Education & Professional Experience

Silviya has studied at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Political Science and Government, then at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Global Studies between 2015 and 2017, then at Leiden University in Political Science, International Relations between 2011 and 2012, then at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski in European Studies between 2006 and 2010, then at Maastricht University in European Studies between 2008 and 2009.

Silviya worked for Council of Europe as Trainee | Council of Europe Office in Ukraine between May 2016 and Jun 2016, for Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria as Expert | Cabinet of the Minister between Jan 2011 and Aug 2015, for European Commission as Blue Book Trainee | Directorate-General for Enlargement between Oct 2013 and Feb 2014, for Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria as Intern | Information and Communication Directorate between Sep 2010 and Nov 2010, for European Commission Representation in Bulgaria as Intern | Information Center of the European Union between May 2009 and May 2009, for European Parliament as Intern | Office of MEP Nickolay E. Mladenov between Mar 2009 and Apr 2009.

 Skills & Competences

Silviya has the following skills : Political Science, International Organizations, Election Monitoring, Human Rights, Diplomacy, Civil Society, European Union, Foreign Affairs, Public Diplomacy, European Studies, European Politics, Public Policy, European Integration, European politics, European Law, Politics, International Relations, Social Network Analysis, Foreign Policy, Policy Analysis.

Silviya graduated from the following courses : International Summer School Sarajevo 2012 "Tailoring Transitional Justice", Independent Election Observation, Intensive Course on Peace Mediation in the EU Context, Human Rights and Democracy: Democracy Support and Election Observation, Gender Equality Priorities in EU External Action, EU-UN Partnership.