Europe

Finland

Studies:

University of Helsinki, Institutes for Development Studies and Political History

Doctoral student, work on the doctoral thesis 'The Water Policy Process in Nepal. The Role of the Multilateral Funding Agencies and the National Government in the Formulation and Implementation of Water Policies.

Master in Social Sciences, Major: Political History, minors: Political Science, Economics, Topic of the thesis: The Contest of Indian Secularism.

Bachelor in Social Sciences, Major: Development Studies, minor: Sociology, Topic of the thesis: Instrumentalist approach to the Hindu Nationalist Movement in India.

Work experience:

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Unit for Asia and Oceania, Helsinki, Finland

Administration of development and economic cooperation programmes in Nepal. Monitoring the political and socio-economic situation in Nepal and Bhutan. Analysis of the political situation in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Plancenter Ltd., Helsinki, Finland

Tendering operations for projects funded by bi-lateral aid agencies, the European Commission and the World Bank. Inception preparations for a water and sanitation project in Nepal.

Training:

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Helsinki, Finland

Two-week-orientation course for working in developing countries. Intensive course on Poverty Reduction Strategies and their application in development projects.

Finnish Service Centre for Development Co-operation (KEPA), Helsinki, Finland

Basic and advanced courses in project evaluation for Non-Governmental Organisations.

Honorary/ Voluntary Work:

Operation a Day's Work (Taksvärkki ry., a Non-Governmental Organisation), Finland

Member of the Advisory Board

National Union of the Finnish Students, Finland

Member of the Development Cooperation Committee

Student Union of University of Helsinki, Finland

President of the Development Cooperation Committee

Germany

Studies:

Center for Development Research, University of Bonn, Germany

Junior Researcher, work on the research proposal for the doctorate. Humboldt-University of Berlin, and University of Kiel, Germany Studies in Asian History, German as a Foreign Language.

Work experience:

AWO International, Berlin, Germany

Responsibility for 8 NGO development projects for community development in India and Nepal.

Center for Development Research, University of Bonn, Germany

Research on water and natural resources conflicts in South Asia, including drafting a research proposal on the theme 'Water, Politics and Development'.

Industrial Investment Council, Berlin, Germany

Promotion of foreign investments in eastern German federal states.

International Secretariat of Transparency International, Berlin, Germany

Organisation of International Anti-Corruption Conferences in Chile and Kenya. Research on the topics of 'corruption and aid' and anti-corruption work as a tool in aid'.

Parliament of the German Federal State Schleswig-Holstein, Press/PR department, Kiel, Germany

Preparation of and participation in the Baltic Sea States' Parliamentary Conference in Greifswald, Germany.

Training:

World Bank Institute, InWent and GTZ, Bonn, Germany

Participation in a training and the subsequent conference on 'Making Services Work for Poor People: From Knowledge of Practice'. Editing and publishing the conference proceedings.