Master of Public Policy Class of 2010 Profiles - Hertie School

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Master of Public PolicyClass of 2010 Profiles

MPP Class of 2010 Profiles 1

Prof. Dr. Kurt Biedenkopf

Chairman of the Board of Trustees

It is my great pleasure to present to you the Hertie School of Governance’s fourth graduating class of Master of Public Policy students. They will receive their degrees in May 2010. With this booklet, the School proudly introduces its graduates to an increasingly competitive labour market. As ambassadors of the Hertie School of Governance, the students have been educated to complete policy analysis, grounded in both academic excellence and a practical, problem-solving approach. These features pave the way for career paths in the private, public, and civil society sectors. The increasing openness between these sectors is a challenge that the Class of 2010 is ready to master. Their expertise ranges from quantitative and qualitative methods to strong intercultural awareness.

The Hertie School of Governance defines itself through its deliberate pursuit of interdisciplinarity and openness. I have confidence in the School’s high standards and am sure it will continue to increase the internationality of its student body and faculty.

We strive to meet the claim of being a leading professional school for public policy. The graduates are the School’s assets in this endeavour. I invite you to have your personal assessment of the Hertie School of Governance shaped by the high quality of the individual profiles of the gradu-ating students.

Sincerely,

Prof. Dr. Kurt Biedenkopf

2 MPP Class of 2010 Profiles

The Master of Public Policy Programme

The Master of Public Policy Pro-gramme at the Hertie School of Governance offers advanced teach-ing on governance tasks in the pri-vate, public, and civil society sectors. Upon completion of the two-year programme, students receive the Master of Public Policy (MPP), which is an internationally-recognised de-gree. The curriculum combines an ex-cellent interdisciplin ary academic ed-ucation, focusing on real-world issues with training in various practical and analytical skills. The core principles of the MPP Programme are carried out through different concepts:

Interdisciplinarity and a problem-solving approachAlthough the curriculum of the programme builds on the academic disciplines of political science, law, economics, and other social sciences, it offers more than mere training in multiple scientific perspectives. At

the core of the programme, interdis-ciplinarity, a real-world orientation, an emphasis on case teaching, and the simulation of decision-making situations convey the theoretical and analytical instruments required for innovative political governance.

Practical orientationThe programme’s practical orienta-tion includes training in analytical skills such as management and negotiation techniques. In addition to the academic courses, MPP students are offered the opportunity of ex-change with leading decisionmakers. An internship and a master’s thesis, in which the students work closely with a client organisation, are also part of the curriculum.

Internationality and a trisectoral approachThe curriculum of the programme takes various political levels and actors from all parts of society into account. The MPP specifical-ly con centrates on new forms and processes of governance, such as public-private partnerships or mod-els of transnational self-governance. An international faculty teaches the classes in English.

Academic excellenceAs a professional school, the Hertie School prepares its students for a specific field of work: steering, organising, and managing complex decision processes in the three sectors of state, business, and civil society. The Hertie School measures its suc-cess in terms of academic excellence and first-rate research and offers its students professional training that is based on cutting-edge research and scholarship.


Career Services

Career Services at the Hertie School of Governance supports students and alumni in making a successful transi-tion from student to professional life and in changing career paths. Grad-uates of the Master of Public Policy Programme will be equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed as players in modern gov-ernance structures. They will have the opportunity to pursue careers in a wide range of occupations within or across the public, civil society, and private sectors.

The Career Services team provides the resources and strategies to help students develop their career plans, as well as find internships and job op-portunities. At the same time, they act as liaison between the Hertie School and institutions or companies who would like to know more about the students. This enables Career Ser-vices to help these institutions and companies to recruit excellent young professionals for internships and pro-fessional positions.

Career Services takes great care in building personal and alumni net-works in the public, civil society, and private sectors. This enables the Hertie School to open doors of oppor-tunities all over the world for current students and graduates.

The Hertie School of Governance offers different tools in order to build a platform for exchange between students, alumni, and future employ-ers. The Profiles of the Class of 2010 are one of them.

For further information concerningthe Class of 2010, please contactJan [email protected] +49 (0)30-25 92 19-127


Master of Public PolicyClass of 2010 Profiles

The Master of Public Policy Class of 2010 Profiles are a reflection of the diversity of the Hertie School of Governance’s student body: This year’s graduating class is comprised of students originating from 25 different countries.

Just as varied are their academic backgrounds prior to studying at theHertie School, with degrees in subjects extending from political and social sciences via law and economics to journalism, regional studies, ecology, and education.


Makda Abebe

Ethiopia

[email protected]

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Aid Effectiveness■■ NGO and Non-Profit Management ■■ African International Relations

Education■■ BA Integrated Social Sciences, Jacobs

University (Bremen, Germany)

Languages■■ English, Amharic

Internships■■ 06/2009–08/2009 Intern, Regional Office

for Africa, International Labour Organisation (ILO) (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

■■ 06/2007–08/2007 Intern, UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Training, UNESCO ( Bonn, Germany)

Work Experience■■ 09/2005–06/2007 Peer Educator, Student

Career Advisor Team, Jacobs University (Bremen, Germany)

■■ 05/2004–07/2005 Youth Representative, Management Committee, ‘We Are the Future Orphanage and Youth Centre’ (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

■■ 07/2006 Facilitator and Assistant Regional Coordinator, Global Youth Parliament, 4th Globalization Conference (Ankara, Turkey)

■■ 05/2003–09/2005 Representative of Addis Ababa to the Global Youth Parliament (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

Master’s Thesis■■ Managing Change in the Third Sector: How

Ethiopian NGOs are Adjusting to Policy Change. What are the Coping Mechanisms That Are Being Undertaken by Ethiopian NGOs in Adjusting to Changes in the Policy Context of Their Operating Environment as a Result of the New Charities and Societies (CSO) Law?


Valentin Ariton

Romania

[email protected]

Academic Areas of Interest■■ European Integration■■ Transitions to Good Governance■■ European Union Regional and Cohesion

Policy

Education■■ MA European Integration, National School of

Political Science and Public Administration (Bucharest, Romania)

■■ BA Political Science and International Relations, National School of Political Science and Public Administration (Bucharest, Romania)

Languages■■ English, Romanian, French, Italian, German

Internships■■ 06/2009–08/2009 Analyst, European

Stability Initiative (Berlin, Germany) ■■ 12/2002–02/2003 Intern, Research Centre

of National School of Political Science and Public Administration (Bucharest, Romania)

Work Experience■■ 08/2006–08/2008 Project Manager,

Romanian Academic Society (Bucharest, Romania)

■■ 05/2006–08/2007 Associate Researcher, Centre for Institutional Development (Bucharest, Romania)

■■ 03/2003–11/2005 Negotiation Officer, Retention and Complaints Department, Telemobil S.A. (Bucharest, Romania)

Master‘s Thesis■■ Romanian Challenges in Absorbing Post-

Accession EU Funds


[email protected]

Catherine Corey Barber

United States of America

Academic Areas of Interest■■ International Governance■■ Human Rights■■ Public Management

Education■■ BA International Relations and Modern

Languages, Beloit College (USA)

Languages■■ English, German, Spanish, Russian

Internships■■ 05/2009–08/2009 Intern, European Center

for Constitutional and Human Rights (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 08/2007–12/2007 Intern, Program Department, American Academy in Berlin (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 01/2007–05/2007 Intern, Policy Department, National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (Madison, USA)

■■ 01/2006–05/2006 Intern, Center for Immigrant Services (Madrid, Spain)

Work Experience■■ 10/2001–07/2003 Advocate and Shelter

Supervisor, Womenspace Domestic Violence Services (Eugene, USA)

Master’s Thesis■■ The Role of NGOs in Challenging Human

Rights Abuses: Measuring the Success and Failure of Strategic Litigation


Alessandro Bartolini

Sweden / Italy

[email protected]

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Environment, Energy, Climate■■ European Integration■■ Security Policy

Education■■ BA (Italian Laurea) Interpreting (languages),

Advanced School of Modern Languages for Interpreters and Translators (Scuola superiore di lingue moderne per interpreti e traduttori), University of Trieste (Italy)

Languages■■ English, Italian, Swedish, Russian, German,

French

Internships■■ 06/2009–08/2009 Visiting Researcher,

Carnegie Moscow Center (Moscow, Russia)

Work Experience■■ 07/2007–04/2008 Freelance Translator

(Saint Petersburg, Russia)■■ 01/2006–01/2007 Protection Delegate –

Azerbaijan, International Committee of the Red Cross (Barda, Azerbaijan)

■■ 10/2004–03/2005 Head of Office, International Committee of the Red Cross (South Ossetia, Georgia)

■■ 07/2003–08/2004 Detention Interpreter, International Committee of the Red Cross (Northern Caucasus, Russian Federation)

■■ 09/2001–05/2003 In-House Translator, Interlanguage Translation LTD (London, UK)

Master’s Thesis■■ Democratization in Russia: None of the

EU’s Business? Alternative Scenarios for the Promotion of Democracy in Russia: Endogenous Vs. Exogenous Inputs


Contact [email protected]

Donald Blondin


Academic Areas of Interest ■■ Development Economics■■ Finance & Economic Policy■■ Human Rights

