Martina Darmanin is the President of the European Students’ Union (ESU). Her role is to guide the organizations’ policy development on the social dimension, its advocacy towards the Bologna Follow Up Group, as well as project coordination in relation to access to (higher) education and academic freedom. As a representative of ESU, Martina is also Vice President of the Lifelong Learning Platform (LLLP) and Board Member of the Global Campaign for Education (GCE). Martina holds a Bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences from the University of Malta and organized her Master’s research study in food sciences together with Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Bio-economy in Potsdam, Germany. During her studies, Martina joined the student movement through the Malta Health Students’ Association (MHSA) and the National Student Council in Malta (KSU).