Students

Advanced Certificate in Romani Studies Program Students - Current students:  

Students starting in the 2023/2024 Academic Year:

Donald Myrteli, International Relations 2-Year Program (MA)

Donald comes from Albania. He is also an RGPP alumni, he graduated in 2022. Donald believes that the certificate track fits him not only because he is aso Roma, but also because his openness to learn: he is eager to know and learn more about Roma utilizing academia and research. Donald is a  first year MA student.

 

 

 

Natalia Noskovicova, Gender Studies, 2 year-program (MA)

Natalia comes from Slovakia, where she finished her BA in European Studies. She is currently in her 2nd year of MA studies. Natalia’s thesis will explore anti-gender mobilizations and their character in secular and religious societies in Central Europe.

She is also interested in the intersections of gender, race and cognitive disability.  

Dorina de Jonge, Human Rights 1-year program (MA)
Dorina, originally comes from Hungary. She has lived and studied in the UK, Italy, and India before pursuing her studies at CEU. 
Dorina's main research area delves into the connection between climate change and human rights. 
Specifically, she is interested in exploring how Romani populations in Hungary and Central Eastern Europe navigate this complex intersection.

 

Viktória Krizanova, Human Rights (MA)

Viktória Krizanova comes from Slovakia. She holds a BA in Political Science and International Relations. She wrote her BA thesis on the securitization of migration in Slovakia. At CEU,  she is pursuing an MA in human rights in the legal department. Alongside this, Viktoria is working for an international NGO that is now she is becoming more active within the EU and Roma housing policy advocacy. She believes that the RSP Certificate is a great opportunity for people to gain valuable knowledge about a part of our society that has been systematically marginalised by all actors. Also, it is very relevant for our region. Viktoria is looking forward to the experience.

Gentian Doci, Nationalism Studies, 2 Year- program (MA)

Gentian Doçi comes from Albania. He has an undergraduate degree in Translation and Interpretation as well as an MA in Human rights and Democracy in South-East Europe.

He is pursuing his studies in nationalism. His interest in Romani Studies comes from a human rights perspective. He is also interested in nationalism, media representation and minority rights.

Tyler Stephens, Comparative History (2 Year MA)

Tyler comes from Seattle, WA, USA. He went to the University of Washington for his BA in Sociology and Comparative History of Ideas. His areas of focus are on disability, gender, and sexuality and is interested in applying those fields to comparative and transnational histories from Central and Eastern Europe. He is also interested in microhistory and political history. His overlap with Romani Studies comes from an interest he gained after visiting a humanitarian group for Roma in Ostrava, CZ, called “Living Together" where first learned about the difficulties facing local Roma communities, such as discrimination in education, housing, healthcare, and participation in society.  He wants to graduate from CEU and then go on to complete a PhD in Berlin.

 

Dora Oprics, Human Rights (MA)

Dóra Oprics comes from Budapest, Hungary. She has gained her BA degree in International Relations at Corvinus University. Dóra sees a great need to know more about the Romani community.

She is especially interested in researching the intersections of womenhood, queerness, and being of Romani origins in an Eastern European Context. Dóra thinks that the Romani Studies Advanced certificate will be an excellent addition to her Human Rights MA degree.

Students starting in 2022/2023 Academic Year:

Stelina Dungaj, Sociology and Social Anthropology, 2-year program (MA) 

Stelina comes from Albania. She is an RGPP alumna. Stelina  believes that the Advanced Certificate in Romani Studies is a great opportunity for all Roma and non-Roma students. It  provides a great picture of the situation of the minority.

It also prepares students to critically consider and analyze all the policies and strategies that are implemented with regard to their life improvement in many dimensions and find out what is the most sufficient way to think and write about Roma.

 

Students starting in 2021/2022 Academic Year:

 Lavinia Laluna Lucie Seidel, Nationalism Studies (MA), Nationalism

Lavinia comes from Romania. Laviania is interested in the intersections of nationalism, identity, racism and other forms of discrimination, for example, sexism. She wants to find and improve ways to make a change accesible for everyone. Since 2021, she studies at Nationalism Studies department and is working with Roma feminist organisations Vivaro (based in Vienna) and Romaniphen (based in Romania). 
Lavinia' expected date of graduation is 2024.