Nora Renger holds a BA and MA degree in International Relations fr om the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO) in Paris wh ere she specialized in the Middle East. She also holds a BA degree in Asian Studies from the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Bonn/Germany. Nora acquired professional experience in foreign and security policy and development policy at the Foundation Konrad Adenauer and at the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. A range of stays in Morocco as well as an internship at the German Chamber of Foreign Trade in Casablanca in Morocco allowed her to not only acquire experience in the German-Morocco economic relations but to obtain also a deep insight in the Moroccan culture. Nora speaks German, French, English and Arabic. She is an EGF research assistant with a special focus on the Middle East and North Africa.