Charalambos Solonos

Charalambos Solonos Period at FWC June 2011- present Field of Study Diplomacy, Politics and International Relations,Conflict Resolution, History, Education, Youth policies Local Mentor Corina Drousiotou Involvement at FWC Strengthening Asylum for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Cyprus 3rd International SDDP Facilitators Training School Accessing Development Education From Local to Global Teach Millennium Development Goals

He was born in Nicosia in 1986. He joined Future Worlds Center in June 2011 as an Intern. He stayed there as an intern until the end of September and now he is an associate. He is an ambitious young man, a History-Archaeology graduate & a Diplomacy postgraduate seeking for a challenging role in the dynamic environment of social/political affairs in order to develop and add to these skills.

Work Experience

• Dates: 23/05/2013 – 30/06/2014

Organisation: Democratic Rally of Cyprus, House of Representatives ,Position Held: Parliamentary Assistant

• Dates: 01/09/2012 – 31/12/2012

Organisation: Government of Cyprus, Secretariat of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU ,Position Held: Liaison Officer (voluntary – unpaid)

• Dates: 01/03/2012 – 31/07/2012

Organisation: European Union – European Commission (DG COMM) ,Position Held: Trainee Placement at Directorate General for Communication in Nicosia, Cyprus – Permanent Representation of European Commission in Cyprus

• Dates: 01/10/2011 – 30/11/2011 and 05/10/2010 – 11/03/2011

Organisation: Ministry of Finance of Cyprus: Statistical Service, Registration Department ,Position Held: Enumerator of the Statistical Service

Education

University of Nottingham, September 2009 – September 2010

• Degree: M.A. Diplomacy
• Fields of study:Public International Law, Evolution of Diplomacy, Diplomacy: Theory and Practice, Terrorism and Insurgencies, Ethnic conflict and Conflict Resolution: Theories and Cases, Europe and the Developing World
• Dissertation Topic: The EU and the Transformation of Border Conflicts: The case of Cyprus and the EU’s Impact on the Conflict. The dissertation argues that there is no direct causal effect of integration (or association) on border conflict transformation; such an effect, no matter how positive it is, is always mediated by local events and actors.

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece 2005 - 2009

• Degree: B.A. History and Archaeology
• Fields of study:Ancient Greece History, Modern Era and Modern History, History of Education, Greek Literature,Roman Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology,English Literature,Theory and Methodology in History Social Organisation, Folklore and Social Anthropology, Christian and Byzantine Archaeology.

Kykkos A’ Lyceum,(19/20) Nicosia, Cyprus, 2001 - 2004

• Degree:Secondary Education Certificate, Human and Social Sciences
• Fields of study: English Language and Literature, Modern Greek,Ancient Greek,History,Latin