Jelena Apelt, Head of Communications Services

Jelena Apelt

Head of Communications Services
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Short biography

Jelena Apelt is Head of Communications Services at Avenir Suisse. Previously, she was head of the offices of the Swiss Society for Foreign Policy, the Platform Switzerland-Europe and the association La Suisse en Europe. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Political Science at the University of Zurich and her Master’s degree in European Studies with a specialisation in Economics at the University of Geneva.

Education:

Master’s degree in European Studies with a focus on Economics at the Global Studies Institute of the University of Geneva (2016–19); Bachelor studies in Sociology, Political Science and Eastern European History at the University of Zurich (2012–15).

Professional Experience:

Head of Office at the Swiss Association for Foreign Policy SGA-ASPE, the Platform-Switzerland-Europe and the Association La Suisse en Europe (2021–22); Research Assistant and Africa Advisor at the Basel Institute of Commons and Economics (2020).

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