LL.D. Candidate
Leidy Natalia Serrano Burbano is a qualified lawyer, having graduated from the Universidad del Cauca in Colombia. After building her professional career as a lawyer in Colombia, she decided to pursue higher education in France at the University of Bordeaux.
She has been graduated from the Dual Master's Program in Transatlantic Relations Law at the University of Bordeaux and Laval University, with an essay regarding the future of the free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur.
Throughout her academic journey, Natalia has studied in Colombia, France, and Canada. She achieved the 4th position in the national ranking of bachelors in Colombia and received the Citizens of the World Scholarship for Excellence during her master's studies in Canada. Furthermore, Natalia is fluent in French, English, and Spanish.
She has been admitted to the doctoral program at Laval University in the fall of 2023, where she will develop a research project focused on the inclusion of the interests of indigenous peoples in next-generation trade agreements under the supervision of Professor Richard Ouellet. In doing so, she will become a member of the Research Chair on New Challenges of Economic Globalization (NEME).