Wicke van den Broek

Wicke van den Broek is currently a PhD candidate at Maastricht University, researching democracy promotion in Belarus. He received his education in the four Visegrad countries at the College of Europe in Natolin, the Jagiellonian University, Masaryk University, the University of Pecs and the Matej Bel university in Banska Bystrica. Before his PhD, Wicke was a trainee at the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Warsaw.

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

This Winter School of New Eastern Europe shows why it is important to bring like-minded activists from diverse backgrounds together. Throughout the sessions and exchanges, the rightness of the participants’ cause for democracy, diversity and human rights was clear; their ingenuity and drive to achieve this was visible at every step of the way; the very practise and technicalities to overcome challenges posed was there. To be a part of this Winter School means having the honour to being and staying part of this movement for freedom, rights and democracy for all, not least in Central and Eastern Europe!