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20.08.2025

Alumni video: Meet Janani Padmanabhan (MIA 2022)

Photo of Hertie School MIA graduate Janani Padmanabhan

The Hertie grad shares her favourite courses, a student club close to her heart, and why Berlin is a fantastic place to be a student.

Meet Janani Padmanabhan. She’s a Junior Programme Officer at Donor Engagement & Reporting at Open Government Partnership. She’s also a 2022 graduate of our Master of International Affairs programme.

In an interview, she told us about two of her favourite courses, a student club that helped her get through the COVID-19 pandemic, and what Berlin has to offer to anyone ready to take the plunge and study here.

Watch the full interview below.