Samir Bejaoui, Fellow at the ECIA, is a United Nations Associate Professional Officer working at the International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD). A graduate in computer science of the University of Liege and of Concordia University in Montreal, he holds a Master of Arts in International Relations and European Integration from the University of Liege and University of Roma III, and a second one in Interdisciplinary European Studies from the College of Europe in Warsaw. Prior to joining IFAD, Mr Bejaoui was a staff member of the International Development Law Organisation (IDLO) and has worked for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and for the Egyptian Embassy to the Holy See in Rome.