa - The Role of the United Nations within the UN Development Assistance Framework for South Africa - The Significance of Organised Crime as well as West African Criminal Networks in South Africa since 1994 - What the Fighters Say: A Survey of Ex-combatants in Liberia January - April 2009: three-month internship at UNDP s International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG), Brasilia / Brazil. November 2008: one-month internship at the United Nations University (UNU), Tokyo / Japan. Page 1 of 5
February - April 2008: two-month internship at the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC), Pretoria / South Africa. May - July 2007: two-month internship at the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), UN Campus Bonn / Germany. Author of: Innovative Institutions as Solution to the Silent Water Crisis. Summer Universities 20 th Spring Academy on Security Politics 2010 (3/14-3/26/2010): Theory and Praxis of the Democratic Peace: Current Research Results and Perspectives. Atlantic Academy Rhineland-Palatinate / Peace Research Institute Frankfurt, Lambrecht / Germany and Brussels / Belgium. Seminar for Security Policy 2010 (3/1-3/5/2010). Bundesverband Sicherheitspolitik an Hochschulen. Zentrum Innere Führung, Koblenz / Germany. THESEUS Seminar for Young Leaders 2009 (11/29-12/4/2009). Berlin / Germany. [For PhD Students, organized by the Jean Monnet Chair, University of Cologne]. International Leadership Training Programme 2009: A Global Intergenerational Forum (8/1-8/9/2009). University of Connecticut, Storrs / United States. [64 participants (700+ applications) from 47 nations]. Co-Organizer of the International Outreach Coalition s (IOC) International Student Forum 2009 (7/7-7/17/2009). Dilijan / Armenia. Intercultural Summer Academy 2007 (8/30-9/9/2007). Friedrich- Schiller-Universität Jena / Germany. Leo Baeck Summer University 2007 (7/16-8/24/2007): Jewish Studies. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin / Germany. [24 participants from four nations]. International Summer School Seggau 2007 (6/30-7/14/2007): European Cultures: The Challenge of Diversity and Unity. Karl-Franzens- Universität Graz / Austria. [75 participants from 29 nations]. Further Internships August - November 2008: Amira Margalith Summer Research Internship at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies at Tel Aviv University (AMSITAU), Tel Aviv / Israel. [Three months]. November 2007 - April 2008: Telecommuting Research Intern for the Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. / U.S.A. [Six months]. October 2006: Interpreter for Missio Aachen, Erfurt /Germany. [One month]. Major Conferences December 10-11, 2009: Free University Berlin, European Commission Berlin: The Transformative Power of Europe. November 2-6, 2009: Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg: Klima 2009 / Climate 2009. June 4-7, 2009: University of Leipzig, Institute of African Studies: AEGIS 3 rd European Conference on African Studies (ECAS 3) Organizer of Panel #120: The Significance of Model United Nations for Respacing Africa. Guests from Angola (UNDP), Ecuador (UN GA), Italy and Spain (UNCCD). June 13-14, 2008: Free University Berlin: The UN in Africa - Africa in the Page 2 of 5
UN. Organizer of: The UN Policies of South Africa. November 19-21, 2007: University of Leipzig, Institute of African Studies: Economic Partnership Agreements - Devilish Undertaking or just the Devil in the Details? Model United Nations (One-week, university-level MUNs) Secretary-General: Model United Nations University of Salamanca 2010 (MUNUSAL, 3/8-3/12/2010). Salamanca / Spain. Member of the Board + Chair: Cluj-Napoca Model United Nations 2009 (NAPOMUN, 9/20-9/25/2009). Cluj-Napoca / Romania. [Chair of the Human Rights Council]. Bonn International Model United Nations 2008 (BIMUN, 12/1-12/5/2008). Bonn / Germany. [Chair of the Security Council]. Milan International Model United Nations 2008 (MILMUN, 4/27-5/2/2008). Milan / Italy. [Chair of the Security Council]. Model United Nations University of Salamanca 2008 (MUNUSAL, 4/15-4/19/2008). Salamanca / Spain. [Chair of the Human Rights Council]. Member of the Board: Geneva International Model United Nations 2008 (GIMUN). Geneva / Switzerland. Belarusian Model United Nations 2008 (BELAMUN). Minsk / Belarus. Delegate: Bonn International Model United Nations 2007 (BIMUN, 12/3-12/7/2007). Bonn / Germany. Zagreb International Model United Nations 2007 (ZAGIMUN, 10/21-10/26/2007). Zagreb / Croatia. The European International Model United Nations 2006 (TEIMUN, 7/6-7/12/2006). The Hague / The Netherlands. Foreign Languages English (near mother tongue); French (fluent); Portuguese (good). Latin (Qualification in Latin). Basic knowledge in Arabic, Dutch, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Spanish. Alternative Service 2003-2004 alternative civilian service; work with chronic-physical ill people. Education 1999-2000 / 2001-2003 Commercial High School, Flöha, A-levels / Allgemeine Hochschulreife (1,4 = very good). 2000-2001 Ukiah High School, California, High School Diploma (GPA: 4.0 = very good). 1993-1999 Junior High School, Flöha, Secondary School Certificate (1,2 = very good). 1989-1993 Primary School, Falkenau. Page 3 of 5
Memberships Fire Brigade, since 1993. Amnesty International, since 2003. Exchanges Connect, since 2009. German-American Society Chemnitz in the Free State of Saxony, since 2003. Ludwig-Erhard-Foundation, since 2005. MUNUSAL, since 2008. Peace and Collaborative Development Network, since 2010. TakingITGlobal Youth Association - German Language & Engagement Coordinator, since 2009. Topography of Terror Foundation, since 2007. Volksbund (German War Graves Commission), since 2003. Youth Atlanticist Network, since 2009. Honorary Service Active member in the organizations listed above. I play the Cello since 1990; countless public performances. 2002: Helper to rebuild public buildings and towns after the flood disaster in Saxony for the duration of two weeks; awarded with the Medal of the Free State of Saxony. 2003: Workcamp in Ghana, three months in Africa. 2004: Head of an international Workcamp in the Netherlands of two weeks. 2005: Workcamp in Malaysia, two months in Asia. Various projects etc. for and with the Lutheran Church, the Jewish Community as well as the Roman Catholic Church. Numerous lectures about American, European and German culture as well as history in churches and school classes in Germany, Finland, Israel, the Netherlands, South Africa and the United States of America. Presentations about international affairs, human rights, the Holocaust, WWII, the Cold War and Jewish life in Austria, Germany, Israel, Norway and Poland. Personal letter of thanks from German Federal President Prof. Dr. Horst Köhler, German Chancellor Dr. Helmut Kohl, German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel and South African President Thabo Mbeki. March 2008: German School Pretoria / South Africa (DSP): Full and independent organization of an UN event, including several presentations. 2007 - today: Project Israel - Germany - United States. 2009: Frequent lectures about contemporary Israel in Germany and abroad. 2009: Demokratiebotschafter. Commitment for freedom, human rights and tolerance. Host for international backpackers and other travellers under the framework of Servas Germany e.v. Page 4 of 5
Work Experience Regular donation of blood and plasma; Registered life donator (DKMS). 1997 - today: Several jobs to finance travelling abroad, language courses (at adult education centers as well as at the University of Leipzig) and for my academic studies in retirement homes, in hospitals and in supermarkets. November 2007 - January 2008: 25 night shifts (10pm - 6am) in a hospital to finance the UN-internship in South Africa (in addition to my fulltime Master programme). Translation and creation of websites for diverse regional companies. Interpreter, for example for African guests in Germany. Special Interests Africa, Europe, Israel / the Middle East, Transatlantic Relations, United States of America. Aviation, Current Affairs, Development Cooperation, Economics, History, Human Rights, International Relations, International Understanding, Languages, Politics, Religions. References available upon request Maxim: An investment in knowledge always gives the best return. Benjamin Franklin Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young. Henry Ford Page 5 of 5