Laura Schönherr
Master’s Student at the University of Applied Science, Berlin

Laura Schönherr is a master’s student at the University of Applied Science
Berlin (Germany) and participated in the SeaLevelR(a)ise project.  She
started her business IT studies at the University of Applied Science
Brandenburg at the age of 21 after spending a year in Cameroon for a
voluntary service.  She is a fellow of the “sdw – Stiftung der Deutschen
Wirtschaft” (Foundation of the German economy). Laura Schönherr graduated
with a bachelor’s degree in 2022 and has since then started her master’s
program at the University of Applied Science (htw) Berlin. Within the
“Environmental Computer Science” program, she also started working on the
SeaLevelR(a)ise project. The project focuses on the development of a
blockchain, and smart contract-driven prototype of a donation platform
surrounding the topic of small states and their funding for smaller projects
without the overhead of big NGOs.