We are a diverse team, each contributing our skills and passion to languages, cultures, and regions.

12 Nationalities

Our Team

10 Languages Spoken
8 Members

The Board

Graduate of Leiden University from the Netherlands and KU Leuven from Belgium, Raphael Rodes, President and Co-Founder of the Institute for Central and Eastern European Societies.

His specialisations include: Central and Eastern European Politics, International Relations, History, and Societies of Central and Eastern Europe.

Graduate of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University and currently pursuing a postgraduate degree at Sorbonne Paris IV University,  Matys Kocaj-Grienenberger is Co-Founder of the Institute for Central and Eastern European Societies.  

His specialisations include: the Cultural and Historical dynamics of Central and Eastern Europe, its Geography and Geopolitics.

Raphael Rodes, Co-Founder & President
Matys Kocaj, Co-Founder
Graduated from the University of Bucharest and École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), citizen of the Republic of Moldova and Romania, Nicoleta Malanciuc is Education and Research Department lead at The Institute for Central and Eastern European Societies.
Nicoleta Malanciuc, HOD Ed&Re