Lena Henkes

Lena Henkes is currently studying Political Science at Freie Universität Berlin. Prior to this, she completed her bachelor’s degree in Communication and Media Studies and Political Science at the University of Bremen. During her bachelor studies she gained professional experience in marketing and at the European Office of the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Brussels.

Before joining HIIG, she worked for two years in the communications department of the Heinrich Böll Foundation Berlin, where she was responsible for press evaluation and media monitoring. She also worked in an office of the German Bundestag with a focus on European policy.

At the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society Lena supports the research program “The Evolving Digital Society” as a student assistant.