Elene was a 2021 Winter Intern in 2021 at East Asia Department Urban and Social Sectors Division at Asian Development Bank (ADB). She is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Urban Planning and Policy Design at Politecnico Di Milano, Milan Italy, therefore she is part of a dual degree programme with Tongji University, Shanghai. She also has a bachelor's degree in Architecture from Georgian Technical University, Tbilisi Georgia. Her private sector professional experience covers architecture and urban planning projects.  She is co-founder of Architectural Forum, which helps to promote and raise awareness on architectural and urban planning developments in Georgia.