Mihnea Turcitu is an honors bachelor student of Political Science, specializing in International Relations and Organizations at Leiden University. Early on, he was given the opportunity to live in the Northern Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and as a result, developed an interest in the region of the Middle East and beyond. Besides his educational background, he is an active board member of a foundation responsible for helping refugees integrate into the academic world in the Netherlands and aims to pursue a career in the field of diplomacy.