Board of Directors

Board Leader

Theodor Himmel connects students with experts in diplomatic and economic affairs. Together with his colleagues, he built EPIS Think Tank into one of the largest student-led think tanks in Europe and also initiated the EPIS Network. He currently serves as Chairman of EPIS. Alongside this, after completing an LL.M. at Leiden University, he is finalizing his legal training as a law clerk at the Regional Court of Baden-Baden. Currently, he works as a consultant in a Munich-based family office.

Design Affairs

External Affairs

Alperen Çelik is an 12th-grade high school student with a strong academic and extracurricular focus on Turkish foreign policy, international security, and the Turkic World, particularly the Organization of Turkic States (OTS). He is the founder of the Simulation of the Assembly of Turkic States (TÜRKAS), Türkiye's first high school simulation dedicated to the Organization of Turkic States. Under his leadership, TÜRKAS has brought together more than 1,300 high school students from across

Internal Affairs

Camila Mejía Quintero is a Master’s student in International Relations at the University of Salerno, with a background in International Business. Her research interests focus on political risk, foreign direct investment, and economic development in Latin America. She works as a freelance language teacher and is interested in global governance and policy analysis.

Legal Affairs

Daniel Gerjets is an expert in bioengineering. He is the founder of MaDeCa.

Design Affairs

Hanjala currently pursues a B.Sc. at KUET and working as a social media manager and graphic designer on Upwork. He likes to take full responsibility for my tasks and communicate clearly and respectfully. Hanjala enjoys leading teams and working through creative or technical challenges. He stays focused and positive, even when things get tough, and always aim to make a real impact wherever he is involved. He appreciates working with good people, new ideas, and creating work that speaks for itself.

Administrative Affairs

Johannes Hollunder is pursuing an M.A. in International Studies at Korea University in Seoul, South Korea. His research focuses on international security, East Asian geopolitics, and comparative political systems. At EPIS, he is responsible for administrative tasks, and social media activities.

Technical Affairs

Teoman Yetim is responsible for the website and the content management system. He makes the distribution of independent publications simpler.