Natalia Szymańska

Polish, but born and raised in Spain for most of her life, Natalia Szymańska is a recent graduate with a BA in International Relations and Area Studies at the Jagiellonian University. While a horse passionate in her free time, she is currently the Assistant Manager for the Future University Lab, a think tank within one of the leading European University Alliances known as Una Europa. Her role is to promote and disseminate information about the importance of the Future UniLab within Una Europa, but also to other European alliances.

Read what Natalia has to say about the Think Tank School:

The first edition of the New Eastern Europe Winter School was something I did not know I needed! The organizers realized the importance of the networking element when the winter school was being designed, and I believe that element was achieved to the fullest! These six days were packed with travelling through four different locations across two neighbouring countries while twelve participants were getting to know each other through workshops, mutual presentations, group discussions, and informal dinners and lunches. Besides providing a wide range of speakers from many different fields, the coordinators of the New Eastern Europe Winter School managed to get some of these speakers to join us for informal networking as well, which has allowed us to increase our presence in the so-called ‘outer world’. A totally recommended experience that every person interested in think tanks and NGOs should consider applying for!