Fotini Marini is a lawyer with a DEA in Social Law (Universite Robert Schuman - Strasbourg III). Since 2002, she has been providing research and consultancy services to public authorities (central administration services and local authorities), social partner’s organizations and NGOs in the context of high level policy and research projects in Greece, Cyprus and the Balkan region (sectors: employment, social security, social welfare, inclusion, asylum/migration, social entrepreneurship and third sector, local administration and social innovation). During the period 2014-2017, she cooperated with the EEA & Norway Grants F.M.O. as Monitoring Agent for EEA Grant Programs implemented in Greece (sectors: asylum – migration, social inclusion and NGO Fund). She cooperates, as a Certified Tutor, with the Hellenic National Centre for Public Administration & Local Government (EKDDA), whereas she has also undertaken several research and teaching activities with higher education and research institutions.