Maja Ladić graduated in 2010 at the Faculty of social sciences (political science – international relations) in Ljubljana. She received an award of the Professor Klinar Fund for her final thesis Social inclusion/exclusion of Roma with an emphasis on the education of Roma in Prekmurje. Already during her studies, she was interested in human rights, protection of the minorities, ethnic discrimination, ethnic conflicts, social inclusion, gender equality, development and development cooperation. She is planning to continue her studies in this direction.
In 2008 she started working at the Peace Institute as a student, helping on different human rights projects. In 2009 she travelled to Rwanda as a volunteer and implemented some project activities (Empowering Nyamirambo Women’s Center). Since then, she is a coordinator of development projects in Rwanda. She is involved also in projects The Erased:  Remedying Human Rights Violations and Consistency of Migration and Development Policy.