Curriculum Vitae (CV) - Rune-Christoffer Bech Dragsdahl Born 22nd of March 1982 in Denmark. Formal academic education 2008-2011 Master student (M.Sc.) of anthropology at University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Will graduate in 2011. 2009-2010 Fieldwork (5 months) in Bangalore, India, about the food culture of young people. Will be analyzed and presented in my master thesis. 2009 University of California Berkeley, Department of International and Area Studies: ”The Looming Crisis: Food scarcity, environmental degradation and poverty in the century of human security”. Cross-disciplinary course (optional master module 1). 2008 “Global climate change, local disasters”. Anthropology course at University of Copenhagen (optional master module 2). 2005-2008 Bachelor degree (B.Sc.) in anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Graduated june 2008. 2008 “Studying food as anthropology” & “Anthropology and the environment”. Anthropology courses at University of Copenhagen (optional BA modules 1 & 2). 2007 Exchange semester at Universidad de Las Américas Puebla in Mexico, with cross- disciplinary courses in general microeconomics and macroeconomics, the political history of Latin America and social psychology and cognitive neurological processes. 2007 Fieldwork (1 month) in Ahmedabad, India, about food and generational differences between parents and their children. Primary school, secondary school & high school 2000-2002 The Free Youth Education (Den Fri Ungdomsuddannelse), Denmark (2 years). 2000-2001 1 year written and creative project to complete my high school: A book called "Tahuantinsuyu - The Universe of the Incas", 200 pages long. 1997-2001 High school (9th through 12th grade) at Michael Skolen in Herlev, Copenhagen. 1989-1997 Primary & secondary school (1st through 8th grade) at Rudolf Steiner Skolen på Midtsjælland. Non-formal education 2009-2010 Kannada language classes at NIAS, Bangalore, India (5 months). 2006 Chinese (mandarin) language course at Studieskolen, Copenhagen (2 months). 2004-2005 Japanese language course at KUDAN, Tokyo, Japan (2 months). 2004 Japanese language course at Studieskolen, Copenhagen (2 months). 2002 Spanish language classes in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala (4 months). 2001-2002 The Language Folk High School at Kalø (Sproghøjskolen på Kalø), Denmark. Language (english & spanish) and cultural classes at this international boarding school for adults (5 months). Work experience 2008-2009 Paid internship at the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration; an external evaluation of a material developed by the authorities for improving health and lifestyle among lower middle class children. 2008-2009 Student counsellor at Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen. 2008 Instructor at The Danish School of Education for a student with learning problems. 2002-2008 Production coordinator and postal worker for the Danish Postal Service. Volunteer work 2008-2010 Member of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) of the danish NGO, Action Children Aid, which is funding development aid of annually approximately 1 million DKK to children in India. The task of the PSC is to monitor various partner projects and make recommendations to the Board. 2009 Student volunteer at the international scientific Climate Change conference arranged by University of Copenhagen and IARU in March 2009. 2004 American Conservation Experience. Basic environmental protection in Arizona, USA. 1 month. Publications & other articles 2010 "Meatfree days all over the globe" ("Kødfrie dage kloden over"). Analysis published in Weekendavisen, a danish weekly liberal-conservative newspaper. 2008 “Meat, Culture and Development” ("Kød, kultur og udvikling"). Published in IPmonopolet, a scientific journal for international politics, edited by political science students from University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen Business School and Roskilde University. 2006 "The difficult choice of divided Muslims" ("Splittede muslimers svære valg"). Chronicle published in Kristeligt Dagblad, a danish christian-liberal newspaper. The chronicle was written in cooperation with seven co-students from University of Copenhagen. 2008-2010 Various articles in Ingeniøren, the weekly newspaper published by the danish Union of Engineers, and all the major danish newspapers (Weekendavisen, Berlingske Tidende, Politiken, Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten, Information, Kristeligt Dagblad, Universitetsavisen). About food resources, environmental issues, population growth, and related issues. Conferences & other activities 2010 Participated in the scientific conference “Food for all forever“ in Copenhagen, arranged by The Danish Academy of Technical Sciences (ATV) and the international Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences (CAETS). 2008 Delegate at Terra Madre in Torino, Italy, the biannual “world meeting of food communities”, with thousands of delegates from all over the world. 2008 Participated in the public hearing about the international food crisis, arranged by the Danish Parlament in june 2008. 2008 Participated in Den Grønne Vej (The Green Path) in march 2008, an official two-day seminar for danish university students working to create greener universities. 2008 Participated in University of Copenhagen Model United Nations (UCMUN) 2008, a 48 hour marathon role-play, where I and a co-student had to defend the interests of China. Languages spoken Fluent in: English. Spanish. Limited knowledge: Japanese. Chinese. Quiché. German. Kannada. French. Travels 2009-2010 India (5 months) 2009 USA (3 months) 2007 Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba (6 months) 2006 China (2 months) & Bolivia (1 month) 2004-2005 Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, French Polynesia, Rapa Nui, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Peru, Ecuador (9 months) 2004 USA (1 month) & Turkey (1 month) 2003 India, Japan, Thailand (4 months) 2002 Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Mexico & Japan (6 months) 2000 Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil (2 months). Before 2000: Europe (UK, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Norway, + more).