- EDUCATION
- 2013 – Koc University (Türkiye), University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands), PhD candidate, European Commission Marie Curie Initial Training Network INTEGRIM
- 2011 –2013 – University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands), University of Deusto (Spain), Osnabrück University (Germany), Erasmus Mundus Master Programme in International Migration and Social Cohesion
- 2009 – 2011 – Master Programme in Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Latvia, graduated with distinction
- 2006 –2009 – University of Latvia, Faculty of Social Sciences, Bachelor of Political Science. Autumn semester of 2008 – ERASMUS student exchange programme at the University of Gothenburg (Sweden)
- WORK EXPERIENCE
- 20 June 2024 – to date – Minister for Culture of the Republic of Latvia
- October 2023 – 19 June 2024 – Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia
- September 2016 – September 2023 – Public policy think tank PROVIDUS, Senior Researcher on Migration and Integration, National Coordinator for EWSI and MIPEX
- Since 2016 – expert on diversity management, lecturer and facilitator of seminars
- August 2022 – September 2023 – Member of the Board of the Association ‘I Want to Help Refugees’
- January 2020 – June 2022 – Research Expert of the project ‘European Pact for Integration’
- March 2019 – May 2021– Acting Research Assistant in the ERC project ‘DEMOMIG’, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Latvia
- August – September 2019 – UN Refugee Agency Geneva, Advisor on Integration
- March - December 2017 – UN Refugee Agency Regional Office for Northern Europe, Consultant
- March – December 2016 – Public Integration Foundation, Expert on Migration and Integration, Coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Programme
- November 2013 – November 2016 – Migration Research Centre, Koç University (Turkey), Researcher
- February – July 2013 – OSCE Office of the High Commissioner on National Minorities, Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia Division, research intern
- August – November 2012 – Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in the Netherlands, trainee
- April – August 2011– Ogre Municipality Social Service, Project Manager
- October 2010 – March 2011 – Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, Senior Administrative Officer
- July 2009 – October 2010 – Ministry of Health of the Republic of Latvia, Health Payment Centre, Assistant Director
- LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
- Latvian - native, English - C2, Russian - C1, Dutch - B2, Turkish - B2, German - B2, Spanish - B1