Education■■ BA Political Science and Political Economy of

Industrial Societies (Dual Degree), University of California Berkeley (USA)

■■ Exchange year at the University of Granada (Spain)

Languages■■ English, Spanish, German

Internships■■ 06/2009–09/2009 Intern, Business &

Human Rights Department, European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) (Berlin, Germany)

Work Experience■■ 01/2005–04/2009 Publisher and Co-Founder,

Ipanema Literatures, LLC (Albuquerque, USA)■■ 02/2001–12/2004 Self-Employed Writer and

Website Designer (Berkeley, USA)

Master’s Thesis■■ Coordination of Human and Labor Rights

Actors: a Case Study of Nongovernmental Responses to Anti-Union Violence in Colombia


[email protected]

Damian Borowski

Poland

Academic Areas of Interest■■ European Integration■■ International Governance■■ Polish-German Relations

Education■■ BA International Relations, Tischner

European University (Krakow, Poland)

Languages■■ English, Polish, German

Internships■■ 05/2009–06/2009 Intern, Political Unit,

Embassy of the Republic of Poland (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 08/2007–10/2007 Intern, Department for International Affairs, City of Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

Work Experience■■ 09/2009–present Public Diplomacy Unit,

Embassy of the Republic of Poland (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 05/2004–04/2007 Journalist, German Youth Magazine Vitamin de (Opole, Poland)

■■ 04/2006–10/2006 Journalist, student periodical Wloczka (Krakow, Poland)

Master’s Thesis■■ The German Minority’s Impact on Policy

Making in Poland, with Special Focus on the Opole Silesia Region - Development, Activity, Future Perspectives


[email protected]

Nancy Cieza

Peru

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Economic Development■■ Public Health■■ Education Policy

Education■■ MA Public Management, University of

Potsdam (Germany)■■ BA Economics, Pontifical Catholic University

of Peru (Lima, Peru) Languages■■ English, Spanish

Internships■■ 06/2009–08/2009 Intern, Health Sector

Program, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (Nairobi, Kenya)

Work Experience■■ 04/2004–02/2007 Consultant, Monitoring

and Evaluation on Public Expenditure Office, Ministry of Finance (Lima, Peru)

■■ 05/2003 – 02/2004 Senior Analyst, Public Investment Projects Office, Ministry of Agriculture (Lima, Peru)

■■ 12/1998 – 10/2002 Project Coordinator, Instituto Apoyo (Lima, Peru)

■■ 02/1998–11/1998 Analyst, Health and Social Security Institute (Lima, Peru)

Master’s Thesis■■ Improving the Inequalities in Maternal and

Child Health in Kenya


[email protected]

Carlo Manuel Drauth

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)■■ European Integration■■ Economic and Social Policy

Education■■ BA European Studies, University of

Maastricht (Netherlands)

Languages■■ English, German, French, Dutch

Internships■■ 06/2008–08/2008 Researcher, Evaluation

and Performance Audit, RAND Europe (Cambridge, UK)

■■ 06/2007–09/2007 Personal Advisor to Deputy Head, Representation of the European Commission in Germany (Berlin , Germany)

■■ 09/2006–01/2007 Teaching Assistant, Lycée Jeanne d’Arc (Rennes, France)

■■ 01/2004–05/2004 Intern, Supplier Integration Centre Europe, Ford Motor Company (Dunton , UK)

Work Experience■■ 08/2008–08/2009 Advisor, Corporate Social

Responsibility (CSR), Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (Berlin, Germany)

Master’s Thesis■■ Closing the Global Governance Gap:

Potential and Limits of Corporate Social Responsibility in Ensuring Social and Environmental Standards


[email protected]

Sébastien Eugène

France

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Development Economics■■ Finance & Economic Policy■■ Urban Policy

Education■■ MSc International Economics, Université

Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (France)■■ BSc Econometrics, Université Paris 1

Panthéon-Sorbonne (France)

Languages■■ English, French, German

Internships■■ 06/2009–07/2009 Project Analyst,

Innovation Policy Department, Senate Department for Economics, Technology and Women’s Issues (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 07/2007–09/2007 Project Manager, Economic Service, French Embassy in Romania (Bucharest, Romania)

Work Experience■■ 10/2008–05/2009 Research Assistant, Hertie

School of Governance (Berlin, Germany)■■ 8/2006–8/2006 Assistant, Market Finance

Department, Société Générale (Paris, France)■■ 9/2005–9/2005 Assistant, Firm Property

Loan Department, Société Générale (Paris, France)

Master’s Thesis■■ Capstone project at Columbia University

(New York, USA)


[email protected]

Kate Fanale


Academic Areas of Interest■■ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)■■ Public Health■■ Food Policy

Education■■ BA History and International Studies, Loyola

University Chicago (USA)

Languages■■ English, Italian, Spanish, German

Internships■■ 05/2008–08/2009 Trainee, HUB Berlin

(Germany)■■ 06/2005–08/2005 Intern, Illinois Coalition

for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (Springfield, USA)

Work Experience■■ 01/2008–07/2008 English Teacher, Fabretto

Children’s Foundation (Somoto, Nicaragua)■■ 05/2007–10/2007 Project Coordinator,

Emergency Communities (New Orleans, USA)

Master’s Thesis■■ Obesity’s Negative Externalities: Policy

Options for the State of Mississippi


[email protected]

Lukas Fischer

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Finance & Economic Policy■■ Labour Market Policy■■ Development Policy

Education■■ BA Philosophy & Economics, Universität

Bayreuth (Germany)

Languages■■ English, German, French, Russian

Internships■■ 05/2009–07/2009 Intern, GTZ Support

Program to the African Union and UNECA, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

■■ 11/2003–07/2004 Intern, Mehr Demokratie e.V. (Berlin-Brandenburg and Bremen, Lower Saxony, Germany)

Master’s Thesis■■ From “Ich AG” to

“Existenzgründungsförderung”: Assessing the Effectiveness of Start-Up Subsidies in Germany


[email protected]

Michael Förster

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Political Communication■■ Urban Studies■■ Comparative European Politics and Welfare

Regimes



Languages■■ English, German, Dutch, French

Internships■■ 06/2009–08/2009 Intern, Senate

Department for Urban Development (Berlin, Germany)

Work Experience■■ 10/2008–present Chief Editor, Schlossplatz3

(student magazine of the Hertie School of Governance) (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 09/2006–08/2007 Vice President and Network Coordinator, AEGEE Maastricht (Netherlands)

Master’s Thesis■■ Grey Spaces: On the Need for Under-

Regulated Spaces in Urban Environments at the Example of Berlin


[email protected]

Benjamin Fraaß

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Finance & Economic Policy■■ Aspects of regional economics (R&D

policies; human capital, SME policies, entrepreneurship policies, demographic change)

Education■■ BA Philosophy and Economics, Universität

Bayreuth (Germany)

Languages■■ English, German, Spanish, French

Internships■■ 06/2008–08/2008 Junior Consultant,

Life-Long Learning and Economy, Rambøll Management GmbH (Hamburg, Germany)

■■ 04/2007–08/2007 Research Assistant, R&D Panel and Policy, Centre for European Economic Research ZEW (Mannheim, Germany)

■■ 03/2006–04/2006 Research Assistant, Tribunal Catala de Defensa de Competencia (Barcelona, Spain)

Work Experience■■ 09/2008–08/2009 Clerk, New German

Länder and Demographic Change, Federal Chancellery (Berlin, Germany)

Master’s Thesis■■ Policy Strategies to Regionally Bind and

Attract Medium- and High-Level Human Capital


[email protected]

Mariam Gabedava

Georgia

Academic Areas of Interest■■ International Governance■■ Public Management■■ Development

Education■■ MA Political Science, Central European

University (Budapest, Hungary)■■ BA International Relations, Tbilisi State

University (Tbilisi, Georgia)■■ Exchange year at the University of Nebraska

(Lincoln, USA)

Languages■■ English, Georgian, Russian

Internships■■ 06/2009–08/2009 Intern, Anti-Corruption

Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ACN), Anti-Corruption Division, OECD (Paris, France)

■■ 01/2003–05/2003 Intern, Office of Senator Byars, Nebraska State Legislature (Lincoln, USA)

Work Experience■■ 10/2009–03/2010 Researcher, Civil Society as

an Anti-Corruption Actor Project, Romanian Academic Society (Syracuse, USA; Berlin, Germany)

■■ 04/2008–12/2008 Country Anchor for Georgia, Duke University Democracy and Accountability Project (Tbilisi, Georgia; Berlin, Germany)

■■ 07/2006–08/2008 Policy Analyst, Georgia’s International Commitments Assessment Programme, Transparency International Georgia (Tbilisi, Georgia)

■■ 07/2008 Consultant, Control Risks Group (Tbilisi, Georgia)

■■ 09/2007–11/2007 Consultant, Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs Framework for Strategic Governance and Corruption Analysis (SGACA), ECORYS Research and Consulting (Tbilisi, Georgia)

■■ 10/2005–07/2006 Invited Specialist/Lead Specialist, Office of the State Minister of Georgia for Reforms Coordination (Tbilisi, Georgia)

Master’s Thesis■■ Legal Entities of Public Law: Lessons for the

Civil Service Reform in Georgia


R. Andrew Gómez


[email protected]

