Birte Windheuser is research assistant at the Jean Monnet Chair, University of Cologne. She is responsible for the coordination of teaching and student consultation at the chair. She is also in charge of the administration of the chair´s online learning platform (ILIAS). She studied at the University of Cologne and at the National University of Colombia in Bogotá. She holds a master´s degree in Latin American Studies (Spanish, History, Political Science) and wrote her thesis on irregular migration to the EU.