Farzanah holds a BA in Political Science and Sociology from the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich and is completing an MA in International Relations and Diplomacy at the University of Trier. These programs included academic exchange to the University of Tokyo (Japan), Sungkyunkwan University (South Korea), and the Diplomatic Academy Vienna (Austria).

Her research interests include German foreign policy, feminist foreign policy, gender, political leadership rhetoric, Cross-Strait relations, post-conflict resolution, ethnic conflicts, and comparative government studies. For her master’s thesis, Farzanah examined Annalena Baerbock's leadership and Germany's feminist foreign policy adoption through a two-level game perspective.

Farzanah also gained research and program experience while working with the Hanns Seidel Foundation Korea and the Max Planck Society.

Farzanah is motivated by civic participation and remains active with political youth engagement throughout Europe, including the Jugend-Enquête-Kommission.