Academic Areas of Interest■■ European Integration■■ International Governance■■ Security Policy

Education■■ BA History of Revolution and War, University

of California, San Diego (La Jolla, USA) ■■ BA Political Science: American Government,

University of California San Diego (La Jolla, USA)


Internships■■ 06/2009–08/2009 Intern, Iran Civil Society

Program, Aspen Institute Germany (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 01/2008–03/2008 Intern, International Forum for Democratic Studies, National Endowment for Democracy (Washington, DC, USA)

Work Experience■■ 06/2006–09/2009 Employee, Bayfoam

Construction (Hayward, USA)■■ 11/2005–3/2007 Self-employed music

instructor

Master’s Thesis■■ Hybrid Regimes, Elections and Democracy

Promotion



Erik Gutiérrez-Aranda

Sweden / Argentina

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Political Communication■■ Security Policy■■ Public Management

Education■■ BA Political Science, Stockholm University

(Sweden)

Languages■■ English, Swedish, Spanish, German

Internships■■ 07/2009–01/2010 Intern, Office of Science

and Technology, Embassy of Sweden (Washington, DC, USA)

■■ 06/2009–07/2009 Intern, Defence and Security Team, RAND Europe (Cambridge, UK)

Work Experience■■ 04/2008–Present Analyst, Department

of Public Affairs, Prime Public Relations (Stockholm, Sweden)

■■ 04/2007–07/2008 Public Relations Officer, Secretariat for Communications, Government Offices of Sweden / Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications (Stockholm, Sweden)

■■ 04/2005–12/2006 Ghostwriter, Division for Student Financial Support and Adult Education and Training, Government Offices of Sweden / Ministry of Education and Culture Affairs (Stockholm, Sweden)

Master’s Thesis■■ Leadership under Constraints? A study of

Political Change in Swedish Foreign Policy towards the Middle East Between 1996–2006



Angélique Hardy

France

Academic Areas of Interest■■ European Integration■■ Environment, Energy, Climate■■ International Governance

Education■■ MA European Studies, Institut d’Etudes

Politiques (Grenoble, France) ■■ Maîtrise History, Université Rennes 2 (France)■■ BA History, Université Rennes 2 (France)

Languages■■ English, French, German

Internships■■ 06/2009–08/2009 Intern, Political,

Development, Justice, Freedom and Security Section, European Union / Delegation of the European Commission to the United States (Washington, DC, USA)

■■ 11/2008–12/2008 Research Assistant Intern, Office of MP K. Hagemann, Deutscher Bundestag (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 05/2008–08/2008 Intern, Regional Policy Department, French Permanent Representation to the European Union (Brussels, Belgium)

■■ 03/2007–08/2007 Intern, Cultural Department, French Embassy (Berlin, Germany)

Master’s Thesis■■ Establishing Good Governance in Croatia in

the Prospect of the EU Accession: Learning from the Weaknesses of Bulgaria & Romania



Yael Olga Hartmann

Canada

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Development Economics■■ International Governance■■ Security Policy

Education■■ BSLA French Literature, Georgetown

University (Washington, DC, USA)

Languages■■ English, French, Hebrew, French, Spanish

Internships■■ 07/2009–09/2009 Consultant, Council

Member holding the East Jerusalem Portfolio (Jerusalem, Israel)

■■ 01/2009–07/2009 Student Intern, Foreign Consul General Liaison (New York, USA)

Work Experience■■ 08/2006–09/2008 Account Supervisor, Bliss

Public Relations (New York, USA)■■ 08/2003–05/2004 Captain, Head of the

North American Press Desk, Israel Defense Forces Media and Communications Division (Tel Aviv, Israel)

■■ 08/2003–05/2004 Sauve Scholar, Sauve Foundation, McGill University, (Montreal, Canada)

■■ 05/2003–08/2003 Research Assistant for Ambassador to Israel, author and historian Michael Oren, Freelance Journalist, Library of Congress (Washington, DC, USA)

Master’s Thesis■■ Integration and Segregation: a Comparison

of Two Berlin Districts


[email protected]

Conrad Heider

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Environment, Energy, Climate■■ Finance & Economic Policy■■ Strategy Consulting , Public Management



Languages■■ German, English, Dutch, French

Internships■■ 04/2005–06/2005 Intern, European Network

of Training Organizations, Council of Europe (Strasbourg, France)

Work Experience■■ 07/2009–09/2009 Trainee Consultant,

Corporate Consulting Unit, LOGOS Public Affairs (Brussels, Belgium)

■■ 07/2008–08/2008 Project Assistant, Abteilung Industrie- und Transformationsländer InWEnt (Capacity Building International GmbH) (Bonn, Germany)

■■ 11/2005–07/2008 Assistant & Junior Expert, Forschung und Beratung, Prof. Gert Fieguht, Personnel, Communication and Information (Kehl, Germany)

Master’s Thesis■■ Strategic Public Management in Modern

State Governance in Germany: Is Efficiency and Effectiveness Simply a Function of the ‘Right’ Strategic Tools?


[email protected]

Maximilian Held

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ European Integration■■ Finance & Economic Policy■■ Political Communication



Languages■■ English, German

Internships■■ 06/2006–08/2006 Visiting Consultant,

Dacapo Strategy Consulting / Corporate Value Associates (Berlin, Germany)

Work Experience■■ 09/2008–07/2009 Fellow, Berlin Studies

Centre, Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes / Hertie Foundation (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 09/2007–05/2008 Teaching Assistant in Statistics, School of Social Sciences, University of California, Irvine (USA)

■■ 03/2007–09/2007 Managing Partner, Product Design, Collaboran Systems GbR (Berlin, Germany)

Master’s Thesis■■ Redistribution Through Progressive

Consumption Taxation: a Cross-Country Comparison


[email protected]

Marcey Hoelting


Academic Areas of Interest■■ Development Economics■■ Finance & Economic Policy■■ Public-Private Partnerships

Education■■ MBA Corporate Finance, University of Dallas

(Irving, USA)■■ MA Economics/Finance, University of Dallas

(Irving, USA)

Languages■■ English, Spanish

Internships■■ 07/2009–10/2009 Research Assistant, Office

of MP Johannes Jung, Deutscher Bundestag (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 06/2005–09/2005 Junior Financial Analyst, Finance Department, Carrington Laboratories (Irving, USA)

Work Experience■■ 07/2009–present Freelance Researcher,

International Education Research Team, Illuminate Consulting Group (San Carlos, USA)

■■ 09/2005–08/2008 Senior Financial Analyst, Planning Department, Citigroup (CitiFinancial Auto) (Irving, USA)

Master’s Thesis■■ Effectiveness of Microfinance for Empower-

ment of Entrepreneurs: a Comparison of the Use and Structure of Microfinance Products Available to Fisheries Entrepreneurs in Gha-na and Zambia


[email protected]

Charis Idicheria

India

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Economic and Political Development in

South Asia■■ Poverty Alleviation■■ International Governance

Education■■ BA International Affairs and German, Gordon

College (Wenham, USA)

Languages■■ English, Malayalam, German, Hindi, Kannada

Internships■■ 09/2009–present Research Assistant, Hertie

School of Governance and ISPRAT (Berlin, Germany; New York, USA)

■■ 06/2009–07/2009 Intern, HealthBridge Foundation of Canada (Bengaluru, India)

■■ 02/2008–08/2008 Intern, SAP AG (Walldorf, Germany)

■■ 10/2007–02/2008 Student Teacher and Intern, German American Institute (Heidelberg, Germany)

■■ 10/2006–05/2007 Teaching Assistant, German Department, Gordon College (Wenham, USA)

■■ 06/2006–07/2006 Intern to the Director, South African Council of Churches, Parliamentary Office (Cape Town, South Africa)

■■ 09/2004–05/2005 Intern to Vice-President, Marketing and Enrollment, Gordon College (Wenham, USA)

■■ 06/ 2007–present Editor and Research Assistant, Indian National Overseas Congress (New York, USA)

■■ 09/2005–05/2006 Director, Gordon College Academic Affairs Council (Wenham, USA)

Master’s Thesis■■ Development workshop / capstone project


[email protected]

David Jackson

United Kingdom

Academic Areas of Interest■■ European Integration■■ International Governance■■ Political Communication

Education■■ MA Modern History and Politics, Oxford

University (UK)

Languages■■ English, Spanish, French

Internships■■ 05/2009–08/2009 Researcher, Kosovo

Stability Initiative (Prishtina, Kosovo)■■ 03/2008–07/2008 Communications Officer,

Jordanian Fund for Development (Amman, Jordan)

Work Experience■■ 02/2007–02/2008 External Consultant, Stop

TB Partnership, World Health Organization (WHO) (Geneva, Switzerland)

■■ 10/2005–02/2007 Team Support and Policy Advisor, Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit (London, UK)

Master’s Thesis■■ Pulling the Rabbit out of the Hat: What

Should the EU Do in Northern Kosovo?


