Concetta Filace holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and International Relations, and recently completed her Master's degree in Administration and Public Policy at the University of Milan, with the highest grade (cum laude). Her thesis in policy analysis and evaluation focused on the role of administrative capacity in the outcomes of Cohesion Policy. During her master, she served as a students' tutor in her master's degree programme, and completed a six-month curricular internship as a junior administrative PMO for the Research Office of the Department of Management Engineering at the Politecnico of Milan.