Samir Beharić is an award-winning youth activist and a Research Officer at The Balkan Forum. His human rights activism was recognized by the OSCE honoring him with the Max van der Stoel Award for his efforts in the prevention of further ethnic segregation of schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Previously, he served as the Lantos Congressional Fellow in the U.S. Congress, as well as a Schuman Trainee at the European Parliament. Beharić received his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Sarajevo, and his Master’s from the University of Vienna and Leipzig University. He is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Bamberg.