Jakub Jaros

Work
Presently working for the Prague Security Studies Institute as a project coordinator for energy and energy-security related projects. At the same time he’s been translating stories of witnesses and survivors of WWII, the Holocaust and the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia from Czech to English (and sometimes German) for the NGO Post Bellum.

Education
Studied at the Charles University in Prague where he earned his MA in German and Austrian Studies in 2010 (Master Thesis dealt with German energy security with respect to Russian gas supplies). Studied abroad in the U.S. (University of Richmond, Virginia) and in Germany (Freie Universität in Berlin).

Areas of Interest
Is mostly interested in energy and energy-security related issues such as the development of the global gas market, shale gas and LNG, the future of coal in central Europe (clean coal technologies, ETS, etc.), the potential of nuclear energy and renewables and the need to upgrade and expand the existing grid network.

Personal
Jakub is from the Czech Republic but as a child he spent 5 years in Germany, going to a German elementary and then grammar school. His bond to Germany was further strengthened when he studied in Berlin at the Freie Universität, writing his master thesis and working for the Czech Embassy there. He enjoys travelling and socializing with other people, working with languages, translating and reading interesting books. He also loves his bicycle and whenever he finds the time, he’s eager to go for a full-day ride in the Bohemian forests and mountains. When he has the opportunity, he likes to go for a hike in the mountains or explore an unknown city.