Back in her home country, Ieva majored in Economics and Politics, where she got interested in the interaction between the two disciplines. That is precisely why she chose to do her MA in Political Science at CEU, knowing that here she has the possibility to receive a certificate for Political Economy. Within the boundaries of the field, she is mostly interested in the welfare state policies with regards to both migration and gender inequalities. This interest has been heavily influenced by her trips in Latin America, Asia and Europe through backpacking, which is her biggest passion outside of the academe.
Ieva is also highly interested in statistical methods and both its potential and limitations in the social sciences. After CEU, Ieva is planning to pursue a career in either research and public policy analysis or non-governmental institutions, i.e. Transparency International where she was interning in. She also considers coming back to academia to study PhD after a while.