Igor Antov holds a B.A. in political science from the Free University Berlin and is a M.A. candidate in international politics at the University of Hamburg. In 2018 he founded the NGO “Youth Guerilla” assuming the role of head of operations. The NGO primarily focussed on youth and social development through projects on social inclusion, informal education, sport and art. For his master studies he was awarded a scholarship by one of the german foundations (Begabtenförderungswerke). After 5 months he was elected to represent the interests of the international scholarship holders within the foundation. During his master studies, he has worked as a student assistant at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) on a project focussed on global interdependence. Furthermore, he has done an internship at the German Parliament, under the MdB Josip Juratovic. He has done two further internships in Viena at the Austrian Institute for International Politics (ÖIIP) and in Munich at the Southeast Europe Association (SOG). His responsibilities at the ÖIIP included preparing policy briefs and academic analysis about events happening in the Western Balkans, whereas his tasks at the SOG were aimed at approaching the problems in the Western Balkans in a more direct manner through moderating panel discussions and helping organize events with relevant stakeholders. He is proficient in German (C1) and English (C2).