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

