Partnerships and Projects Manager at British Council
Copenhagen Area, Denmark
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- Partnerships and Projects Manager at British Council
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- International Adviser & Administrator at Anglia Ruskin University
- Information Officer at British Council
- Localiser at Cognosco
- Localiser at L & H Mendez
- Receptionist at Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel Aarhus
- Education
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- Aarhus Universitet
- Århus Statsgymnasium
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Jacob Urup Nielsen’s Summary
Communication professional with a wide experience in communicating to different audiences.
Jacob Urup Nielsen’s Specialties:
Writing for the web and electronic newsletters.
Jacob Urup Nielsen’s Experience
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Partnerships and Projects Manager
British Council
(Non-Profit; 5001-10,000 employees; Education Management industry)
August 2007 — Present (1 year 4 months)
Project Manager in Denmark for Creative Cities project about engaging with young urban innovators and how we can make our cities better places to live.
Since April 2008, responsible for the rollout of Future City Game in 15 countries across North and Central Europe.
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International Adviser & Administrator
Anglia Ruskin University
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 2006 — July 2007 (11 months)
Developing CRM system for international student recruitment. Improving online communication with potential students, including advise on using social networking tools such as Facebook and LinkedIn.
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Information Officer
British Council
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Education Management industry)
November 2001 — September 2006 (4 years 11 months)
Responsible for answer education enquiries and running the IELTS language test. Also responsbile to the British Council Denmark website and the IT infrastructure in the office.
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Localiser
Cognosco
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Translation and Localization industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year)
Translation and localisation of Apple software, markerting material and user manuals. Worked on several projects, including the first localisation of Mac OS X
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Localiser
L & H Mendez
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Translation and Localization industry)
1999 — 2000 (1 year)
Translation of markering material and user manuals for Microsoft software from English and Swedish into Danish.
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Receptionist
Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel Aarhus
(Higher Education industry)
1997 — 1999 (2 years)
Jacob Urup Nielsen’s Education
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Aarhus Universitet
MA, English, 1993 — 1999
MA thesis on the role of the past in the two first novels by Colm Toibin.
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Århus Statsgymnasium
Studentereksamen, Bacaluareate, 1989 — 1992
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Jacob Urup Nielsen’s Interests:
Literature
Jacob Urup Nielsen’s Groups:
On the board of govenors for daycare institution, Altankassen, 2003-2006, one year as chair.
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British Council Community
Jacob Urup Nielsen’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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