Maja Capek is an analyst in the World Bank’s Education Global Practice, with a regional focus on the Middle East and North Africa. Prior to joining the World Bank, she gained experience in development and economic policy at the European Commission in Brussels, the German development agency, GIZ, and the German Permanent Representation to the United Nations Organizations in Rome. Maja holds a Master’s Degree in International and Development Economics from Yale University and a B.A. in International Relations from Dresden University of Technology.