RGPP Alumni 2023

Dominika Badžová graduated at BA level from Theory and History of Art and Culture in the study programme of Theatre studies at the Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Bratislava, Slovakia last year. In 2021 together with her colleagues, she received a journalism award in the category of written journalism for a series of interviews with Roma and non-Roma men and women in the Roma newspaper Romano nevo ľil. Curently she is studying in RGPP at CEU because she hopes to improve her English. Dominika’s main ambition is to combine her experience of working on the radio and in theatre, writing dramas and representing Romaňi identity and helping children with research in the field. Therefore, her goal is to go study Cultural heritage at  MA level and to create a network of scholars who work in the field of Roma culture and history. Her hobbies are theatre, latin dance and cooking. 

Born in Romania, Maria Duminica graduated from the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration in Galati, with a B.A. degree in Economics. Nobody else believed in her and in her goals because she is a ‘Roma woman’. After completing her studies in economics, she worked at an Italian bank. She has now taken up a new challenge in her life, applying to RGPP at CEU wanting to continue her studies in another country, in another language. She believes that CEU is the perfect opportunity that can help her achieve the goals she has set for the future. With her past voluntary experience, her ambition and knowledge of economics and business, she wants to have a strong impact on the situations of people who do not have the financial resources to continue their studies. In the future she wants to set up a company that will help those who do not have the financial opportunity to continue their studies by offering them a scholarship. Step by step, with a lot of devotion, a lot of patience and a lot of consistent work, her goal will be realized.

Zühal Gezicier completed her master's degree in Women's Studies. She did her master's thesis on the Dom people (a Roma community living in the Middle East), to whom she also belongs, on the "Transformation of Gender Perception in Dom Society", which examined how gender roles are transformed while changing livelihood patterns during the transition from nomadic life to settled life. Since 2016, she has worked for a rights-based organisation, an institution advocating Dom people. She focuses especially on feminist movements in the Middle East, Gender and Social Anthropology. She is taking tutorial classes Sociology and Social Anthropology in RGPP and her aim is to utilise what she learns in her research on Dom communities.

Donald Myrteli completed his BA degree in International Relations at the European University of Tirana, Albania. During his studies, Donald was actively involved with the works of different Roma and non-Roma NGOs. Voluntarism has helped him to be in touch with the community, develop his professional skills and extend his connections. Donald has also worked as a Peer Educator at Roma Active Albania organisation, where he was working on reporting online hate speech. Lately, Donald has also interned at the National Democratic Institute in Tirana. He is now an RGPP student at Central European University with the aim of improving his academic English and hoping to join the M.A program in International Relations. In the future, he wants to work with an international organisation advocating for Roma Rights.