[email protected]

Stefanie Kirschweng

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ European Integration■■ International Governance■■ Political Communication

Education■■ Interim Examination (Law: State

Examination), Universität Konstanz (Germany)

■■ Degree Community Engagement Program (Political Science), University of Stellenbosch (South Africa)

■■ BA Sociology, Universität Konstanz (Germany)

Languages■■ English, German, French, Afrikaans

Internships■■ 06/2009–08/2009 Office Intern, Human

Resource Management / PR Communica-tions, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (Hanoi, Viet-nam)

■■ 05/2008–06/2008 Assistant Attaché, Election Management, Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations (New York, USA)

■■ 02/2008–03/2008 Office Intern, MP Prof. Herta Däubler-Gmelin, Deutscher Bundestag (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 09/2005–10/2005 Office Intern, Public Relations, OSRAM GmbH (Munich, Germany)

■■ 08/2005–09/2005 Office Intern, European Mission of Messe Frankfurt and Economic Region Rhein-Main (Brussels, Belgium)

■■ 09/2004–10/2004 Office Intern, International Affairs, Steuerkanzlei Wendl (Munich, Germany)

Work Experience■■ 09/2009–present PR Assistant, Scholz &

Friends Agenda, Germany Campaign (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 08/2007–12/2007 English Teacher, University of Stellenbosch, South African Township (South Africa)

Master’s Thesis■■ Impacts on Peace and Justice of

Accountability Mechanism of Human Rights Violations in Times of Transition: Is Justice the Price for Peace or Vice Versa? A Cross-Country and Cross-Mechanism Approach


[email protected]

Kristof Kleemann

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ European Integration■■ Finance & Economic Policy■■ International Governance



Languages■■ English, German, French, Dutch

Internships■■ 09/2006–01/2007 European Office of the

FDP, Deutscher Bundestag (Berlin, Germany) ■■ 05/2008–07/2008 Permanent

Representation of Hamburg with the Federal Government (Berlin, Germany)

Work Experience■■ 09/2008–08/2009 Desk Officer, Referat 512

(Unit for EU External Relations, Enlargement and the Relations to other EU Member States), Federal Chancellery (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 08/2002–07/2004 Apprenticeship in Foreign Trade, Helm AG (Hamburg, Germany)

Master’s Thesis■■ The Effectiveness of the European

Neighbourhood Policy in Promoting Good Governance


[email protected]

Karoline Klose

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ International Governance, United Nations■■ International Security Policy■■ Post-Conflict State Building

Education■■ BA Social and Political Sciences, University of

Cambridge (UK)

Languages■■ English, German, French, Spanish

Internships■■ 10/2009–12/2009 Advisor, Permanent

Mission of the Republic of San Marino to the United Nations (New York, USA)

■■ 5/2009–8/2009 Project Assistant, Preventive Diplomacy Initiative, East West Institute (Brussels, Belgium)

■■ 7/2009–8/2008 Intern, Office of MEP Angelika Beer, European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium)

■■ Work Experience■■ 09/2008–04/2009 Student Assistant,

Berlin Office of MEP Angelika Beer, German Parliament (Berlin, Germany)

Master’s Thesis■■ Capstone project at Columbia University

(New York, USA)


[email protected]

Angela Konert

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)■■ Environment, Energy, Climate■■ Lobbying, Industrial Relations

Education■■ BBA Baltic Management Studies,

Fachhochschule Stralsund (Germany) ■■ Exchange semester at Pozna University of

Economics (Poznan, Poland)■■ Exchange semester at ISM University of

Management and Economics (Vilnius, Lithuania)

Languages■■ English, German, French, Spanish, Polish

Internships■■ 05/2009–07/2009 Intern, Economic Affairs

Department, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany (Ankara, Turkey )

■■ 03/2008–08/2008 Intern, European Market Analysis and Product Planning, Volkswagen AG (Wolfsburg, Germany)

■■ 10/2007–01/2008 Intern, International Sales and Marketing/ Market Support, Auto 5000 / Volkswagen AG (Wolfsburg, Germany)

■■ 04/2007–08/2007 Intern, Mercedes-Benz Network Development Middle East, DaimlerChrysler Middle East (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

■■ 07/2006 Intern, EU Affairs and Promotion of Foreign Trade, Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Verkehr (Hanover, Germany)

■■ 07/2006 Intern, EU Affairs and Support for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Euro Info Centre Hannover / Bank for Investment and Business Development (Hanover, Germany)

■■ 10/2003–12/2003 Intern, Sales and Marketing, Yuturi Jungle Adventures (Quito, Ecuador)

Master’s Thesis■■ Political Will and Capacity: Determination of

Environmental Policy Outcomes in Turkey


[email protected]

Camelia Lalani

Canada

Academic Areas of Interest■■ International Governance■■ Public-Private Partnerships ■■ Social Policy

Education■■ MA International Relations, Columbia

University (New York, USA)■■ BA (Honours) International Development and

Economics, Queen’s University (Kingston, Canada)

Languages■■ English, French, Spanish

Internships■■ 08/2005–01/ 2006 Research Assistant,

Indigenous Peoples and Community Unit, Inter-American Development Bank (Washington, DC, USA)

■■ 05/2004–08/2004 Research Assistant, Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Guatemala City, Guatemala)

Work Experience■■ 10/2006–08/2007 Research Economist,

Economic Cycle Research Institute (New York, USA)

■■ 01/2006–10/2006 Consultant, Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (New York, USA)

Master’s Thesis■■ Internal Organizational Change within UNDP

to Improve the Effectiveness of Support to Developing Countries and the Efficiency of Business Processes: Perspectives and Comparisons


[email protected]

Simon Lange

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Environment, Energy, Climate■■ Public-Private Partnerships■■ Education Policy

Education■■ BA American Studies and Social Sciences

Universität Bielefeld (Germany) / Indiana State University (Terre Haute, USA)

Languages■■ English, German, French

Internships■■ 05/2008 Field Reporter, North America Stu-

dios, ARD German TV (Washington, DC, USA)■■ 02/2007–05/2007 Field Reporter, WTHI-TV,

CBS Television (Terre Haute, USA)

Work Experience■■ 07/2009–present Researcher, Illuminate

Consulting Group (San Carlos, USA) ■■ 01/2009–05/2009 Research Assistant,

PR / Transatlantic Department, Ecologic Institute for International and European Environmental Policy (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 09/2007–09/2008 Brand Ambassador, International Motor Shows (Frankfurt, Germany; Geneva, Switzerland), BMW Group (Munich, Germany)

■■ 10/2007–03/2008 Editor / Content Management, ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG (Munich, Germany)

Master’s Thesis■■ Shaping National Competitiveness: Inter-

national Education in 2020. A Comparative Analysis of Trends and Development Trajec-tories in the Global Market of International Higher Education


[email protected]

Johannes Loh

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ International Governance■■ Aid Governance / Development Assistance



Languages■■ English, German, French, Spanish, Nepali

Internships■■ 05/2009–08/2009 Intern for Public

Relations, African Police Programme, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 06/2008–07/2008 Consultant, Transparency International Nepal (Kathmandu, Nepal)

■■ 06/2007–08/2007 Intern, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (Geneva, Switzerland)

Work Experience■■ 01/2001–08/2009 Entrepreneur, Sub33 Event

Equipment GbR (Berlin, Germany)■■ 09/2007–05/2008 Research Assistant,

European Utility Management (EUM), Jacobs University (Bremen, Germany)

Master’s Thesis■■ Conditions for Successful Inter-Organizatio-

nal Cooperations in the Field of Internal Security in Post-Conflict Countries: What Are Important Framework Conditions for the Promotion of National Police Structures with the Help of International Donors?


[email protected]

Daniela Marinache

Romania

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Educational Policy■■ Performance Management for Public

Institutions■■ Development Studies

Education■■ BA Political Science and Educational Policy,

Managing Quality in Higher Education Institutions, National School of Political Studies and Public Administration (Bucharest, Romania)

■■ Exchange year at the University of Bologna (Italy)

Languages■■ English, Romanian, Italian, French, Spanish

Internships■■ 05/2009–08/2009 Intern, Education

Division, Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung (InWEnt) gGmbH – Capacity Building International (Bonn, Germany)

Work Experience■■ 02/2005–08/2008 External Collaborator

on educational projects, Institute for Educational Sciences (Bucharest, Romania)

■■ 08/2005–08/2008 Project Coordinator, Centre for Consulting and Professional Orientation, National School of Political Studies and Public Administration(SNSPA) (Bucharest, Romania)

■■ 05/2006–07/2006 Collaborator for the cultural show: Romania and the European Union, Radio Cultural Romania (Bucharest, Romania)

■■ 07/2005–09/2008 Project Coordinator, TEHNE – Centre for Development and Innovation in Education (Bucharest, Romania)

Master’s Thesis■■ Improving Quality Management in Public

Universities of Romania


[email protected]

Mac Pherson Mdalla

Malawi

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Political Communication■■ Public-Private Partnerships■■ Public Procurement

Education■■ BA Education / Humanities, French and

English, University of Malawi-Chancellor College (Zomba, Malawi)

Languages■■ English, French, Chichewa

Internships■■ 06/2009–08/2009 Programme Assistant,

Programmes Department, Malawi Economic Justice Network (Lilongwe, Malawi)

Work Experience■■ 02/2006–05/2008) Public Relations

and Advocacy Officer, Office of Public Procurement (Lilongwe, Malawi)

■■ 07/2003–01/2006 Public Relations and Training Officer, Society of Accountants in Malawi (Blantyre, Malawi)

■■ 06/2002–06/2003 Public Relations Officer, Lilongwe City Assembly (Lilongwe, Malawi)

■■ 08/1999–06/2002 Communications and Advocacy Officer, PLAN International (Lilongwe, Malawi)

Master’s Thesis■■ Public Procurement Reforms in Malawi:

a Facilitating or Stifling Procurement Environment?


