CURRICULUM VITAE
Arko Olesk

Date of Birth: January 22 1981
Place of Birth: Tartu, Estonia
Citizenship: Estonian
Sex: Male

EDUCATION

2008 – 2009	Imperial College London, Science Communication MSc
		MSc thesis: ‘Characteristics of science coverage in Soviet Estonian
newspaper Rahva Hääl’
1999 – 2007	Tartu University (Estonia), Journalism BA
		BA thesis: ‘EU Reporting from Brussels and European Public Sphere’
1996 – 1999 	Jõgeva Gymnasium (High School), graduated with summa cum laude

EMPLOYMENT

2011 – 	AS Postimees, Science Editor
2007 – 2011	OÜ Presshouse, Editor in Chief of popular science magazine Tarkade Klubi
2004 – 2007	AS Postimees, Foreign News Editor

AFFILIATIONS

National Program for the Popularization of Science (Member of the Advisory Board)
Society of Estonian Science Journalists (Member)
Estonian Quizzing Association (Board Member)
International Quizzing Assoc. (Board member, Director Eastern Europe)
GLOBE (students’ environmental research program, participant 1996 – 1999)

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Estonian (native speaker), English (very good), German (good), Russian (basic)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

I am a keen quiz player and have been closely involved organizing annual World and European Championships (both launched in 2004). For years I have been compiling crossword puzzles for various publications. In 2006 and 2007 I won Estonia’s Sudoku Championships.
I like swimming and tennis.