Marialena holds an LLM in European Law from the University of Edinburgh and a BA in International, European and Area Studies from the Panteion University of Athens. During her 3rd year, she participated in an Erasmus exchange in Sciences Po Toulouse. Her master’s dissertation titled “Does the current EU legal and policy framework ensure effective protection to victims of Human Trafficking and Smuggling?”.

Prior to the EPC, she has worked as a trainee at the Permanent Representation of Greece in the EU during the 2019 European elections. Her previous work experience includes working as an intern in the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence and the League for Women’s Rights.