About me

Finding a communications expert who deeply understands social impact contexts on an academic and personal level is hard, but not impossible. Finding a migration expert with a background in academics and research who is proficient in all-things communications is hard, but not impossible. It turns out, we do exist!

Professional Bio

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Gabriella Mikiewicz is a social impact communications professional with an academic background in migration and intercultural relations. She has worked with many communications projects related to social impact in various intercultural contexts, working on everything from graphic design, social media management, video editing, website design, online marketing, and strategy development. In her work, Gabriella focuses on how to clearly communicate complex issues—such as the nuances of migration—to a diversity of audiences.

In addition to her communications work, Gabriella also has experience with research projects, in leadership and management roles, community engagement, and conducting training. In her spare time, Gabriella volunteers with several organisations on topics related to higher education mobility and migration.

Gabriella holds a Master's degree in Migration and Intercultural Relations from the Erasmus Mundus programme, EMMIR. She also has a Bachelor’s in Journalism and Communication from DePaul University in the U.S. She is currently based in Norway.

References

"I met Gabriella through a joint professional network and immediately felt she would be the right person with whom to work on my website—a project I had been delaying for several months. And I was right: she designed my perfect website! Gabriella carefully listens to your needs and advises you accordingly, she makes sure you feel confident managing your website yourself and, on top of it, she is really personable. She is also really well-organised and professional and has systematically delivered outputs in a timely manner. I warmly recommend her!"

- Barbara Joannon, Migration and Protection Consultant

Behind the scenes

Want to get to know me better? Check out these shots of my life from the past few years:

The Channels Network

In my free time during a difficult and isolating COVID-19 lockdown, I decided to co-found The Channels Network with Faith Toran. We bring together #SocialImpactComms people from around the world to meet, discuss our work, learn, and network!

EMA

In May 2021, I was officially voted to become the President of the Erasmus Mundus Association during our General Assembly. Looking forward to this honour and opportunity!

EMA Cookbook

In 2020, I volunteered to illustrate and design EMA's Cookbook. As a team, we compiled 40+ recipes from Erasmus Mundus students and alumni from all over the world, and then I illustrated the foods, designed the pages, and coordinated the printing. It was a huge project but I'm immensely proud of how it turned out!

"Home Office"

A typical "day in the office" for Gabriella consists of checking out new cafes and drinking lots of coffee (pre-COVID of course)! This is Kathee Kaffee in Oldenburg, Germany.

DIASPOlitic

In January 2020, I joined the DIASPOlitic team (University of Oslo and the Peace Research Institute of Oslo) to work on a research project on migrant external voting and political participation.

Graduation 2019

In October 2019, I graduated from the European Master in Migration and Intercultural Relations (EMMIR), an Erasmus Mundus programme.

EMMIR Meet-Up 2019

Organising the EMMIR Meet-Up in 2019 was one of the highlights of my Masters, and from then on. To bring together alumni and students from all over the world, network, and explore our mutual interest in migration topics was really fun and valuable! Since then, I have known how much I love community building.

Johannesburg

Johannesburg, South Africa. I grew up moving around a lot, and I think it's only fitting I chose a master's programme with mobility as a key feature! I was lucky enough to have studied in Germany, Norway, and South Africa for EMMIR.

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