Zahar holds a Bachelor's in Economics and Political Science from Trinity College Dublin and is currently pursuing a Master's in Central, Eastern European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at the University of Glasgow. DNA: swimming in the Irish Sea.

Timur is a Political Science Masters student at the University of Amsterdam with a background in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from VU Amsterdam. DNA: thoughts, curiosity, discovery, amazement.

Lika is a junior at Barnard College of Columbia University, studying Political Science and Philosophy. Her research interests include democratization in Eastern Europe, regional and international security and cybersecurity. DNA: reading classics somewhere up in the Georgian mountains.

Abigail is a 2023 graduate of Harvard College with a BA in Government and French and a secondary field in European History, Politics, and Societies. DNA: long walks through Paris, yoga, and iced green tea with almond milk (tastes better than it sounds!)

Jan Philipp is a PhD student at European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)/Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, undertaking research in the field of European constitutional and economic law and European legal theory. DNA: Beethoven, Sichuan Hotpot, Modern Art.

Kamilla studies Politics and International Relations at UCL. She has a keen interest in policymaking, having completed research on immigration policy, international semiconductor strategies, and housing access. DNA: Caffeine, classical music, and chill hikes. 

Meret Linnarz is a PhD candidate in German Philology at the University of Cologne. She has spent her life in Germany, Peru, Singapore, Japan, Ireland, the United States and the United Kingdom. In 2022 she completed her MSt in Creative Writing at the university of Oxford. DNA: Jet Lag and an uncanny international accent!

Lola is a Masters candidate at Sciences Po Toulouse. DNA: Reading, drinking flat whites and explaining why Madrid is the best city in the world.

Atyia, originally from Ukraine, is an International Relations student at Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences in Germany. She works as a Junior Teaching & Research Assistant with main research interests being international security, energy security and European integration. DNA: IR student in love with mathematics and astronomy.

Nicklas is currently pursuing the final year of his bachelor’s in international relations and Organisations at Leiden University. DNA: Keep the tie-knot tight and the outlook wide.

Anna is a 3rd-year Liberal Arts and Sciences student at Amsterdam University College majoring in IR and Political Science. She is currently on exchange at the University of Toronto, where she is focusing on Security Studies. DNA: city walks, Aperol Spritzes and ice hockey.

Alex is a Master's student at Sciences Po, specializing in International Security. With a keen interest in Central and Eastern Europe, she investigated these topics outside of academia in the German Bundestag and Federal Foreign Office. DNA: Early morning spinning classes, late night yoga and soups (blame it on the Eastern European heritage).

Júlia is an International Relations graduate and a prospective student at the University of Stirling and Pompeu Fabra Master’s Degree in Strategic Communication and Public Relations. DNA: quite a short person with quite large ambitions. 

Marko is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in European Politics and Society at the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, as an Erasmus Mundus Joint Degree scholar. DNA: train rides, long city walks and political parties.

Nika is a sophomore at Columbia University, majoring in Financial Economics with a concentration in Applied Mathematics. DNA: Playing golf and chess.