Gabriela Palaveeva

Gabriela Palaveeva graduated in her Bachelor degree from the University of Sofia in Bulgarian Philology. At first, her academic interests were related to literature, linguistics and journalistic . As she has worked in an electronic media she encountered and explored topics and issues in the field of social policy, NGOs and public-private partnerships. She found the above issues very important and challenging and so she decided to further her education in this direction. She graduated in public management from SDA Bocconi School of Management. Also she has worked in Hasumi International Research Foundation- Bulgaria as a coordinator for social projects. Apart from this she has worked in Association of Bulgarian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers as a Public Affairs and Policy assistant, which has greatly influenced her ambitions and professional motivation. She believes that her work experience helped her to achieve and polish important skills , proactive attitude and understanding of the Public Affairs and the Social Policy problematic. Her personal interests are related to sports like skiing, tennis, golf. Also she enjoys travelling and discovering new places and people from different cultures and lands.