Communications and Events Assistant
Stephanie Govaerts joined HCSS in December 2023 as the Communications and Events Assistant. In this position, she is responsible for developing and executing communication strategies and materials for HCSS publications, social media, PR, as well as managing press contacts, organising events and assisting with Studio HCSS.
Stephanie holds a MSc in Crisis and Security Management from Leiden University, specialising in the Governance of Radicalism, Extremism and Terrorism. She also holds a BSc (honours) in Liberal Arts and Sciences from Erasmus University College where she did a double major in International Relations & Political Science and International Law, and a minor in Criminology.
Prior to joining HCSS, Stephanie worked as the Junior Communications and Events Officer at the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT) following the completion of her Editorial internship at ICCT. Prior to that, Stephanie worked as a Social Media Manager for the Visual Rebellion Myanmar Collective, a project under the NGO ‘Human Rights in the Picture’ which aims to promote human rights and create awareness about the military coup in Myanmar by providing a platform to display art and creativity as an act of resistance.
