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MAKDA ABEBE VALENTIN ARITON CATHERINE COREY BARBER ALESSANDRO BARTOLINI DONALD BLONDIN DAMIAN BOROWSKI NANCY CIEZA CARLO MANUEL DRAUTH SÉBASTIEN EUGÈNE KATE FANALE LUKAS FISCHER MICHAEL FÖRSTER BENJAMIN FRAASS MARIAM GABEDAVA R. ANDREW GÓMEZ ERIK GUTIÉRREZ-ARANDA ANGÉLIQUE HARDY YAEL OLGA HARTMANN CONRAD HEIDER MAXIMILIAN HELD MARCEY HOELTING CHARIS IDICHERIA DAVID JACKSON STEFANIE KIRSCHWENG KRISTOF KLEEMANN KAROLINE KLOSE ANGELA KONERT CAMELIA LALANI SIMON LANGE JOHANNES LOH DANIELA MARINACHE MAC PHERSON MDALLA NORA MOKDAD RALPH P. MÜLLER-EISELT NEVA NAHTIGAL HENDRIK OLSZEWSKI THIAGO PEZZUTO PACHECO TILL PAPENFUSS LINDSAY PARKER ANDREAS PAWELKE SVENJA-ANN PETERSEN NICOLE ESTHER PFLUG BENJAMIN QUERNER JANNA RASSMANN JULIANE REHBERG RASMUS RELOTIUS SYLVIA ROBERGE DANIA RÖPKE EMILIA ROIG CHRISTIAN RUIZ PALMERO LEJLA SADIKU JULIANE SARNES JILL PHILINE SCHERNECK JANINE SCHILDT ANDREA SCHILLING ALEXANDER SCHUELKE DANIEL SCHWEPPENSTEDDE DAN SOBOVITZ NATALIJA SPASOVSKA LUIS SUAREZ-ISAZA SWANTJE TOBIASSEN MARCIA TOLEDO DAINIUS VELYKIS JOHANNES CHRISTOPHER WELSCH MAKAIO-MICHEL WITTE
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
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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.
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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
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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.
MPP Class of 2010 Profiles 5
Makda Abebe
Ethiopia
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?
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Valentin Ariton
Romania
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
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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
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Alessandro Bartolini
Sweden / Italy
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
MPP Class of 2010 Profiles 9
Contact [email protected]
Donald Blondin
United States of America
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
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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
MPP Class of 2010 Profiles 11
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
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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
MPP Class of 2010 Profiles 13
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)
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Kate Fanale
United States of America
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
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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
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Michael Förster
Germany
Academic Areas of Interest■■ Political Communication■■ Urban Studies■■ Comparative European Politics and Welfare
Regimes
Education■■ BA European Studies, University of
Maastricht (Netherlands)
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
MPP Class of 2010 Profiles 17
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
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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
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R. Andrew Gómez
United States of America
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)
Languages■■ English, Spanish, German
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
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Contact [email protected]
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
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Contact [email protected]
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
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Contact [email protected]
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
MPP Class of 2010 Profiles 23
Conrad Heider
Germany
Academic Areas of Interest■■ Environment, Energy, Climate■■ Finance & Economic Policy■■ Strategy Consulting , Public Management
Education■■ BA European Studies, University of
Maastricht (Netherlands)
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?
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Maximilian Held
Germany
Academic Areas of Interest■■ European Integration■■ Finance & Economic Policy■■ Political Communication
Education■■ BA Integrated Social Sciences, Jacobs
University (Bremen, Germany)
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
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Marcey Hoelting
United States of America
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
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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
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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?
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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
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Kristof Kleemann
Germany
Academic Areas of Interest■■ European Integration■■ Finance & Economic Policy■■ International Governance
Education■■ BA European Studies, University of
Maastricht (Netherlands)
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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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Johannes Loh
Germany
Academic Areas of Interest■■ International Governance■■ Aid Governance / Development Assistance
Education■■ BA Integrated Social Sciences, Jacobs
University (Bremen, Germany)
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?
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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
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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?
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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?
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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
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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
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Hendrik Olszewski
Germany
Academic Areas of Interest■■ European Integration■■ Political Communication■■ Budgetary Policy
Education■■ BA European Studies, University of
Maastricht (Netherlands)
Languages■■ English, German, French
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
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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
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Till Papenfuss
Germany
Academic Areas of Interest■■ International Governance■■ Security Policy
Education■■ BA Politics and Management, Universität
Konstanz (Germany)
Languages■■ English, German, French
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)
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Lindsay Parker
United States of America
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?
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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
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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
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Nicole Esther Pflug
Germany
Academic Areas of Interest■■ Public Health■■ International Governance■■ European Integration
Education■■ BA European Studies, University of
Maastricht (Netherlands)
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
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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
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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
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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
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Rasmus Relotius
Germany
Academic Areas of Interest■■ Environment, Energy, Climate■■ European Integration■■ Development: Democracy, Economics, and
Security
Education■■ BA European Studies, Universität Bremen
(Germany)
Languages■■ English, German, French
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
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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
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Dania Röpke
Germany
Academic Areas of Interest■■ Environment, Energy, Climate■■ Development
Education■■ BA Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin
(Germany)
Languages■■ English, German, Spanish, French
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
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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?
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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)
Languages■■ English, German, Spanish, French
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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)
Languages■■ English, German, French
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
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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)
Languages■■ English, Spanish, German
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
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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?
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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
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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)
Languages■■ English, German, Spanish, French
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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