The Competition
The Hertie School students of today will be the policymakers of tomorrow: they will work in international organisations, think tanks, NGOs and government affairs. This competition encourages students to think about the future of public policy, drawing from past and present experiences. How do the policymakers of tomorrow envision the world of public policy in 20 years?
What will the policymakers of tomorrow do differently? What primary policy challenges need to be tackled – and how?
This competition is open to all Hertie School students currently enrolled in the Master of Public Policy, Master of International Affairs, Master of Data Science for Public Policy and Executive Master of Public Administration programmes.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Sophie Morris (s.morris[at]hertie-school[dot]org).
The Jury
The selection of the most compelling essays will be decided by a jury comprised of:
Dean Thurid Hustedt
Thurid Hustedt is Dean of Graduate Programmes and Professor of Public Administration and Management at the Hertie School. Her research focusses on public sector change dynamics, political-administrative relations and comparative public administration. Hustedt holds a PhD and a Diploma in Public Administration from Potsdam University.
Prof. Joanna Bryson, PhD
Joanna Bryson is Professor of Ethics and Technology at the Hertie School. Her research focusses on the impact of technology on human cooperation and AI/ICT governance. She holds degrees in psychology and artificial intelligence from the University of Chicago (BA), the University of Edinburgh (MSc and MPhil) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD).
Prof. Shubha Kamala Prasad, PhD
Shubha Kamala Prasad is Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Hertie School. Her research examines domestic sources of foreign policy, spanning substate conflict to diaspora mobilisation. Prasad was awarded her PhD in Political Science in 2020 from the Department of Government of Georgetown University in Washington, DC. She completed her MPhil and MA in International Politics at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi.
Gabriel Rinaldi
Gabriel Rinaldi graduated from the Hertie School with a Master of International Affairs in 2022. He is an editorial journalist and reporter for Süddeutsche Zeitung Dossier, a new newsletter-based information service at the intersection of German policy and politics. He studied political sciences, sociology, international affairs and economics in Berlin, London, and Milan and received training at Journalism School ifp in Munich.
Benjamin Stappenbeck
Benjamin Stappenbeck is the Director of Communications at the Hertie School. Before joining the university, he worked at the German Ministry of Justice, overseeing communications for the Corporate Digital Responsibility Initiative (CDR-Initiative). He holds a Diploma in Political Science from the University of Potsdam and he also studied European Affairs at Sciences Po Lille in France.