Lais Ribeiro da Silva

Period of the Fellowship

2026

Project title

meet! – Mercator Europe Tour 2026

Short biography

Lais Ribeiro da Silva is 19 years old and grew up in Cologne. She is currently studying International Relations and Social Sciences at the University of Erfurt with the support of a scholarship from the Hans-Böckler-Foundation.  

Lais is strongly committed to educational equity and participation. In this context, she volunteers for the Aelius Förderwerk, as well as in the field of political education through Team Global and the Young European Professionals, for whom she conducts workshops across Germany.  Her longtime goal is working in international cooperation advocating for educational equity and participation not only in a national context but from a global perspective.  

Lais Ribeiro da Silva completes her short-time work placement at the International Crisis Group in Brussels, Belgium.