[email protected]

Nora Mokdad

Lebanon

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Environment, Energy, Climate■■ Political Communication■■ Public-Private Partnerships

Education■■ BA International Affairs / Political Science,

Lebanese American University (Beirut, Lebanon)

Languages■■ English, Arabic, French, German

Internships■■ 06/2009–08/2009 Researcher and Project

Mananger, Das Progressive Zentrum (Berlin, Germany)

Work Experience■■ 08/2007–02/2008 Head of Euro-Med

Youth Unit, Delegation of the European Commission in Lebanon & Lebanese Ministry of Youth and Sports (Beirut, Lebanon)

■■ 06/2007–10/2007 Project Coordinator, Goethe-Institut (Beirut, Lebanon)

■■ 03/2006–04/2007 Project Coordinator, World Bank & UNDP (Lebanon)

Master’s Thesis■■ Civil Society Organizations of Hizbollah:

What Link to the Political Organization?


[email protected]

Ralph P. Müller-Eiselt

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ International Governance■■ Political Communication■■ Higher Education

Education■■ BA International Relations, Technische

Universität Dresden (Germany)■■ Semester exchange at Universidad

Autónoma de Madrid (Spain)

Languages■■ English, German, Spanish

Internships■■ 05/2009–07/2009 Programme Assistant,

Hauptstadtbüro, Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 02/2006–03/2006 Trainee, Department for Foreign Trade and Payments, Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit (Dresden, Germany)

■■ 02/2005–03/2005 Trainee, Committee for Foreign Affairs, Deutscher Bundestag (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 03/2003–04/2003 Trainee, MP Gernot Erler, Deutscher Bundestag (Berlin, Germany)

Work Experience■■ 01/2009 – Ongoing Peer Evaluator,

Accreditation Procedures, FIBAA (Zurich, Switzerland)

■■ 08/2006 – 09/2008 Associate to the Board, President’s Office & Professional School, Leuphana Universtät Lüneburg (Germany)

Master’s Thesis■■ Improving Higher Education Governance

in Germany: Funktion und Aufgaben des Hochschulrats


[email protected]

Neva Nahtigal

Slovenia

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Civil Society■■ Minorities / Multiculturalism■■ Media Policy

Education■■ BA Journalism, University of Ljubljana

(Slovenia)■■ Exchange year at the University of Montana

(Missoula, USA)

Languages■■ English, Slovenian, Serbian / Croatian /

Bosnian, German

Internships■■ 06/2009–08/2009 Project and Research

Assistant, Centre for Information Service, Co-operation and Development of NGOs (Ljubljana, Slovenia)

Work Experience■■ 04/2008–03/2009 Researcher,

‘Responsibility and Responsiveness – Promoting Mechanisms to Respect Citizen Interest in the Media’, Peace Institute (Ljubljana, Slovenia)

■■ 11/2007–09/2008 Consultant & Trainer, Journalism Training Programme, Association for the Help and Self-Help of the Homeless (Ljubljana, Slovenia)

■■ 09/2007–01/2008 Consultant & Author of regional overview, ‘Labour Relations and the Media in the SEE Countries’, Independent Journalism Center (Chisinau, Moldova)

■■ 01/2007–12/2007 Analyst & Adviser, Slovenian Union of Journalists (Ljubljana, Slovenia)

■■ 11/2006–08/2007 Consultant & Trainer, Training Programme for Romani Journalists, RTV Slovenia Educational Center (Ljubljana, Slovenia)

■■ 05/2004–01/2007 Freelance Journalist■■ 10/2003–04/2005 Project & Organization

Manager, Media Policy Center, Peace Institute (Ljubljana, Slovenia)

■■ 11/2004–02/2005 Consultant Researcher, ‘Media Self-Regulation in SEE’, Article 19 (London, UK)

■■ 06/2001–04/2004 Journalist and Editor (news programmes), TV Slovenia (Ljubljana, Slovenia)

Master’s Thesis■■ Institutionalizing Participatory Governance

Through Civil Dialogue


[email protected]

Hendrik Olszewski

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ European Integration■■ Political Communication■■ Budgetary Policy




Internships■■ 08/2009–09/2009 Assistant, MP Otto Fricke,

Deutscher Bundestag (Berlin, Germany) ■■ 06/2009–07/2009 Assistant, Political

Department, Representation of the European Commission (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 07/2007–08/2007 Assistant to the Executive Director, Humanistische Union (Berlin, Germany)

Master’s Thesis■■ Communicating Europe: Setting the Plan D

into Action in Germany


[email protected]

Thiago Pezzuto Pacheco

Brazil / Italy

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Environment, Energy, Climate■■ Network Industries■■ Public-Private Partnerships

Education■■ MBE Business Economics, Federal University

of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)■■ LL.B. Law, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

(Brazil)

Languages■■ English, Portuguese, German

Internships■■ 06/2009–08/2009 Trainee, Ecology and

Sustainability Department, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Work Experience■■ 09/2007–03/2008 In-House Counsel,

Medium- and Long-Term Operations Division, Brazilian Export Credit Agency (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

■■ 07/2004–08/2007 Brazilian Counsel, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

■■ 06/2001–06/2004 Law Clerk, Sixth Civil Chamber, Rio de Janeiro Court of Appeals (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Master’s Thesis■■ REDD Mechanisms in Brazil: the Political

Economy of the Amazon Fund


[email protected]

Till Papenfuss

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ International Governance■■ Security Policy

Education■■ BA Politics and Management, Universität

Konstanz (Germany)


Internships■■ 07/2009–08/2009 Intern, Iran Civil Society

Program, Aspen Institute Germany (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 05/2008–08/2008 Business Development Intern, Economist Intelligence Unit (Vienna, Austria)

■■ 05/2008–09/2008 Visiting Fellow, Liechtenstein Institute (Vienna, Austria)

■■ 06/2006–06/2008 Student Associate, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of International and Public Affairs, Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination (Princeton, USA)

■■ 03/2006–10/2006 Advisor on Political Affairs, Permanent Mission of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the United Nations (New York, USA)

■■ 08/2003–09/2004 Volunteer (Social Service Abroad), Alan Howard Waldorf School (Toronto, Canada)

Master’s Thesis■■ Research Project on New Methods for Data

Collection and Analysis and Use: Case Stud-ies: Iraq and Uganda ( joint UNICEF-SIPA initiative)


[email protected]

Lindsay Parker


Academic Areas of Interest■■ Environment, Energy, Climate■■ International Governance■■ Public-Private Partnerships

Education■■ BA Political Science and German, University

of Texas (Austin, USA)

Languages■■ English, German

Internships■■ 06/2009–09/2009 Intern, OECD and

International Cooperation with Renewable Energies, Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 07/2008–09/2009 Intern, EU Energy Policy, Institute for European Policy (IEP) (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 08/2007–12/2007 Intern, Representative Lon Burnam, Texas State Capital (Austin, Texas)

■■ 07/2007–08/2007 Intern, American Department, Fulbright Commission (Berlin, Germany)

Work Experience■■ 12/2007–04/2008, 05/2006 – 08/2006,

01/2004–08/2004 Assistant, Land Management Department, Cholla Petroleum, Inc. (Dallas, Texas)

■■ 06/2007–11/2007 Server, Joe’s Bar and Grill (Austin, Texas)

Master’s Thesis■■ IRENA and the IEA: Is Cooperation Possible?


[email protected]

Andreas Pawelke

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Development Economics■■ Finance & Economic Policy■■ Democratization & Good Governance

Education■■ BA Political Science, Technische Universität

Darmstadt (Germany)

Languages■■ English, German, French, Indonesian

Internships■■ 06/2009–08/2009 Intern, Partnership for

Economic Growth, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (Windhoek, Namibia)

■■ 03/2008 Intern, Rain Forest Protection Program, EcoPapua / OroVerde, (Papua, Indonesia; Bonn, Germany)

■■ 10/2007–02/2008 Intern, Support for Good Governance Program, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (Jakarta, Indonesia)

■■ 02/2005–03/2005 Intern, Office of MP, Deutscher Bundestag (Berlin, Germany)

Work Experience■■ 10/2009–03/2010 Consultant, Civil Society

as Anti-Corruption Actor Project, Romanian Academic Society (Bucharest, Romania)

■■ 07/2009–12/2009 Research Assistant, Better Adjudication Research Project, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 04/2008–07/2008 Consultant, Anti-Corruption Clearing House in KPK Program, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (Jakarta, Indonesia)

Master’s Thesis■■ Anti-Corruption in Slovakia: The Role of Civil

Society Organisations


[email protected]

Svenja-Ann Petersen

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Development Economics■■ International Governance■■ Public Management

Education■■ MA Social Sciences, Westfälische Wilhelms-

Universität (Münster, Germany)

