BSc and MSc degrees in Mathematics at the Technion.
PhD in Mathematics at Princeton University, USA.
Participated in the Technion Excellence Program: 1994 – 1996.
During her studies in the program, Maria took advanced courses in mathematics.
During the course of her second degree, she conducted research on "Systems of Disjoint Representatives for Families of Hypergraphs", under the guidance of Prof. Ron Aharoni from the Mathematics Faculty.