(Sigrid) Boysen, Professor of Public Law and Public International Law at Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg, Germany Helmut-Schmidt University, University of the Bundeswehr Hamburg (est. Thesis Title: ‘Battle for Donbass: Civil Military Interaction and the Conflict in Eastern Ukraine’ Research Supervisor: Prof. Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg (HSU/UniBw – University of the German Federal Armed Forces), in co-operation with the Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr (FüAkBw – Military Academy of the German Federal Armed Forces – General Staff College), Hamburg, Germany (60 ECTS at Level 7 of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) accredited by the Accreditation, Certification and Quality Assurance Institute (ACQUIN) equivalent to Master’s degree). (2017 – 2020) Postgraduate Master of Arts (MA) of Civil-Military Interaction.Thesis: “Life along the Line of Contact: The Impact of Conflict on the Communities living along Ukraine’s Disputed Border Lines.” Supervisor: Ms Nevenka Tomovic, MSc, Head of the Training Centre of the Police Academy of Ljubljana, Slovenia / DCAF Geneva, Switzerland OSCE Border Management Security College (OSCE BMSC) (est.
OSCE Border Management Staff College (OSCE BMSC), Dushanbe, Tajikistan. (2020 – 2021) Postgraduate Diploma in Border Security and Management for Senior Leadership Course (PgDip BSMSL-IV).(Fons) van de Vijver (2015 – 2019), Professor of Cross-Cultural Psychology at Tilburg University, The Netherlands Maastricht University (est. (Sjo) Soeters, Tilburg School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Department of Organization Studies, Tilburg University, The Netherlands, and Prof. (Hans) Schmeets, Statistics Netherlands / Special Chair in Social Statistics, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts and Social Science at Maastricht University, The Netherlands, Prof. (2020 – ongoing) Ph.D Candidate International Relations and Electoral Studies, Maastricht University, The Netherlands Dissertation: ‘Building Borders: Politico-Military Aspects of the European Security Architecture and EU Eastern Border Regions’ Research Supervisors: Prof.