Education
Study of Political Science (politics and law) and International Relations in Erfurt (Germany), Canterbury (UK), Castellón de la Plana (Spain) and Warsaw (Poland). M.A. degree (Master of Arts)

Thematic expertise 

• Intercultural communication
• European integration
• Populism, political participation and the future of democracy
• Foreign and Security policy, international relations

Publications, lectures, media reports

• Alternative Europa! Manifest and Discussion paper „EU goes global: Die Europäische Union als internationalen Akteur stärken!“
• The importance of non-formal political education in value formation
• Interviews with BigFM radio station
• Interview with “Recherche – das Magazin“ on the issue of cross-border mobility/Europacamp on AntenneSaar, November 8, 2017

Communication (languages)
German (native language), English (C2), French (B2), Spanish (B1)

Education
M.A. degree (Magistra Artium) in Speech Science, Musicology and Psychology from the University of Landau/Palatinate (Germany). Additional certificate “German as a foreign language“ from Trier University. 

Thematic expertise 

• Rhetoric for speeches
• Communication as professional key competence
• Rhetoric and political education
• Visual rhetoric, use of media
• Migration, integration
• Sustainable consumption

Publications, lectures, media reports

• Thömmes Rebecca; Thömmes, Arthur: Die schnelle Stunde Kommunikationstraining: 30 originelle Unterrichtsstunden ganz ohne Vorbereitung. Auer Verlag; 2015
• Thömmes, Rebecca: So stimmt es mit der Stimme: Übungen zur Sprech- und Stimmbildung für Lehrer. Verlag an der Ruhr; 2011
• Thömmes; Rebecca: Zugänge zur politischen Bildung mittels rhetorischer und ästhetischer Kommunikation. In: Oliver Strauch, Claas Willeke, Florian Penner: Kunst der Demokratie: Das Handbuch. Saarbrücken: Die Redner, 2011.

Communication (languages)
German (native language), English (B2)

Education
B.A. (Bachelor of Arts) in Cultural Anthropology & Archaeology from Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York (USA)

Thematic expertise 

• Energy
• Climate
• Earth system science
• Archaeology
• GIS (Geographical information systems)
• Material flows
• Environmental management

Publications, lectures, media reports

• Riemer Manuel, Voorhees Courte, Dittmer Livia, Alisat Susan, Alam Nahian, Sayal Radha, Bidisha Sayema Haque, De Souza Arun, Lynes Jennifer, Metternich Alexander, Mugagga Frank, and Schweizer-Ries Petra. „The Youth Leading Environmental Change Project: A Mixed-Method Longitudinal Study across Six Countries”. Ecopsychology. September 2016, 8(3): 174-187. https://doi.org/10.1089/eco.2016.0025
• Dittmer Livia, Mugagga Frank, Metternich Alexander, Schweizer-Ries Petra, Asiimwe George, Riemer Manuel. „’We can Keep the Fire Burning’: Building Action Competence Through Environmental Justice Education in Uganda and Germany”. Loal Environment Vol. 23, Iss.2, 2018

Communication (languages) 
English (native language), German (C2), Spanish (B2)

Education
French-German studies: cross-border communication and cooperation in Saarbrücken (Germany) and Metz (France) // Intercultural education, migration and multilingualism in Karlsruhe (Germany). M.A. degree (Master of Arts)

Thematic expertise 

• French-German relations
• Intercultural communication 
• Didactics of intercultural youth education

Publications, lectures, media reports

• Wert(voll). Tool-Kit für die interkulturelle Jugendarbeit, EAO, 2018

Communication (languages) 
German (native language), French (C2), English (C1)

Education
Study of History and German Studies, European Studies in Paris/Besançon (France)

Thematic Expertise

• Intercultural communication 
• European integration 
• Franco-German relations
• Didactics of intercultural youth education 
• Cross-border mobility

Publications, lectures, media reports

• Wert(voll). Tool-Kit für die interkulturelle Jugendarbeit, EAO, 2018
• "Wege und Grenzen der Anlasspädagogik in der europapolitischen Jugendbildung“, in Politische Dimension der internationalen Jugendarbeit, IJAB, Bonn, 2014
• "Graffiti-Projekt Die Jugend gestaltet Europa: regards croisés franco-allemands. Europapolitik für junge Auszubildende durch ästhetisch-politische Bildung erfahrbar machen.“ In: ibidem

Communication (languages)
French (native language), German (C2), English (B2)

Education
Study of Speech Science and Phonetics in Halle/Saale (Germany). Diploma in Speech Science. Postgraduate studies of Clinical Speech Science in Halle/Saale. Diploma in Clinical Speech Science.

Thematic expertise 

• Speech and communication
• Rhetoric and inclusion
• Populism

Publications, lectures, media reports

• „Populismus“ – eine Einordnung
• „Wie Rechtspopulisten den öffentlichen Diskurs über Flucht und Migration prägen.“

Communication (languages) 
German (native language), English (C2), French (B1)

Education
Study of business administration (Saarland University), General Management Academy (Universities of Mannheim, Michigan)

Professional experience:

• Commercial management positions in industry, trade and service

Main areas of expertise:

• External and internal accounting, IT, human resources
• Controlling
• Organizational Development
• Private and corporate law

Communication (languages) :
English, French

Education
B.A. German culture and literature, M.A. European intercultural studies - Clermont-Ferrand/Regensburg/Madrid, Certificate for leaders of intercultural youth exchange initiatives 

Thematic expertise

• Intercultual communication
• Translation
• European culture and literature
• European politic and international relations
• Migration policy

Communication (languages)
French (native), German (C1.2), Spanish (C1), English (B2), Russian (A2)