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==Bio==
Jacques Fuerst was born in Germany in 1998. Throughout high school he experienced modern day education to be rather daunting and struggled to find his passion. Hence, he decided to travel for some time and contemplate on his life goals. Whilst traveling, he financed himself through unskilled manual labour and farming jobs. Through this work and the stories told by the people that he met, he learnt about the value of education and the opportunities provided to him by birththrough his background.
He hence returned to Europe to start studying and building his mind. At first, he chose to study mechanical engineering in Germany, because he was fascinated by the technical innovations possible in robotics and autonomous driving. He quickly realized that the field was not a good fit and decided to switch country and subject area. He went on to study computer science at the University of Twente. He learned to love the versatility of the skills he acquired during the program and the greater focus of his new university on multidisciplinary work structures and student-driven education.
Therefore, Jacques decided to participate in the Honours honours program "Processes of Change" at the university, as he felt that there was too little room for contemplation in his study program. In the Honours honours program he learned to work in multidisciplinary teams in a not always well-defined work environment and to love appreciate the creative thinking a lot moreprocess. Additionally, adoring the active student community at the UT, he decided to participate in it more actively. The decision to join the Green Hub Twente, a student-driven Green sustainability office at the UT that had just been founded, in the role of a Systems Entrepreneurship Officer was thus an intuitive one, as he . He had always greatly cared about sustainable best practices in his personal life and wanted to embark in this direction even further. During his work at the Green Hub, he learned to interact with stakeholders of many backgrounds, such as established businesses, entrepreneurs, educators and students within the UT and beyond.
Wanting to stay active within the community during his third year of study as well but longing for a change of perspective and new experiences, Jacques decided to join both AIESEC, to support students when developing their professional skills and intercultural understanding, and the University Innovation Fellows, in order to apply the knowledge he gained and self-sufficiently start projects at the university.
==Achievements==
Through all his experiences, Jacques developed into a socially active person who learns through people as he feels great empathy with emotional leaders and is able to translate their ideas into rational and tangible actions. He is usually not on the forefront of a movement, but rather coordinates the processes and ensures that all parts of it run smoothly. He does so likes to approach team situations through listening to the individuals involved and assessing their work by analyzing it thoroughly.
He is a well-organized, reliable individual who knows how to keep deadlines and stick to an agenda and will create one of his own if there is none. Whilst being greatly interested in many different fields and ideas, Jacques usually stays realistic about what he can achieve and what possibilities he can explore without overworking himself. He can also expand this to the teams he is part of and hence lead/ coordinate project groups without a problem; always making sure that all gears of the engine run smoothly and that no one is left behind.
