Nataliya holds a Bachelor Degree in International Relations by the Higher School of Economics (Moscow) and the Erasmus Mundus Master Degree in European Studies (Euroculture). She is a young professional in energy and communications residing in Brussels. During her Erasmus Mundus Programme, she lived and studied in Italy, France and Belgium. In 2021, she successfully completed a traineeship in the European Parliament in Brussels as an assistant of a German MEP. In October 2021, she registered as an entrepreneur in Belgium and since then, works as a Communication Coordinator for an energy association in Brussels. In addition to her native Russian, she is fluent in English and German and has an intermediate level of French and Italian.