about oikos international.
oikos International is the umbrella organization of the oikos network. We are organized as a student-led non-profit association that supports and fosters the network.
Our members are our full chapters of which each has a say on the development of the organization. A group of dedicated board members, employees and volunteers form our oikos International team that supports our initiatives and operations.
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oikos International is looking for passionate individuals who want to help empower students to integrate sustainability in economics and management education and society.
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Mehak Sharma
Board Member 23/24
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Mehak Sharma
Namaste!
I am Mehak, a 22-year-old student in India pursuing a Masters in Human Resource Management at XLRI Jamshedpur. As the secretary of SIGMA oikos the Jamshedpur chapter, I have been able to focus on creating wider and deeper impacts. I wish to help others reach their goals and conserve the home we live in. Whenever asked what I wish to be in future- I always aim to be the best version of myself. I absolutely love meeting new people, exploring opportunities and ensuring I share my happiness with others. I am also a huge bibliophile with a passion for exploring new music.
Abubakar Magaji Dawud
Board Member 23/24
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Abubakar Magaji Dawud
Describe yourself in 3 words:
Open to learning
Favourite motivation or inspiration quote:
Aspire to inspire.
Fun fact:
Sometimes I laugh on serious matters.
Favourite free time activities:
Read, write, travel, network.
Elza Krimela
Board Member 23/24
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Elza Krimela
Describe yourself in 3 words:
Active, hardworking, conscious
Favourite motivation or inspiration quote:
Be the change you want to see in the world.
Fun fact:
I mainly listen to music that is older than I am. I once walked 140km in 6 days. I am uncapable of remembering years (I only know the year I was born). I sometimes make food and don’t eat it just to make myself appreciate it more. I am afraid of fish because they are unpredictable.
Favourite free time activities:
Sports, read, learn, listen to music
Yusuf Armayau
Board Member 23/24
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Yusuf Armayau
Describe yourself in 3 words:
Legend, Changemaker, Global Citizen
Favourite motivation or inspiration quote:
Pay Now, Play Later. Do the Hard Things First.
Fun fact:
I can eat salad throughout the day as my meal.
Favourite free time activities:
Take a Tour.
Arjun Srivastava
Board Member 23/24
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Arjun Srivastava
I have experience in administration within the taxation department of the Government of India. I have also trained both civilians and armed forces in krav maga (self-defense). Currently, I am pursuing a postgraduate degree in management, specializing in operations and finance. I am an active member of the Delhi Chapter of Oikos International.
Antonia Pohlmann
Board Member 23/24
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Antonia Pohlmann
Describe yourself in 3 words:
Enthusiastic, energetic, reliable
Favourite motivation or inspiration quote:
Gib jedem Tag die Chance, der beste deines Lebens zu werden! / Give everyday the chance to become the best day of your life.
Fun fact:
I used to be a unicycling instructor 😉
Favourite free time activities:
Sooo many things 😉 I love skiing, doing yoga, playing board games, travel the world, give and receive good hugs, pick strawberries, bake cakes, do picknicks, swim in cold lakes, make music (I play the bassoon), act in a theatre group, try out exotic food and so much more 😉
Victoria Yavorskaya
Board Member 23/24
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Victoria Yavorskaya
Victoria Yavorskaya is an oikos Graz alumni, a LEAPer from the 2023 cohort, and a PhD student in sustainable innovation management at the University of Graz. She came to Austria all the way from Vladivostok to get a MSc Degree in Sustainable Development. She was engaged with oikos Graz during April 2021 – June 2023. At that time, she got a chance to co-organize the ICC and become a board member of her home chapter. One of her main activities as a co-leader was partnerships that help to amplify the voices of oikees and the impact that they’re having.
Michael Winter
Co-President (2023-25)
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Michael Winter
Describe yourself in 3 words:
positive, creative, purpose-oriented
Favourite motivation or inspiration quote:
“Of course I love you. It is my fault that you have not known it all the while.” The Little Prince. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
Fun fact:
Most of what I learned about people happened at 3 am working as a bartender.
