Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 CAIO ALVES WERNECK NIKLAS ANZINGER FRANCISCO BÄCHLER ROJAS TIM BANNING NATHAN BASSETT HELENA BECHTLE PAUL BERENBERG-GOSSLER NIELS BOEHM STEFAN BOESL OLIVER BOTT LUKAS BRETZINGER PUI MAN CHENG NICHOLAS CRAWFORD SARAH CRUZ SERGIO CUERVO ESCOBAR JUAN CUELLAR TORRES ALIEZA DURANA STEVEN ENGLER MARIAM FARID TIM GILLMAIR MICHELLE GONZALEZ AMADOR FRANCESCO GOTTARDO MAXIMILIAN GRIMM JAVIER GUILLOT JÚLIA GUTIÉRREZ PERIS RAJAT HANDA JULIA HEIN THERESA HEITHAUS FRIEDERIKE HEMKER REGULA HESS REBECCA HIRSCHFELD THILO HITZ ANNA HOFFMANN STEVEN JAKSTADT NA JIANG KONRAD KAS SONIA KHAN KATHARINA KICK SVANJA KLEEMANN LENA KLOCKEMANN HARMKE KRUITHOF FLORIEN KRUSE HANLIN LI RAFAEL LIRA CARRILLO OLIVER LÖFFLER BENEDIKT MACK CLARA MENESES CHARLENE MHLANGA GIULIA MINNUCCI MEILIN MÖLLENKAMP SIRI NANZ TOBIAS NIEHAUS CLEMENT NOCOS ALEX ODLUM NATALIA OSORIO RESTREPO JANNIS OTTO BRUNO PASCHOAL ALEXANDER PAUL ARMIN PETER DANIEL POLTE JÚLIA PRATS ROMEU ANDREA PUENTES RIANO THIERRY RACAUD SANDEEP RAJGOPAL IRA RAMAJ MARJAN RANOGAJEC CAMEROON REED KIM REICHEL HALEY REIMBOLD PIETRO ROMOZZI NICOLAS ROSEMBERG YOLANDA ROTHER AYJEREN ROZYJUMAYEVA DAVID SCHLUTZ CORNELIUS SCHNEIDER KELSEY SHANTZ MAREK SLOBODNÍK BENJAMIN SNOW NATHALIE SPATH LEA STRASBURGER HADLEY TAYLOR FLORIAN TILLE KRISTA TUTHILL LISA ULLRICH GUSTAVO VARGAS VICTORIA MORITZ VOELKERLING HENRY VON KLENCKE CECILIA VON WESTERHOLT MELISSA WASSMUTH ALMUT WEGENAST JUDITH WEISS CLAUDIO ZEITZ Hertie School of Governance—founded and supported by In step with tomorrow Some ten years ago the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin opened its doors to the first Master of Public Policy students – young pioneers from all corners of the globe with a passion to shape tomorrow and serve the public good, whether in government, private corporations or the non-profit sector. Today, we invite you to meet our eighth cohort of graduates, the MPP Class of 2015. At the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin, we seek As part of a global network that includes the London to equip tomorrow’s leaders not only with appropriate School of Economics and Political Science, Sciences Po knowledge and skills but also with a sense of steward- in Paris, Columbia University in New York, the National ship for the public good so they act responsibly and University of Singapore, and other excellent Public Policy think ahead. The two-year MPP degree programme helps Schools, we are able to offer a wide range of study students understand how good governance works, how abroad opportunities for our students. organizations function and are managed, how policies are formulated and implemented, and how economy and As we look back at the past decade of building on our politics relate—and all in an applied way that brings the motto, “Understand today. Shape tomorrow”, we look real world into the classroom. forward to many more years of interdisciplinary teaching, research and policy innovations. Whether their destina- The Hertie School’s MPP programme offers an analyti- tions are in the public, private or non-profit sector, we are cally challenging and problem-oriented education in confident that the Class of 2015 is well-equipped to meet governance, policy analysis, management and leadership, current and future challenges around the globe. You strengthened by real-world experience in the public and are warmly invited to review the profiles of our gradu- private sectors. It brings together perspectives from eco- ates, and should you or your organisation wish to get to nomics, political science, law, and sociology, and trains learn more about any of them, please do not hesitate to students in quantitative and qualitative methodologies. contact us. In the words of one of our graduates: “Hertie School students are ‘multi-everything’—multi-cultural, multi- disciplinary, multi-lingual and even multi-tasking”. The average MPP student speaks 4 languages, holds 2 de- grees, has done 3 internships, has studied, volunteered or worked in 3 countries, and we are proud to have pre- Prof. Helmut K. Anheier, PhD pared them for careers in the public, private and civil so- President and Dean ciety sectors. Students take part in organized internships and a professional year postings with numerous partner organisations, be they public agencies, businesses or NGOs. Even the Master thesis projects are collaborations between students and partner organisations, strength- Anna Sophie Herken ening the MPP’s practice orientation. Managing Director Master of Public Policy Profiles—Class of 2015 1 The Master of Public Policy The MPP is an academically demanding degree programme with a hands-on approach, which prepares students to tackle today’s most pressing problems. The Programme An ever-changing world confronts us with a wide range “We equip future leaders to act responsibly and think of policy challenges. What degree of state intervention ahead. We want them to be aware of their responsibility do we need to regulate the financial sector? Who is going to the greater good,” says Hertie School Dean Helmut K. to pay for social security and