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Svenja is studying Chemical and Process Engineering at Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH). She is part of the University Innovation Fellows cohort http://universityinnovation.org/extensions/WYSIWYG/ckeditor/skins/kama/images/noimage.png?t=B49E5BQcohort of 2019 which is already the second leadership cohort on TUHH campus. In her studies she focuses on environmental issues and optimization of working processes. She is as well interested in renewable energy, innovation and time- and selfmanagement. Before studying and finishing her bachelor's degree in Chemical and Process Engineering Svenja started a study course in Civil and Environmental Engineering at TUHH for two semesters before hearing from Chemical and Process Engineering which she found out is a better fit for her interests.
Right after graduating from high school Svenja went abroad for a work & travel program to New Zealand. She stayed there for 11 months, working 7 months of the total time. The best adventures in New Zealand which she accomplished were a tandem skydive and a hike in a cave which was full of glowing fireflies. She enjoyed this time very much and also went for a short trip to Fiji to learn surfing. This was great fun for her. On her way back to Germany she took a 5 weeks stopover in Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore. In Thailand she learned how to scuba dive which she enjoyed very much because of the astonishing wildlife. In this one year of traveling Svenja got to know many people and different cultures. Meeting and working with different people is valuable to her because she believes that you can learn from everyone and every situation; especially if people are very much different to her. Traveling has enriched her mindset due to that learning effects. Therefore she tries to take any chance to travel and explore as much as she can. As much as she liked to explore and learn new things Svenja is still keen on getting to know the world better. That's why she was very eager to take part in the last year's cohort Design Thinking workshop and to learn skills in the UIF training totally different from her main studies.