Favourite free time activities:
Inhaling a forest, watching the sunset and talking to strangers.
Carolin Lemke
Co-President (2022-24)
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Carolin Lemke
Describe yourself in 3 words:
Dedicated, empathetic, conscientious
Favourite motivation or inspiration quote:
Never be so kind, you forget to be clever. Never be so clever, you forget to be kind.
Fun fact:
I like turtles (seriously🐢)
Favourite free time activities:
Forró dancing, Yoga, Live gigs
employees
Laura Vetter
LEAP Researchers Program Co-Manager
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Laura Vetter
Describe yourself in 3 words:
passionate, progressive, playful
Favourite motivation or inspiration quote:
“One of the most calming and powerful actions you can do to intervene in a stormy world is to stand up and show your soul.” Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Favourite free time activities:
Dance forró and play samba
Marina Henriques
LEAP Program Co-Manager
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Marina Henriques
Describe yourself in 3 words:
Empathetic, curious, creative.
Favourite motivation or inspiration quote:
“What we practice, we become. Now is practice.”
Fun fact:
I speak over 6 languages and continue to learn.
Favourite free time activities:
Have deep conversations, explore hidden corners, observe and listen to my surroundings.
Stephen Snider
Sustainable Finance Lead
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Stephen Snider
Describe yourself in 3 words:
Financial Impact Educator
Favourite motivation or inspiration quote:
It’s the little things in life where you can find the most joy, beauty, and love – Unknown
Fun fact:
Born and raised in Jamaica
Favourite free time activities:
Gardening and Cooking and Loving
Navya Shiva Prakash
Transforming Education Project Manager
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Navya Shiva Prakash
Describe yourself in 3 words:
Passionate, Optimist, Empathetic
Favourite motivation or inspiration quote:
If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. – Maya Angelou
Fun fact:
I enjoy immersing myself in the local culture
Stefan Krasić
Communications Manager
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Stefan Krasić
Describe yourself in 3 words:
Creative, Enthusiastic, Chill
Favourite motivation or inspiration quote:
‘Life’s all about stories, because it’s those stories that inspire us to go and achieve what we want to achieve in life. It’s those stories that make us dream and success is born out of dreams.’ – Marco Pierre White
Fun fact:
Mosquitos love me, but ticks hate me, not yet sure about vampires…
Favourite free time activities:
Cooking, football, writing, finding fascination in smallest of things…
volunteers
Lauriane Dietrichs
Alumni Volunteer (former Board Member 2022-23)
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Lauriane Dietrichs
Describe yourself in 3 words:
passionate – caring – enthusiastic
Favourite motivation or inspiration quote:
FR= “J’ai souffert souvent, je me suis trompé quelquefois, mais j’ai aimé. C’est moi qui ai vécu, et non pas un être factice créé par mon orgueil et mon ennui.” / EN= “I suffered often, I was sometimes mistaken, but I loved. I lived, not some being fabricated from my pride and my boredom. – Alfred de Musset
Fun fact:
You might not guess it from my picture, but I used to sing in a hard rock band in high school!
Favourite free time activities:
music, yoga & traveling!
Lenka Kepkova
LEAP Researchers Guiding Team
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Lenka Kepkova
Describe yourself in 3 words:
caring, visionary, dedicated
Favourite motivation or inspiration quote:
Do something wonderful, people may imitate it. (Albert Schweizer)
Fun fact:
In 2014, I got the oikos mug at the Asia Meeting and I am still drinking from it.
Favourite free time activities:
hiking, dancing, being with my family
Darija Miletic
Alumni Volunteer (former Co-President, 2021-23)
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our team structure.
Inspired by theories of self-organizing such as Holacracy, Sociocracy and Reinventing Organizations, we co-created a team structure that reflected current developments in the organization. It also informs how we work, relate and interact as a team to collaborate even more meaningfully.
The circles you see in our diagram encompass sets of roles that belong to each other. Roles are formed out of a set of tasks that go together. By owning a role in a circle, a person becomes a member of the circle.
