Dr. Kristina Piilik has earned her LLB from the University of Tartu and gained an MA and a PhD in International Relations from Freie Universität Berlin and Fudan University, as well as an MBA from the Estonian Business School and Uppsala Universitet. Since her PhD studies, she has been working as an academic writing and dissertation consultant and guest lecturer for various academic institutions. Her main research interests are related to the democratization processes in East Europe and Southeast Asia