| Mission: |
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| Connecting researchers, innovators and designers across borders to solve global challenges through EU-funded collaboration. |
| Degree: |
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| Bachelor of Arts in Media and Entertainment Management |
| Languages: |
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| Dutch (Native) English (Fluent) German (Basis) |
| Expertise: |
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| ◼️ EU research programmes (Horizon Europe, Erasmus+, CERV and more) ◼️ Consortium building and cross-sector collaboration ◼️ Supporting proposal development with a focus integration of design-driven approaches ◼️ Stakeholder alignment across academia, design practice and public sector |
| Professional highlight: |
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| In 2025, Sven worked closely with fifteen partners from nine countries on the development of the HORIZON project SOCIAREM, which has recently been approved and aims to accelerate the energy transition by making solar energy and energy cooperatives accessible to everyone. On behalf of 8D, he contributed to the project proposal and its substantive content from a Social Sciences and Humanities perspective, ensuring that the human and social dimensions of the energy transition are firmly embedded in the approach. Read more about the SOCIAREM project: https://8d.nl/en/kick-off-sociarem-citizens-at-the-heart-of-the-energy-transition/ |