María Inés Olaran Múgica graduated in Geography and History at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, specializing in Prehistory and Archaeology (1988).

She continued her academic formation in History and Archaeology in England (1988-1989).

She worked at the Royal Thai Embassy and Consulate in Madrid as Interpreter and Translator (1990-1994).

She holds a master's degree in Publishing from the Universidad de Salamanca (2004).

She also holds a master's degree in Nobility Law, Genealogy and Heraldry from UNED (2006).

She has done the posgraduate course of Specialist in Archives of the UNED-Fundación Carlos de Amberes (2007).

She is University Specialist in Basque Studies: Human, Social and Natural Sciences, Diploma given by the University of the Basque Country/ UNED, Spain, with honourable mention for excellence (2008), and holds the Diploma in Basque Etnography/Cultural Heritage-Fundación José Miguel de Barandiarán, Spain.

She holds a master's degree in Advanced Methods and Technics of historical, artistical and geographical Research from UNED, Spain.

She has taken several works and studies in Genealogy specially related to basque families and Spanish emigration to America. She has collaborated in different publications as publisher and author and has taken part in Congresses with history and genealogy communications.

She is a member of the Real Asociación de Hidalgos de España and correspondent member of Iberoamerican Academies and Associations such as: Academia Costarricense de Ciencias Genealógicas, Academia Dominicana de Genealogía y Heráldica, Academia de Ciencias Genealógicas y Heráldicas de Bolivia, Instituto Peruano de Investigaciones Genealógicas and Associação Brasileira de Pesquisadores de História e Genealogia.