Languages■■ English, German, French, Spanish, Latin

Internships■■ 06/2009–08/2009 Analyst, Education

Directorate, OECD (Paris, France)■■ 09/2007–11/2007 Analyst, Department

of Political Affairs, United Nations Headquarters (New York, USA)

■■ 06/2007–09/2007 Project Manager, PPP Afrika, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (Eschborn, Germany)

■■ 02/2006–03/2006 Parliamentary Assistant, Member of Parliament, Assemblée nationale (Paris, France)

Master’s Thesis■■ VET Education Vs. Tertiary Education?:

Systems of Vocational Education and Training in the Light of Increased Demand for Tertiary Education in OECD Countries


[email protected]

Nicole Esther Pflug

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Public Health■■ International Governance■■ European Integration



Languages■■ English, German, French, Dutch, Japanese,

Hebrew

Internships■■ 04/2009–09/2009 Project Manager,

Office for Public Sector Clients, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 04/2007–08/2007 Researcher, Program Area International Organization, Democratic Peace and the Rule of Law, Hessische Stiftung Friedens- und Konfliktforschung (HSFK) /Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (Frankfurt/Main, Germany)

■■ 09/2006–01/2007 Political and Trade Section, European Commission Delegation to the State of Israel (Tel Aviv, Israel)

■■ 07/2003–09/2003 Editorial Trainee, Editorial Office ‘Zeitgeschichte’, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (Mainz, Germany)

Work Experience■■ 10/2009–present Student Assistant in

Project Management, Office for Public Sector Clients, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 08/2008–04/2009 Student Assistant, Centre for Muscle and Bone Research, Charité Hospital (Berlin, Germany)

Master’s Thesis■■ The Policies and Politics of Drug Addiction


[email protected]

Benjamin Querner

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Finance & Economic Policy■■ Public Health■■ Public-Private Partnerships

Education■■ BA Finance and International Business

Administration, Berlin School of Economics (Germany), Otaru University of Commerce (Japan), ESC Rennes School of Business (France)

Languages■■ English, German, French, Japanese, Korean

Internships■■ 05/2009–07/2009 Researcher, Korea Office,

Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung (Seoul, South Korea) ■■ 09/2006–02/2007 Assistant, Controlling

Diagnostic Imaging, Schering AG (Osaka, Japan)

Work Experience■■ 07/2009–present Research Assistant,

Department of Health Care Management, Technische Universität Berlin (Germany)

■■ 03/2008–10/2009 Assistant, Office of MP Hartmut Koschyk, Deutscher Bundestag (Berlin, Germany)

Master’s Thesis■■ Explorative Analysis and Policy

Recommendations for Long-Term Health Care Policy in Germany and Japan


[email protected]

Janna Rassmann

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Development Economics■■ International Governance■■ Education and Social Policy

Education■■ BA Philosophy & Economics, Universität

Bayreuth (Germany)

Languages■■ English, German, French, Luganda

Internships■■ 11/2008–12/2008 Intern, National Executive

Committee, BÜNDNIS 90 / DIE GRÜNEN (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 06/2008–08/2008 Intern, International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour, International Labour Organization (ILO) (Kampala, Uganda)

■■ 09/2006–12/2006 Intern, Land Management and Land Reform, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (Windhoek, Namibia)

Work Experience■■ 10/2008–present Chairperson, NGO Somero

Uganda – Education for Young People in Uganda (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 09/2008 Consultant, International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour, International Labour Organization (ILO) (Kampala, Uganda)

■■ 08/2005–07/2007 Research and Teaching Assistant, Institute of Philosophy, Universität Bayreuth (Germany)

Master’s Thesis■■ Towards Collaboration and a Strengthened

Network Against Child Labour in Uganda


[email protected]

Juliane Rehberg

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Development Economics, Welfare and

Sustainability■■ Comparative Social Security■■ European Integration and International

Governance

Education■■ BA Political Science, Universität Bremen

(Germany), Universidad Pública de Navarra (Pamplona, Spain)

Languages■■ English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch

Internships■■ 05/2008–08/2008 Intern, Brussels Liaison

Office, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) (Brussels, Belgium)

■■ 04/2007–06/2007 Intern, German Embassy (Nairobi, Kenya)

■■ 07/2006–09/2006 Intern, Association on Communal Development (ADC) (Lima, Peru)

■■ 02/2005–04/2005 Intern, Institute of Social Research Munich (Germany)

Work Experience■■ 09/2008–08/2009 Assistant Desk Officer,

Division for International Employment and Social Policy, Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 02/2008–05/2008 Research Assistant to Professor Claus Offe, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 11/2006–03/2007 Research Assistant to Professor Patrizia Nanz and Dr. Jens Steffek, DFG Research center ‘Transformation of the State’ (Bremen, Germany)

■■ 10/2004–07/2005 Research and Teaching Assistant , Haus der Bürgerschaft Bremen, Forum of European Regional Policies (BFER) and Bremen Institute for Intercultural and International Studies (InIIs) (Germany)

Master’s Thesis■■ Towards Building Basic Social Protection in

Development Contexts: the Politics of the Child Support Grant in South Africa


[email protected]

Rasmus Relotius

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Environment, Energy, Climate■■ European Integration■■ Development: Democracy, Economics, and

Security

Education■■ BA European Studies, Universität Bremen

(Germany)


Internships■■ 06/2009–08/2009 Consultant, Referat KI

I 4 Directorate-General Climate Protection, Environment and Energy, Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 06/2007–09/2007 Scientific Consultant, Institute of Sociology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (Prague, Czech Republic)

Work Experience■■ 02/2009–07/2009 Scientific Consultant,

Adelphi Research (Berlin, Germany) ■■ 10/2006–04/2008 Assistant, Jean-Monnet

Centre for European Studies, Universität Bremen (Germany)

Master’s Thesis■■ Interministerial Coordination of Energy

Policy in Germany


[email protected]

Sylvia Roberge

Canada

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Political Communication■■ Integration Policy, Minority Rights

Education■■ MA Jewish Studies, McGill University

(Montreal, Canada) ■■ BA (Honours) European History, McGill

University (Montreal, Canada)

Languages■■ English, French, German, Yiddish, Hebrew

Internships■■ 05/2008–09/2008 Political simulation

game scenario developer, planpolitik (Berlin, Germany)

Work Experience■■ 07/2009–present Research Assistant,

International Education Marketing, Illuminate Consulting Group (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 01/2007–present Manager, Mosaic Non-Profit Tours e.V. (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 04/2003–07/2003 Project Manager, Veterans Affairs Canada (Vimy, France)

■■ 09/2001–05/2002 Project Manager, Veterans Affairs Canada (Beaumont-Hamel, France)

Master’s Thesis■■ Religious Freedom Vs. Secular Public Space


[email protected]

Dania Röpke

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Environment, Energy, Climate■■ Development

Education■■ BA Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin

(Germany)


Internships■■ 05/2009–07/2009 Intern, Department

for Emission Trading, Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 08/2006–10/2006 Intern, HIV/AIDS Prevention Programme, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (Quito, Ecuador)

■■ 10/2004–11/2004 Intern, Small Business Development, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (San José, Costa Rica)

■■ 05/2004–06/2004 Intern, Office of MP, Deutscher Bundestag (Berlin, Germany)

Work Experience■■ 10/2005–09/2009 Board Member and

Project Coordinator ‘Project Management Workshops’, World Federation of United Nations Associations Youth, (Geneva, Switzerland; New York, USA)

■■ 02/2009–04/2009 Research Assistant, Energy and Climate Policy Section, Institute for Applied Ecology (Ökoinstitut e.V.) (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 09/2008–12/2008 Lobbying Trainer, Project ‘Enhancing Participation at the UN Climate Change Summits in Poznan and Copenhagen’, Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND e.V.) (Malmö, Sweden; Berlin, Germany)

■■ 04/2008–08/2009 Researcher, Dean’s Office, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 09/2007–03/2008 Consultant, Department for Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations Headquarters (New York, USA)

Master’s Thesis■■ Technology Transfer in Wind Energy


[email protected]

Emilia Roig

France

Academic Areas of Interest■■ International Migration ■■ Human Rights ■■ Gender Ethnicity Race

Education■■ MBA Business Administration &

International Law, Université Lyon 3 (France), Freie Universität Berlin (Germany)

■■ BA Business Administration and Applied Foreign Languages, Université Lyon 3, (France), Kingston University (London, UK)

Languages■■ English, French, German, Spanish, Swahili

Internships■■ 02/2007–04/2007 Assistant Advocacy

Officer, FEMNET African Women’s Development and Communication Network, Advocacy Programme (Nairobi, Kenya)

■■ 10/2006–12/2006 Sub-Project Co-ordinator for Informal Education, CENIT Centre of The Working Girl, Street Outreach Programme (Quito, Ecuador)

■■ 07/2006–09/2006 Research Associate, DGAP German Council on Foreign Relations, International Politics (IP) (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 03/2006–07/2006 Editor, Atlantic Initiative (Berlin, Germany)

Work Experience■■ 06/2009–08/2009 Transitory Project

Manager, Programme Promotion of Women’s Rights, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (Phnom Penh, Cambodia)

■■ 06/2008–05/2009 Programme Support Officer, Programme Promotion of Women’s Rights, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (Phnom Penh, Cambodia)

■■ 04/2007–07/2009 Consultant on HIV/AIDS induced child labour, ILO/IPEC International Labour Organisation, International Programme for the Elimination of Child Labour (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Kampala, Uganda)

Master’s Thesis■■ Do Restrictive Immigration Policies and

Laws Contribute to the Reduction of Human Trafficking in the European Union?


