Dr. Ella Henninger

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Biography

Ella Henninger is a lecturer at ETH Zurich, specializing in the Chair of International Political Economy and Environmental Politics. Her research primarily focuses on environmental governance, particularly how various actors—citizens, NGOs, businesses, and international organizations—respond to and shape policy designs aimed at reducing urban air pollution in the Majority World. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Political Science from the University of Münster and a Master of Arts in Political Science from the University of Mannheim, where she concentrated on quantitative methods. During her studies, she gained experience as a tutor and a research assistant, contributing to the Chair of Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences. Her current research project, running from 2023 to 2025, aims to design environmentally effective yet politically feasible policies for cleaner urban air in the Global South. Henninger utilizes both qualitative and experimental quantitative methods to study public opinion on pollution governance, exploring how trust influences support for mitigation policies and how daily variations in air pollution affect governmental satisfaction and views on pollution control.

Research Interests

Experience

Research Assistant

— Present

Chair of Quantitative Methods Social Sciences, University of Mannheim • Mannheim, Germany

Tutor

— Present

Research Unit Comparative Public Policy-Analysis Empirical Methods, Institute of Political Science, University Münster • Münster, Germany

Tutor

— Present

Research Unit Empirical Methods, Institute of Political Science, University Münster • Münster, Germany

Awards

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ProTalent Scholarship

Requirements for ETH Zurich

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.4
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Verbal
Required:159
Verbal Percentile
Required:80
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:81
Analytical Writing
Required:4.5
Writing Percentile
Required:85
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a related field (Engineering, Natural Sciences, or Mathematics) Minimum 180 ECTS credits Subject-specific knowledge equivalent to ETH Bachelor's programs
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree diploma or transcript
  • Official academic transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Letter of Motivation (1 page)
  • Two academic recommendation letters
  • English language proficiency certificate
  • GRE General Test (for non-EU/EFTA applicants)
Specialization Notes

The GRE is mandatory for students who did not obtain their Bachelor's degree in an EU/EFTA state. Some departments (e.g., Computer Science) have specific ECTS credit requirements in core subjects.