Curriculum Vitae


 
 

Mike L.H. Ridderhof MA
 

Koudenberg 6
4651 JR Steenbergen
the Netherlands
+31-167-565186
mike@ridderhof.net
www.ridderhof.net



Education

University of Groningen, the Netherlands; International Relations / Policy and Management in International Organisations (a study in the fields of Political Science, International Economic Relations, International Law, History and English), graduated in 2002.
University of Groningen, the Netherlands; History, first year certificate received in 1997.
R.K. Gymnasium Juvenaat H. Hart, Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands; Classical Gymnasium, diploma received in 1996. 

 

Working experience

August 2003 - July 2004 Employee and controller at several regional distribution centres of the Dutch Yellow Pages.
April - July 2003 Trainee at the office of Mr Jules Maaten MEP in Brussels, Belgium.
January - March 2003 Trainee at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France.
November - December 2002 Administrator at the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service C Division Headquarters in Southampton, United Kingdom.
March – May 2002 Conducting a market-analysis on the chances of a new branch to www.AAAgreenguide.com on behalf of AAAgreenguide in Steenbergen, the Netherlands. The company took over the negative advice. 
January 2002 Intern at the Netherlands Permanent Mission to the OSCE in Vienna, Austria.
July - October 2001 Intern at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Vienna, Austria.

 

Main conference experience

May 2004 Participant at a training of trainers in Intercultural Learning in Oradea, Romania.
April 2004 Participant in a seminar on the future of Europe after the deadlock of the European Constitution, held in Desenzano del Garda, Italy.
January 2004 Participant at a training in Embedded Conflict Management in Kiev, Ukraine.
July - August 2002 Participant at the "East-West Dialogue" conference in Aarbenraa, Denmark and Poznan, Poland.
December 2001 Conference Instructor at the ‘Third Annual International Youth Leadership Conference’ in Prague, Czech Republic.
September 2001 Member of the delegation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
December 2000 Secretary-General at 'The Southern European International Model United Nations' (SEIMUN) in Sofia and Borovets, Bulgaria.
July 2000 President of the General Assembly at 'The European International Model United Nations' (TEIMUN) in the Hague, the Netherlands.
April 2000 Participant at an international conference on minority issues entitled 'Social Inclusion, Working with Minorities' held in Strasbourg, France.
December 1999 President of the General Assembly at SEIMUN in Sofia and Borovets, Bulgaria.

 

Publications

August 2002 MA-thesis on Islam and Muslim terrorism, entited: "The blazing crescent"
Summer 2002 Article in 'the Collage' (an international youth magazine published by the Helsinki Citizens' Assembly, Prague, Czech Republic) entitled: "Welcome to fortress Europe? A criticism of the European Union's visa policy"
June 2001

BA-level thesis on the Dutch visa policy, entitled: "Welcome to Fortress Europe"                           

Winter 2000  Article in 'the Collage' entitled: 'The Dutch Drug Policy: a Special Strategy in the War on Drugs"

 

Other Activities and Achievements

Sept. - Nov. 2000 Acting president of the study-council of the study of International Relations at the University of Groningen. This council is formed by both students as well as professors and its main aim is to advise on curriculum matters. 
June - October 2000 Student-member of the advisory committee on the consequences of the introduction of the Bachelor / Master system at the University of Groningen for the study of International Relations.
Feb. 1999 - Feb. 2001 Vice-President of the study-council of the study of International Relations. 

 

Languages

Dutch  Native speaker
English Fluent
French Good
German Good
Spanish Average Italian Basic Knowledge


 

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