Biografie
Silja Kern joined ZHdK in August 2022. Here, she is the head of the Mobility Office within the International Affairs team. In this role Silja leads the team that is responsible for all student and staff mobility to and from ZHdK. She is also the first point of contact for ZHdK's partner institutions and professional networks.
Prior to coming to ZHdK, Silja worked for the Global Affairs team at University of Zurich UZH, and even before that spent seven years in Boston MA, working in the startup and innovation industry. Silja holds a Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering, with no intention of going back to that field. And while she cannot draw more than stick figures, she has some talent for music, especially for singing in a choir and playing the violin.