[email protected]

Christian Ruiz Palmero

Spain / Switzerland

Academic Areas of Interest■■ European Integration■■ International Governance■■ Security Policy

Education■■ BA Political Sciences, University of Geneva

(Switzerland)■■ Erasmus exchange year at Freie Universität

Berlin (Germany)


Internships■■ 07/2008–08/2008 Intern, Political and

Economic Department, Delegation of the European Commission to Albania (Tirana, Albania)

■■ 07/2007–09/2007 Intern, Research and Lobby on Cluster Bombs and Landmines, Swiss Campaign to Ban Landmines (Geneva, Switzerland)

■■ 07/2006–09/2006 Journalist, Evening News, Radio Cité (Geneva, Switzerland)

Work Experience■■ 06/2009–07/2009 Exchange Student,

Shifting Global Order Program, Center for International Governance Innovation (Waterloo, Canada)

■■ 11/2007–04/2008 Organizer, Interregional conference in Chernivtsi on ‘cross-border cooperation’, Freie Universität Berlin (Germany), Chernivtsi University (Ukraine)

■■ 07/2007–09/2007 Programmer, Setup of Servers and Networks, H Solution (Geneva, Switzerland)

Master’s Thesis■■ Speaking with One Voice at the G20? The

Impact of New Informal Decision-Making Procedures within the EU


[email protected]

Lejla Sadiku

Kosovo

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Development Economics■■ Education ■■ Poverty Alleviation

Education■■ BA Business Administration and Political

Science / International Relations, American University in Bulgaria (Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria)

Languages■■ English, Albanian, Bosnian / Croatian /

Serbian

Internships■■ 06/2009–09/2009 Intern, Global Public

Policy Institute (Berlin, Germany) ■■ 09/2007–02/2008 Intern, World Bank

(Prishtina, Kosovo)■■ 05/2005–09/2005 Intern / Team Leader,

Retail Banking, ProCredit Bank (Prishtina, Kosovo)

■■ 05/2004–09/2004 Intern, Retail Banking, ProCredit Bank (Prishtina, Kosovo)

Work Experience■■ 09/2009–10/2009 (Report) Editor, Access

to Official Documents, Youth Initiative for Human Rights (Prishtina, Kosovo)

■■ 06/2008–07/2008 Consultant, Report on the Serbian Minority, World Bank (Prishtina, Kosovo)

■■ 05/2008–06/2008 Consultant, Human Development Sector, World Bank (Skopje, Macedonia)

■■ 02/2008–05/2008 Consultant, Human Development Sector, World Bank (Prishtina, Kosovo)

■■ 05/2007–12/2007 Co-Founder, Talk for Tomorrow Initiative (Prishtina, Kosovo)

Master’s Thesis■■ Under What Circumstances Does Civil

Society Successfully Fight Corruption? The Cases of Albania, Serbia and Kosovo


[email protected]

Juliane Sarnes

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest ■■ Public Management (Strategy, Innovation,

Delivery)■■ Environment, Energy & Climate Economics■■ Finance & Economic Policy (Financial

Management / Budgeting)

Education■■ MA Sociology, Ludwig-Maximilians-

Universität München (Munich, Germany)

Languages■■ English, German, French, Spanish, Polish

Internships■■ 07/2009–08/2009 Trainee,

WirtschaftsWoche, Publishing Group Handelsblatt (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 03/2007–04/2007 Analyst, Press depart-ment / Strategy and Campaigns, Headquar-ters of the German Liberal Party (FDP) (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 07/2002–08/2002 Trainee, Press Depart-ment / Strategy Development, Berliner Abgeordnetenhaus (Berlin, Germany)

Work Experience■■ 07/2007–present Freelance translator for

Axel Springer Verlag, Suhrkamp Verlag & VS Verlag

■■ 04/2004–02/2007 Tutor, Department of Sociology, Ludwig-Maximilians- Universität München (Munich, Germany)

■■ 01/2006–12/2006 Student Trainee, Sterling MacGregor Consulting (Munich, Germany)

Master’s Thesis■■ German Municipal Finance and the Influence

of the Financial Crisis


[email protected]

Jill Philine Scherneck

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ International Development■■ International Governance■■ Security and Peace Policy

Education■■ BA International Relations & Development

Studies, University of Sussex (Brighton, UK)

Languages■■ English, German, Italian, Serbo- Croatian,

French

Work Experience■■ 09/2009–09/2010 Department Head,

International Politics, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung e.V. (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 02/2007–09/2009 Department Head, Feminism & Gender Democracy, Gunda- Werner-Institut, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 10/2006–07/2007 Junior Project Manager, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 11/2004–05/2006 Coordinator for Mentoring Initiatives, Aimhigher (UK)

Master’s Thesis■■ Coherence in German Development Politics


[email protected]

Janine Schildt

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Development Economics■■ Public Health■■ Latin American Studies

Education■■ BA Intercultural European and American

Studies, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (Germany)

■■ Additional degree / teaching qualification German as a Foreign Language, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (Germany)

Languages■■ English, German, Spanish, French, Russian

Internships■■ 05/2008–08/2008 Intern, Program for

Decentralization and Poverty Reduction, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (La Paz, Bolivia)

■■ 04/2007–07/2007 Intern, Cultural Department, Goethe-Institut (La Paz, Bolivia)

■■ 12/2006–02/2007 Intern, Division for non-European Education and Cultural Policy, Federal Foreign Office (Berlin, Germany)

Work Experience■■ 09/2008–09/2009 Policy Officer, Division for

Bilateral Cooperation in the Field of Health, Federal Ministry of Health (Bonn, Germany)

■■ 07/2006–11/2006 German Teacher in Integration Courses, inlingua (Halle, Germany)

Master’s Thesis■■ Ageing in the Sun: Raising Awareness Among

German Retirement Migrants in Spain for the Problem of Care Dependency


[email protected]

Andrea Schilling

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Environment, Energy, Climate■■ European Integration■■ Public Health

Education■■ BA European Studies, Technische Universität

Chemnitz (Germany)

Languages■■ English, German, French, Hungarian, Russian

Internships■■ 05/2008–07/2008 Intern, Unit European

Union, Bilateral Cooperation with EU Member States, Officer for European Affairs, European Law, International Law, Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 08/2006–12/2006 Intern, Research Department, Institute for European Politics (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 09/2004–10/2004 Intern, Marketing Department, Community4you (Chemnitz, Germany)

Work Experience■■ 09/2009–present Media project consultant,

International Anaesthesia Teaching Centre, project in co-operation with German Federal Ministry of Health (Berlin, Germany; Biel, Switzerland; Chisinau, Moldova)

■■ 09/2008–08/2009 Policy Advisor, General European and International Health Policy Planning, Federal Ministry of Health (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 02/2008–08/2008 Project Coordination Assistant and Course Instructor, Centre International de Formation Européenne (Berlin, Germany; Istanbul, Turkey)

■■ 01/2007–01/2008 Research Assistant and Project Co-ordination Assistant, Research Department, Institute for European Politics (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 10/2004–07/2005 Advertising Consultant, Marketing Department, Community4you (Chemnitz, Germany)

Master’s Thesis■■ The Politics of Foreign Health Care

Economics: an Implementation Factors Study for the Federal Ministry of Health in Germany


[email protected]

Alexander Schuelke

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Development Economics■■ Environment, Energy, Climate■■ International Governance

Education■■ MSc International Studies of Aquatic

Tropical Ecology (ISATEC), Universität Bremen (Germany)

■■ BSc International Forest Ecosystem Management (IFEM), Fachhochschule Eberswalde (Germany)

■■ BSc Tropical Forestry, Study, Larenstein Professional University (Netherlands)

Languages■■ English, German, French, Spanish, Swahili

Internships■■ 07/2009–08/2009 Intern, Department of

Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Sustainable Development, Federal Chancellery (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 12/2006–02/2007 Intern, Department of Nature Conservation & Environmental Policy, Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 09/2004–04/2005 Intern, Centre for Marine Tropical Ecology (ZMT), University of Saigon, National Academy of Science and Technology of Vietnam, International Mangrove Biosphere Reserve Project Can Gio (Hanoi, Vietnam)

■■ 10/2000–05/2001 Intern, International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Integrated Rainforest Conservation Project (Kakamega, Kenya)

Work Experience■■ 04/2009–present Research Analyst, German

Advisory Council for Global Change (WBGU) (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 06/2007–08/2008 Junior Expert, Divison 47: Environment & Climate change, Program Implementing the Biodiversity Convention, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (Eschborn, Germany)

Master’s Thesis■■ Economics & Governance of Reduced

Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) in the International Climate Change Negotiations


[email protected]

Daniel Schweppenstedde

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)■■ Development Economics■■ International Governance

Education■■ BA / BSc Public Administration, Universität

Münster (Germany) / University of Twente (Netherlands)

