Romanian-born Ina Curic is a trained sociologist, with a M.A. in Gender Studies from Babes-Bolyai University, Romania and a M.A. in Peace and Conflict Studies from the European Peace University, Austria. She has a solid background in peace and conflict research, gender studies and NGO management and more than ten years work experience in civil society organizations in different countries.
Her work, teaching and research interests focus on gender inequalities and gender based violence and their implications for peace and sustainable development; peacebuilding and conflict transformation approaches from a gender sensitive perspective; and the Transcend method for conflict transformation by peaceful means.
Since 1999, Ina has provided numerous national and international training programmes and workshops on different topics related to organizational development, project management, peace, conflict and gender related issues in various settings: Romania, Bosnia & Hertzegovina, Croatia, Turkey, Austria. Her field experience with training, capacity building as well as gender and peace projects in post war and conflict areas extends to Former Yugoslavia, Iraq, and Burundi.

International organizations for which she has provided gender training and consultancy include UN World Food Programme, International Medical Corps, Norwegian Council for Refugees and Catholic Relief Services.