New addition to the GOVET Team: Hirra Sonya Hafeez

Hirra Sonya Hafeez joined the GOVET team in April 2025. In her role as Communications Manager for online editing and social media, she is now part of the International Vocational Training cooperation team.

Hirra Sonya Hafeez joined the German Office for International Cooperation in Vocational Education and Training (GOVET) at the Federal Agency for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) in April 2025. She has extensive experience in media relations, including in an international context. She describes herself as multi-talented – versatility has always been a hallmark of her career: whether as an editor, social media manager, lecturer for German as a foreign language, or proofreader. Hirra has always focused on connecting people, making content accessible, and building bridges between cultures. She now brings this combination of creative communication and intercultural experience to GOVET.

Previously, Hirra Sonya Hafeez worked as an online media and social media editor at Engagement Global gGmbH in Bonn. There, she was jointly responsible for internal communications and co-organized the Socialbar Bonn format.

In addition, Ms. Hafeez volunteered at ROCK YOUR LIFE! Siegen e.V., a mentoring program that connects students with high school students from the region. She was awarded the 2015 Siegen-Wittgenstein Future Prize for her commitment to this project.

Born in Bonn-Beuel and with roots in Lahore, Pakistan, she combines different cultural perspectives and brings them to her work with great openness.

With her broad range of experience, her supportive and proactive nature, her strong communication skills, and her sense for targeted media work, Hirra Sonya Hafeez is a valuable asset to the GOVET team. After graduating from high school, Hirra completed an apprenticeship as a digital and print media specialist at a publishing house, she then studied literature, culture, and media studies in Siegen.