retirement in countries with Anheier. “The MPP enables students to understand how ageing populations? How will we feed a growing world governance works so that they can contribute to making population while still preserving the environment for it better—whichever policy-related careers they choose future generations? What does the transformation of the to pursue.” Arab world mean for the communities in the region and the world at large? At the Hertie School, students have the opportunity to learn from each other as well. Half of the programme’s In order to tackle these issues and many others, policy- students are drawn from more than 40 countries, joining makers must think and act across boundaries. Learning their German counterparts in one of the world’s most and understanding why certain policies work while exciting cities. The mix of different cultures enriches stu- others fail is what Master of Public Policy students at dent life and the learning environment. In addition to the the Hertie School of Governance do during the two-year regular curriculum, the MPP offers a variety of opportu- programme in Berlin. nities through its study abroad programme for students to gain international experience within a one semester The MPP provides the tools tomorrow’s decision makers academic exchange or a year-long dual degree at leading need to analyse existing policies, critically discuss policy partner universities in North America, Europe and Asia. innovations and evaluate solutions. It is an academi- cally demanding degree programme with a hands-on, problem-oriented approach, giving students not only For more information about the Master of Public Policy knowledge but experience they can utilise across borders, contact: disciplines and sectors— be it public, private, or civil soci- ety. Students acquire the analytical skills to go out in the Dr. Barbara Finke world, wherever their interests may take them, and work Head of Graduate Programmes to promote good policies that in turn promote the public Tel. +49 (0)30 - 25 92 19-107 good. [email protected] 2 Hertie School of Governance International Experience Academic exchanges, a dual degree programme and international opportunities for work experience allow students to expand their horizons and personal networks at institutions around the world. Study Abroad Tokyo. London. Singapore. Toronto. Dar es Salaam. Or tration or Master of International Affairs at Columbia Cairo. The Hertie School of Governance offers its Master University in New York. Other options include the London of Public Policy candidates more than just a degree. The School of Economics and Political Science, Sciences Po in university has developed two study abroad opportuni- Paris, Milan’s Bocconi University and Tokyo University. ties that allow students to gain experience—or even a second degree—at partner institutions around the world: Students who choose the dual degree spend their first a semester-long academic exchange or a year-long dual year at the Hertie School and then their second year degree programme. In addition students spend their in- abroad at the partner school. ternships or go on a professional year for 9-15 months in a variety of countries worldwide. Hertie School alumna Snezhina Kovacheva earned de- grees from both the Hertie School and Columbia through Academic Exchange the dual degree programme. She now works at the The exchange programme is available to about 30 stu- European Investment Bank in Luxembourg. “Hertie and dents per cohort at 15 different foreign universities, Columbia changed the way I look at the world,” she says. including Duke University, Georgetown University in Washington DC, the National University of Singapore, the Internships and Professional Year University of Toronto, the Graduate Institute in Geneva, This year’s graduates enhanced their professional experi- Tsinghua University in Beijing, and the American Univer- ence with worldwide internships and professional years sity in Cairo. Students can apply for one of the academic in places as diverse as Tanzania, Saudi Arabia, The U.S.A., exchange places after starting their degree programme— The Philipines and Belgium—among many others. They generally after their first semester. They then attend a bring back to the school not only valuable real-world partner university during their third semester to add the work experience from all three sectors but also a focus experience of living and studying in a different environ- for their second year of studies and applied problem solv- ment and culture to their degree. ing skills. Many continue their cooperation with the host organization when writing their master thesis on a press- Dual Degree ing topic on behalf of the institution. For students who want to dive even deeper into another academic environment, the school has created a dual de- For more information about our graduates contact: gree programme that allows MPP candidates to not only complete a degree from the Hertie School in Berlin Anna von Behr but also earn a degree at a partner university in the Manager Career Services and Alumni Affairs United States, Asia or Europe.