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Lana Stengert

Lana Stengert

Student
Madrid

Summary

Ambitious university student with experience in academic and professional political writing, and well developed interpersonal skills. Innovative and creative skills in leadership and start-ups.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Founder of a Startup

Debato
10.2024 - Current
  • Founded Debato, an upcoming platform designed to bring back civil discussion on important political, social and economic discussions
  • Leading product vision, strategy, and early-stage development, including team building, market research, and platform architecture.
  • Overseeing branding, user experience design, and pre-launch marketing efforts.
  • Building key partnerships and preparing for public beta release.

Traineeship as a Teacher

Egyesek
06.2025 - 06.2025
  • Developed and implemented lesson plans tailored to diverse learning styles, fostering an inclusive classroom environment that promoted student engagement.
  • Collaborated with colleagues to design cross-curricular projects that integrated multiple subjects, promoting critical thinking and real-world applications among students.

Communications and Marketing

Amigos de Pueblo (APY)
12.2023 - 06.2024
  • YCompany Overview: Apy is an NGO working to aid the Yazidi population after the genocide in 2014. APY creates child-friendly spaces, empowers women, and works to bring education centers to affected Yazidi Zones.
  • Led a team of interns to deliver projects on time and within budget.
  • Spearheaded fundraising initiatives, including events that successfully raised 600 Euros for community development projects.
  • Enhanced APY's online presence through the creation and management of LinkedIn and Instagram profiles.

Writer

The Stork
01.2023 - 01.2024
  • Company Overview: The Stork is an IE university paper in which I worked in the Opinion column with a focus on Political affairs.
  • Writing on issues with a focus on International Relations Development, including political analysis, such as reviewing the ISIS terrorist attack on Russia in April 2024 and what it could mean for Russia-ISIS and Russia-Middle East relations.

Writer and Editor

The Vantage Point
01.2021 - 01.2023
  • Company Overview: The Vantage Point is a high school-organized Club with monthly news releases.
  • Creating new content and discussing relevant issues, ranging from the leaders of the Black History Movement to Toxic Masculinity.
  • Played a key role in the editorial team, ensuring accuracy and consistency across all publications.

Waitress

George Town
01.2022 - 12.2022
  • Company Overview: George Town is a restaurant specializing in local Singaporean foods and beverages.
  • Optimized customer satisfaction by aligning efforts of front and back-of-house teams.
  • Maintained high standards of cleanliness and orderliness, contributing to a welcoming restaurant environment

Education

International Affairs -

Brussels School of Governance (VUB)
Brussels
12-2025

American High School Diploma And International Baccalaureate -

XCL Academy
Singapore
05.2023

Skills

Writing

Editing and Proofreading

Strategic Communications

Content Creation & Development

Project Management

Event Planning

Team leadership

Languages

  • English, Fluent
  • German, Fluent
  • Spanish, Intermediate
  • Japanese, Beginner

Timeline

Traineeship as a Teacher

Egyesek
06.2025 - 06.2025

Founder of a Startup

Debato
10.2024 - Current

Communications and Marketing

Amigos de Pueblo (APY)
12.2023 - 06.2024

Writer

The Stork
01.2023 - 01.2024

Waitress

George Town
01.2022 - 12.2022

Writer and Editor

The Vantage Point
01.2021 - 01.2023

International Affairs -

Brussels School of Governance (VUB)

American High School Diploma And International Baccalaureate -

XCL Academy
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