Katsiaryna Lozka is a doctoral research fellow, affiliated with Ghent University and UNU-CRIS, specializing in Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus. She holds a Master's degree in EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges, and a Master's degree in European Studies from Comenius University in Bratislava (Slovakia). She previously studied international politics and peace research at the University of Oslo and the Belarusian State University in Minsk.