Languages■■ English, German, Polish

Internships■■ 06/2009–07/2009 Intern, RAND Europe,

Evaluation and Audit Team (Cambridge, UK)■■ 02/2009–06/2009 Research Assistant,

Stiftung ‘Neue Verantwortung’ (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 09/2008–01/2009 Research Assistant, Leipziger & Partner (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 01/2008–03/2008 Trainee, Insurance and Legal Department, City of Cologne (Germany)

■■ 03/2007–06/2007 Research Assistant, Landesparlament Nordrhein-Westfalen NRW (Düsseldorf, Germany)

■■ 02/2006–04/2006 Intern, Office of International Affairs, City of Cologne (Germany)

■■ 08/2005–09/2005 Intern, Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany in Poznan (Poland)

■■ 03/2005 Intern, Foundation ‘Nowy Staw’ (Lublin, Poland)

■■ 12/2003–02/2004 Research Assistant, Willy Brandt Centre Wrocław (Poland)

Work Experience■■ 03/2010–09/2010 Trainee, Deutsche

Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH, Administrative Reform and Decentralization (Phnom Penh, Cambodia)

Master’s Thesis■■ Is Changing Structures Enough? A Compari-

son of Foreign Aid Programmes for Public Ad-ministrative Reform in Southeast Asia


[email protected]

Dan Sobovitz

Israel / Switzerland

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Finance & Economic Policy■■ Development Economics■■ Public-Private Partnerships

Education■■ BA Middle Eastern Studies and Political

Science, Tel Aviv University (Israel)■■ Study abroad programme at Sciences Po

(Paris, France)

Languages■■ English, Hebrew, French, Arabic

Internships■■ 05/2009–07/2009 International Affairs

Research Fellow, Office of Government and International Affairs, American Jewish Committee (Washington, DC, USA)

Work Experience■■ 07/ 2007–07/2008 Consultant, Elite

Technological Intelligence Unit, Israel Defence Forces ( Israel)

■■ 11/2005–08/ 2006 Management Assistant, Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, Tel Aviv University (Israel)

■■ 06/ 2005–10/ 2005 Client Relations Management Coordinator, Bank of New York Inter-Maritime (Geneva, Switzerland)

■■ 03/ 2002–05/ 2005 Soldier, Elite Technological Intelligence Unit, Israel Defence Forces (Israel)

■■ 03/ 2001–12/ 2001 Back Office Securities Operator, Citibank Switzerland (Zurich, Switzerland)

Master’s Thesis■■ The Occupation Corrupts? Analysis of

Corruption in the Palestinian Authority


[email protected]

Natalija Spasovska

Macedonia

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Public Health■■ Anti-Corruption■■ Public Management

Education■■ BA Political Sciences, Ss. Cyril and Methodius

University (Skopje, Macedonia)

Languages■■ English, Macedonian, Serbian / Croatian /

Bosnian, Bulgarian

Internships■■ 06/2009–08/2009 Intern, Centre for

Research and Policy making (Skopje, Macedonia)

■■ 04/2005–06/2005 Intern, IFC-World Bank Group (Skopje, Macedonia)

Work Experience■■ 09/2005–09/2008 Public Policy Analyst,

Centre for Research and Policy Making (Skopje, Macedonia)

Master’s Thesis■■ Ineffectiveness of the Macedonian Health

Care System to Provide Equal Access to Health Care Services?


[email protected]

Luis Suarez-Isaza

Colombia / United States of America

Academic Areas of Interest■■ International Governance■■ Security Policy■■ Rule of Law / Post-Conflict Reconstruction

Education■■ MA Political Science (Euromasters), Sciences

Po (Paris, France), Freie Universität Berlin (Germany), University of Bath (UK)

■■ BA Political Science and International Relations, University of Florida (Gainesville, USA)

Languages■■ English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese

Internships■■ 05/2009–08/2009 Terrorism Prevention

Branch, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (Vienna, Austria)

■■ 01/2009–04/2009 Rule of Law Intern, Global Public Policy Institute (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 06/2007–09/2007 Research Intern, INSS, US Department of Defense (Washington, DC, USA)

■■ 10/2001–present Consultant, Independent Clinical Laboratories (Tampa, USA)

Master’s Thesis■■ Security System Reform in Areas of Limited

Governance


[email protected]

Swantje Tobiassen

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)■■ International Governance■■ Political Communication

Education■■ BA Sociology and Political Sciences,

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Germany), Corvinus University of Budapest (Hungary), Universität Bremen (Germany)


Internships■■ 05/2009–09/2009 Intern, Multisectoral HIV/

AIDS Control Program, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (Windhoek, Namibia)

■■ 10/2007–02/2008 Intern, weltwärts, ICJA Freiwilligenaustausch Weltweit (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 01/2006–04/2006 Intern, Humanistische Union e.V. (Berlin, Germany)

Work Experience■■ Since 2000 Freelancer, Public Relations,

Zentralstelle für Recht und Schutz der Kriegsdienstverweigerer aus Gewissensgründen e.V. (Bremen, Germany)

■■ 07/2003–07/2004 Social Worker, Ons Plek Projects, Shelter for Female Streetchildren (Cape Town, South Africa)

Master’s Thesis■■ Are Multisectoral HIV/AIDS Control Programs

to Combat HIV/AIDS in Developing Countries Effective? Case Study Namibia


[email protected]

Marcia Toledo

Peru

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Environment, Energy, Climate■■ International Governance

Education■■ MEM Environmental Management, Duke

University (Durham, USA)■■ MF Forestry, Duke University (Durham, USA)■■ BSc, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

(Lima, Peru)


Internships■■ 06/2009–08/2009 Intern, Climate Change

Unit, Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Berlin, Germany)

Work Experience■■ 05/2008–06/2008 Consultant, Water Unit,

WWF (Lima, Peru)■■ 4/2008-5/2008 Consultant, British Embassy

(Lima, Peru)■■ 9/2007–3/2008 Consultant, AVINA Founda-

tion (Lima, Peru)■■ 4/2006–7/2007 Mission Environmental Of-

ficer, United States Agency for International Development USAID/Peru (Lima, Peru)

■■ 6/2003–4/2006 Project Management Spe-cialist, United States Agency for International Development USAID/Peru (Lima, Peru)

■■ 8/2002–6/2003 Environmental Technical Advisor, Congress of the Republic of Peru, Ecology and Environment Commission (Lima, Peru)

Master’s Thesis■■ Strengthening Global Environmental

Governance through Effective Climate Change Decision-Making Processes


[email protected]

Dainius Velykis

Lithuania

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Anti-Corruption■■ Civil Society■■ Good Governance

Education■■ BA International Relations and Political

Science, Vilnius University (Lithuania)

Languages■■ English, Lithuanian, German

Internships■■ 06/2009–08/2009 Intern, Hill & Knowlton,

Inc. (Berlin, Germany)■■ 09/2007–12/2007 Consultant, Department

of European Union Affairs, Office of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania (Vilnius, Lithuania)

Work Experience■■ Since 03/2009 Student Assistant, Hill &

Knowlton, Inc. (Berlin, Germany)■■ 01/2008–08/2008 Assistant, Office of MEP

Justas Vincas Paleckis (Vilnius, Lithuania)

Master’s Thesis■■ Fighting Corruption in the Baltic States: Why

is Estonia the Success Story?


[email protected]

Johannes Christopher Welsch

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Political Communication■■ Public Management; Reforms Processes;

Highly Politicized Industries; Education & Innovation

Education■■ BA Social Sciences and Law, Universität Erfurt

(Germany)■■ BA Economics & Management and Com-

munication Science, Universität Erfurt (Germany)

Languages■■ English, German, French, Latin

Internships■■ 06/2009–07/2009 Desk Officer, Senate

Department for Economics, Technology and Women’s Issues (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 02/2008–04/2008 Desk Officer, European Intermodal Association (EIA) (Brussels, Belgium)

Work Experience■■ 10/2006–01/2007 Research Assistant, Erfurt

School of Public Policy, Universität Erfurt (Germany)

Master’s Thesis■■ Improving the Impact of Information and

Computer Technology on the Lives of Citizens and Enterprises in Spain


[email protected]

Makaio-Michel Witte

Germany

Academic Areas of Interest■■ Development Economics■■ Finance & Economic Policy■■ International Governance

Education■■ BA International Relations, School of

International Studies, Technische Universität Dresden (Germany)

■■ Exchange year at Jawaharlal Nehru University (New Delhi, India)


Internships■■ 05/2009–07/2009, 12/2009–04/2010

Intern and Consultant, Partnership for Making Finance Work for Africa, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (Eschborn, Germany)

■■ 09/2006–09/2006 Intern, Europabüro Diakonie Regional (Brussels, Belgium)

Work Experience■■ 10/2009–05/2010 Research Assistant, Re-

define: Re-thinking Development Finance & Environment (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 01/2009–12/2009 Research Assistant, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 01/2009–05/2009 Student Assistant, Tönissteiner Kreis e.V. (Berlin, Germany)

■■ 09/2003–03/2005 Volunteer, Educational Center Internado Campesino San Isidro (Monteagudo, Bolivia)

■■ 10/2005–10/2008 Chairman, Futuro Campesino e.V. (Karlsruhe, Germany)

Master’s Thesis■■ International Governance of Banking

Supervision: Introducing Differential Treatment into the Basel Accords for Low Income Countries?


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