IRĪNA IVAŠKINA Title: Ms. Citizenship: Latvia Mobile Phone: (+371) 28252237 Email:
[email protected] EDUCATION Riga Stradins University Riga, Latvia September 2008 – Master’s Degree of Social Science in Politics, Academic study program: International Relations Riga Stradins University Riga, Latvia September 2003 - June 2007 Bachelor’s Degree of Social Science in Politics, Academic study program: International Relations- European studies Academic papers: Latvian development cooperation policy towards Georgia (2005) European Neighbourhood Policy towards Georgia: opportunities and constraints (2006) Georgia’s social identity in relationship with the EU and Russia after the Rose revolution (2007) WORK EXPERINCE Latvian Transatlantic Organisation (LATO) Riga, Latvia February 2008 – present Project Manager Main responsibilities: project management; public relations; communication with international partners; office work. Main projects: Riga Conference (2008, 2009, 2010) www.rigaconference.lv Public discussion “NATO’s Future: A Baltic View” (June 1, 2010, Riga) Akhaltsikhe International Security Seminar 2008 (November 24-26, 2009, Tbilisi, Georgia) Association ‘’Georgian Youth for Europe’’ Rustavi, Georgia July 2007 – January 2008 European Volunteer Service, Volunteer Main responsibilities: Education of youngsters about the EU and NATO; Promotion of the “Youth in Action” programme among local youngsters; Assisting in implementation of projects. 1 Latvian Transatlantic organisation (LATO) Riga, Latvia September – December 2006