Along with her studies, Stefania contributed as a Writer and Social Media Assistant at Tsinghua University for two academic years. Here, she developed strategies for the overseas social media accounts of the university, refining her skills in cross-cultural communication, digital writing and reporting for high-level international events (for instance, Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games). She also interned at the British Chamber of Commerce in China in the Policy and Advocacy team, deepening her understanding of current China-UK relations and China’s regulatory trends for foreign businesses.

Stefania holds an LLM in Political Science (Chinese Politics, Foreign Policy and International Relations) from Tsinghua University and a BSc in Political Science (International Relations and Organisations) from Leiden University.