Josip Peic was born on February 13, 1985 in Sombor, Serbia. Josip was a person who was constantly learning new things and looking for ways to improve himself and become a better human being. In 2010, he graduated with the highest honors at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Novi Sad, Serbia. Josip completed his master studies of political theory in 2012 at the Faculty of Political Science in Belgrade, Serbia. Three years later, he received his MA in public policy from Central European (CEU) in Budapest, Hungary and enrolled in competitive PhD program at European University Institute (EUI). After three months of his admission to EUI, Josip’s studies stopped by unexpected and premature death on November 24, 2015.