ሃንሰን በባዮሎጂ እና የመጀመሪያ ዲግሪ በጂኦግራፊ እና በጂኦሎጂ እንዲሁም (ሁሉም ከኮፐንሃገን ዩኒቨርሲቲ) እና በጀርመን ቋንቋ እና ባህል (ከኦዴንስ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ፣ ዴንማርክ) ይይዛሉ።
Hansen holds a master in biology and a bachelor in geography and in geology as well (all from the university of Copenhagen) and in German language and culture (from the University of Odense, Denmark).