Karina Lesch

- Formulating strategies for the lawmaking process. - Managing public relations with outside stakeholders, such as private-sector lobbying groups, non-profit organizations, and government institutions. - Engaging with congressmen/women and the government in the legislative process. - Drafting legislation and position papers. - Organizing public hearings, including by selecting participants and briefing the Senator. - Keeping track of the workings of committees and Senate floor proceedings. - Coordinating policy teams.

- Formulating strategies for the lawmaking process. - Managing public relations with outside stakeholders, such as private-sector lobbying groups, non-profit organizations, and government institutions. - Engaging with congressmen/women and the government in the legislative process. - Drafting legislation and position papers. - Organizing public hearings, including by selecting participants and briefing the Senator. - Keeping track of the workings of committees and Senate floor proceedings. - Coordinating policy teams.

- Assisted in the formulation of strategies for the lawmaking process. - Managed public relations with outside stakeholders. - Participated in the drafting of legislation and position papers. - Kept track of the workings of committees and Senate floor proceedings.

The MBA in Institutional Relations at Ibmec aims to train professionals at companies and social organizations to interact with public sector authorities while carrying their businesses and activities. The program also focuses on the public authorities, qualifying them to dialogue with the various sectors of society in a clear, transparent and effective manner. The coursework takes an interdisciplinary approach, covering the subject areas of law, communications, intelligence and ethics, thus enabling participants to deal with the demands and challenges involved in institutional relations.

The extension program in EU decision-making at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium, aimed to familiarize the participants with the decision-making processes and dynamics at the EU political institutions, in particular the Commission and Parliament. The coursework covered the following topics: EU decision-making process, implementation and control frameworks, representation of interests, and ethics and transparency.