Aina Hannisa
Academic Coordinator, International Dispute Resolution (IDR) LL.M.
Aina Hannisa works as an Academic Coordinator for the International Dispute Resolution (IDR) LL.M. at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. She is using her time in Berlin to continue her journey in academia, before she returns to Ireland to start a traineeship at one of Ireland’s largest corporate firms, in Dublin.
Aina was educated in Ireland and studied law at University College Cork, which included a year studying abroad at Université de Montréal, Canada. On graduating she moved to Berlin where she completed an LL.M. in International Dispute Resolution at Humboldt University of Berlin in 2019. During her time at UCC she was a part of the Quercus Talented Students’ Scholarship Programme which enabled her to continue playing piano, violin, harpsichord and organ in parallel with her law studies. In the course of her studies she also spent some time working in the arbitration group at Baker McKenzie in Frankfurt.
Aina has been part of the IDR LL.M. team since August 2019. She participated in the Vis (East) Moot in its 27th/17th season in 2020, and has been coaching the Humboldt University team since July 2020. In addition, Aina is a Regional Representative and member of the core team of the Moot Alumni Association (MAA).