Former Faculty
Academic Coordinator, Mr. Oguzhan Samanci
Oguzhan studied law at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and at King’s College London, graduating in March 2021. He currently divides his time between working as a Research Assistant to Professor Dr. Gerhard Wagner and as a Research Assistant in the dispute resolution practice of CMS’ Berlin office, focusing on international arbitration. Prior to his graduation, he gained practical experience at two international law firms and at the German Parliament.
Oguzhan has been part of the IDR LL.M. team since August 2018. He discovered his passion for arbitration while participating in the 26th/16th Willem C. Vis (East) Moot. His team reached the Round of 16 in Vienna and the quarter-finals in Hong Kong and Oguzhan was awarded an Honourable Mention for his performance as an oralist. He has been coaching the Humboldt University of Berlin Vis Moot team since July 2020. Furthermore, he is the Technical Editor of the Vindobona Journal of International Commercial Law and Arbitration and a member of the core team of the Moot Alumni Association (MAA).
Researcher, Ms. Cut Aina Hannisa, LL.M. (Humboldt)
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-Universität zu 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-Universität zu Berlin team since July 2020. In addition, Aina is a Regional Representative and member of the core team of the Moot Alumni Association (MAA).