Jacob Heldt
Student at the German International School The Hague with a passion for technology and social entrepreneurship.
Student at the German International School The Hague with a passion for technology and social entrepreneurship.
I was born in Germany, spent three years in New York, and currently live in the Netherlands. This journey has enabled me to explore different cultures and taught me the tremendous value of getting to know diverse perspectives. I am passionate about technology and have already gained extensive coding experience. In addition, I am motivated to have a positive impact through entrepreneurship and am actively engaged in efforts to support my community. I aspire to learn more about this field, since I believe that it will enable me apply technological solutions effectively to solve real-world problems. In my free time, I also enjoy training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and listening to music.
I am grateful for the many opportunities I already got during high school, which helped me explore different fields and enabled me to learn more about entrepreneurship.
Student at the German International School The Hague (2024-Today)
Aug 2025
During the summer of 2025, I interned at RIZM, a German startup helping companies to become energy-efficient and climate-friendly. By reviewing their website and exploring ideas to bring its message across more effectively, I learned about marketing while gaining insights into startups in general.
Jul 2025
During the University of St. Gallen Summer School in Switzerland, I was fortunate to learn about topics such as strategy, finance, and sustainability in an academic environment, while getting to know amazing people from all around the world.
Student at the German International School New York (2021-2024)
Jul 2024 - Aug 2024
I assisted a researcher in the Clinical Neurotechnology Lab at the Charité Berlin with conducting experiments and analyzing results on the medical application of brain stimulation.
Jun 2024 - Jun 2024
I had the opportunity to attend the Harvard Pre-College Summer School Program, where I enrolled in a fascinating course on generative AI and its policy implications.
Apr 2024
During a job shadowing week at Deloitte, I gained first insights into areas such as accounting, evaluating securities, and mortgages with the valuation and analytics team.
Jul 2023 - Jul 2023
During my internship at Claas, a leading global manufacturer of agricultural machines, I learned about corporate IT and developed a comprehensive Tableau report analyzing the usage of internal applications.
Besides these experiences, I also worked on several smaller personal passion projects which helped me explore different fields.
I founded the open-source project StudyCrew, aimed at building an accessible learning platform. Unfortunately, this project was not finished.
I developed SyntheticEye, an award-winning project utilizing machine learning to effectively detect AI-generated images, together with a friend.
On Schoolhouse.world, I lead the Microeconomics & Entrepreneurship Course, discussing related topics with other students.
At the DISDH, I am part of the Student Council and help organizing events for the students.
I co-founded the Gamecoding Club at the GISNY, teaching younger students the fundamentals of game development.
I continuously learn about new topics by taking Online Courses on Coursera and Udemy.