Povilas was awarded BA in Medieval History from Vilnius University and continues his studies at the Central European University. He graduated from a 1 year MA program in Comparative History with specialization in Religious Studies and currently pursues a doctoral degree under the supervision of prof. Matthias Riedl. His thesis concerns the concepts of human worth, their change, and implementation in law. Povilas' main fields of interest are the history of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Early Modern political thought, and social history.