Curriculum Vitae
This CV gives you a broad overview over my
Education,
Work Experience,
Short-Term Consultancies,
Internships,
Professional Training,
Honorary/ Voluntary Work,
Publications and
Language Skills.
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Education
University of Helsinki, Institute for Development Studies, Finland
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: Contemporary 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.
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.
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Studies in History of International Relations, Spanish as a Foreign Language.
TopWork Experience
Terra Consulting Ltd. (Thua Thien Hue Rural Development Programme), Hue, Vietnam
Design and analysis of the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of a bilateral rural development programme.
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'.
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.
Industrial Investment Council, Berlin, Germany
Promotion of foreign investments in eastern German federal states.
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.
Short-Term Consultancies
Student Union of University of Helsinki (HYY), Finland; Kenya
Evaluation of an environmental development cooperation project (Green Belt Movement) in Kenya.
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Finland; India
Evaluation of a women's empowerment development cooperation project in the Indian Himalayas.
Internships
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'.
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Unit for Asia and Oceania, Helsinki, Finland
Analysis of the political situation in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Delegation of the European Commission to India, Nepal and Bhutan, New Delhi, India
Monitoring the developments in the states of Gujarat and Kashmir and reported on incidents.
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.
Professional Training
Initiative NGO-Ideas, organised by 15 German and 30 Indian NGOs, funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany and India
A series of workshops in Germany and India on 'Impact Monitoring and Evaluation of Micro-Finance Projects' as well as a monthly exchange on the issues on a web-based exchange board.
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.
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
Publications
Making Services Work for Poor People: Conference Proceedings
The World Bank Institute, InWent and GTZ, 2005
Hindunationalismi ja Intian sekularismin rappio
(Hindu Nationalism and the Decay of Indian Secularism). In Ajankohta. Yearbook of Contemporary History, 2004.
Contest of Indian Nationalism.
Master's thesis, 2003. Published at the eThesis-portal of University of Helsinki, May 2005 http://ethesis.helsinki.fi/julkaisut/val/yhtei/pg/hanninen/.
Language Skills
Finnish, English, German, Swedish, Spanish, French
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