Yunus Berndt is the founder of the social fintech startup &Arise and of the Maltese NGO Hal Far Outreach, which are both aiming to empower asylum seekers in the EU. He is also regularly presenting social innovations in Clot Magazine and on ICNC’s blog Minds of the Movement. Yunus holds a B.A. in International Relations and Management from the University of Applied Sciences Regensburg and is admitted to the Master in Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. His research interests encompass phenomena in in-between spaces, namely migration, failed states and digitalization.



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