Maria is completing her Master's degree in Economics and Public Policy at the University of Sciences Po Paris specializing in European Affairs. As an undergraduate, she studied Political Science at Sciences Po and Economics at the University College London. At the International Telecommunication Union, she interned as a junior policy and strategy analyst and participated in the WSIS Forum 2017. She has conducted research for the French Red Cross on the social impact of the Relais Parental, a social structure of support for parents and children. She is fluent in Greek, English and French and can communicate in Arabic(MS), Spanish and German.