Ms. Maria Athanasiou is an attorney at law. She holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of South Wales (2016) and a Master of Laws Degree specialized in International Commercial law from Cardiff University (2017). Ms. Athanasiou is currently pursuing her PhD Degree at the University of Nicosia focusing on the Law of the Sea. During 2015 to 2018, she was the secretary of Young European Movement UK in Wales. Since 2020, Ms. Athanasiou is working as a part-time Instructor at the BSc in Nautical Science program of Intercollege, teaching related modules in Maritime Law.