Andrea Ruk, Senior Adviser graduated English and Spanish Language and Literature at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb in 1985. Since 1995 she has been working in the Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO) in the Director’s Office and in Project Support Centre. Before 1995 she worked as a teacher of English for five years and as a correspondent of English and Spanish for four years. Her professional engagement includes the management of the Office of the Director, the development of project proposals for national and international tenders, administrative support and reporting on international projects, translations and the organization of conferences.