Begüm is an art historian, and holds a masters degree in theory of architecture and modern art. During her studies at the Goethe-University in Frankfurt she also focused on the topic of perception, which is why she is particularly interested in sensory perception and perceptional experience at the crossing point of virtual and real spaces.

She joined the art mediation team at NODE15. At NODE17 she led the Art Mediation Team as a part of the art education team. Right now she’s mainly responsible for the concepts and the team of the art mediation team.