Are you interested in doing a professional year in the field of fundamental rights? Want to know when and where to start looking for opportunities?
Join us for an informal discussion, hosted by the Student Advisory Board of the Centre for Fundamental Rights, with current Hertie students who have either completed, or are completing, their PY with human rights organizations. Topics of discussion will cover tips and strategies for the job search, the skills and knowledge required for working in the field, and ways of making the most of your PY.
This is an open event for Hertie School students. No prior registration is required.
Speakers
Ana Elisa Von Borstel pursued a bachelor’s degree in International Relations with a focus on migration, refugees and human trafficking, before joining the MPP program at the Hertie School. For her Professional Year, she worked at GIZ in the global programme “Support to UNHCR in facilitating the Operationalization of the Global Compact on Refugees in the humanitarian-development-peace nexus”.
Pablo Maristany de las Casas is a master's degree student in International Affairs, specializing in Human Rights & Global Governance. He is currently completing a Professional Year position at Amnesty International Deutschland eV, focusing on impact measurement across different departments within the organization as well as its flagship human rights initiatives.
Moderator
Ana Carolina Fisher is a second year MIA student at the Hertie School. She has a Bachelor’s in Law from the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro and an LL.M. in International and Comparative Law with a focus on Human Rights from the George Washington University. She has conducted research for several organisations on topics including the incarceration of migrant children, economic empowerment of women in the Americas, and policies and legislation on paternity and division of unpaid care work.
