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Hey everyone!

My name is Karina Pazhyna and I am a GE Ambassador since March 2009 who has extremely high motivation for making a sizeable contribution to the development of the youth stream in the whole Europe.

As for me, I am always optimistic and quite active person. I prefer doing then saying and it is difficult for me to stay at the same place doing nothing. Being a Junior at State Flight Academy of Ukraine (in future – aeronautical information officer, flight dispatch and flight planner), I know for sure what discipline is.
“Nothing is impossible” – my life motto. I have proved it thousands of times during my studying years, and don’t’ want to stop proving it every next day of my life. I consider myself to be a perseverance, purposefulness and straightforwardness person, and I adore learning something new and following new directions. You say it isn’t possible to change the constant things? No! It is!!! Don’t stop something if you notice some difficulties! Prove to yourself that you really CAN DO IT! By getting together we can change the things, the most important is YOUR desire!
Do you have any questions or need a piece of advice? You are welcome anytime! I will help you to solve out your problems whatever they will be! Have some suggestions? Write me – dracon781988@rambler.ru
Let’s change our lives for the sake of the future generations!

Generation Europe local debates:

The debate held by Karina in September ’09 was about Youth Activities and Activism in Ukraine. Read debate.

Events:

  • StudCamp 2010 – conference for youth development

Date: 7 March 2010 in Kiev (Ivana Mazepy str., 34). Program consists of 4 streams: student self-government, project management, info-and media-technologies, self-development.
Participation fee -40 grv. for registered participants.
Contact info: http://studcamp.kiev.ua/; project coordinator – Iryna Bozhyk, tel.: (067) 999 5 888, email – irina@srk.kiev.ua

  • Unistudy tour though Ukraine – “Education abroad” (15 -28 March 2010)

15 -19 March 2010 – tour to Kharkyv, Donezk, Dnypropetrovsk
22 -26 March 2010 – tour to Odessa, Ivano-Frankyvsk, Lvyv
Participation: free, but obligatory registration at the website www.unistudy.org.ua
Contact person: Olesya Storozhuk,univer.list@gmail.com, tel.: +38 066 310 31 33

  • Exhibition “The best in the British education” (26, 27 March 2010)

Participants of the exhibition:

INTO, Study Group, Brooke House College, International College, Sherborne,Exsportise, Taunton School, Davies, Laing & Dick College

(Abbey DLD Group of Colleges), Living Learning English, Abbey College, Cambridge Education Group, Eurocentres, Wycliffe Preparatory and Senior School,Gloucestershire College, D’Overbroeck’s CollegeBadminton School, Ashford School, Anglo-Continental School of English,Excel English, Wycliffe Preparatory and Senior School, St. Bede’s International Summer School

26 March – Donezk (hotel “Donbas Palas”), 27 March – Kiev (hotel “Premier Palas”)
Working hours: 12.00 -18:00

  • Lang-8 – learn a language from native speakers

Lang-8 is a language exchange social networking website – http://lang-8.com/

The site lets the visitor create a user profile, with the unique feature of selecting native language, and target language/s of study/interest. In additionally to the typical social networking sites features, the visitors can write journal entries in the target language and have them checked by native speakers. This allows the user to improve their writing skills in the language of study. In return the user is obliged to check other people journal entries, written on his/her native language. The typical response time is typically short and some of the articles are checked in the matters of minutes. Currently Lang-8 supports user interface in 15 different languages.

Lang-8 provides opportunity for contact between people who study each other’s native languages.

  • “Wear Green” – photo competition – 20.10 -01.12 2009

The photos of the people or a group of people in green clothes with the green make-up and other elements (colorful, size – minimum 1024*768 picksels) are accepted to the participation. Also the participants can send the proposals concerning the environmental improvement.

The main price – a digital camera
Your works you can send to – wear.green.photo@gmail.com

  • Internship for students at the internet –magazine “Ukrainska Osvita”

The following internships are available:

  • Web-site editor
  • IT-editor
  • PR-editor
  • Regional correspondent
  • Law consultant
  • Manager assistant

Requirements:

  • Knowledge of the Ukrainian language
  • 1 – 5 year student (preferable knowledge of the other slovanic languages)
  • Ukrainian residence
  • Ability to work with computer
  • The existence of the email and ICQ or SkypeThe duration of the internship – 6 -12 month, after – getting the diploma

Want to know more? Contact info:
Email: ufustudenten@yahoo.com

  • Exhibition “Education and Career – Student Day”

On December 10-12 will be hold the traditional celebration of the Student’s Day in Kiev, at the Centre of Business and Cultural Collaboration “Ukrainskyj Dym”

  • Open Lecture with Iikka Korhonen: Why do bad things happen to (seemingly) good countries?

On Monday, November the 23th, Iikka Korhonen (Ph.D., Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration. Director, Institute for Economies in Transition/ Bank of Finland (BOFIT)) will give an open academic lecture on “Why do bad things happen to (seemingly) good countries? First empirical evidence from the recent crisis”, followed by Q&A and a reception.
This event will take place at 18:00 in the Radisson SAS Hotel (22 Yaroslaviv Val Street, Kyiv, Ukraine).

  • Youth Forum of the UNO Fond – October 1 – 4, 2009

Interested? Then contact : the project manager Rustam Logaj, tel.: (044) 332-81-16; fax: (044) 221-13-01; ?mail: logay@unfpa.org
In case of being selected as the participant of the Forum, you will be provided by the accommodation and food (free of charge), and the travel costs (by bus or by train) will be reimbursed.

  • Master Class from Victor Konovalov “Everything you need to know about advertising career” / September 26 (12:00–16:00)

The participation fee is 100 grv. More detailed info you can find at the web-site – www.young-ambitious.com.ua
More questions? Contact Marija Zholudeva +38(050) 239 2745, +38(063) 235 4730, ya@web-standart.net, mzholudeva@gmail.com
ICQ: 590385281 / Skype: mariya.zholudeva

  • Debates organised by Karina

- 1st debate: “On the verge of the Youth Social Disaster” – protitution, family violence and selling unhealthy food products. Read debate.
- 2nd debate: “On the verge of the Youth Social Disaster – II”. Read debate

Current Youth Affairs

  • student festival

Student republic 2009 – student festival on 19-21June, Kyiv, Park “Druzhbi Narodov”

  • Ecological camp

IXe Ecological camp at the Kremenchutzkyj Botanic Park – 18.07 – 01.08 (Ternopil region)
Contacts: Ovcharenko Volodymyr, 80674040014, 80445010135 (after 6.30p.m.), email: ecology@newacropolis.org.ua
www.newacropolis.org.ua

  • “New Possibilities” – open lecture by Piter Grynuj

This open lecture will be held on 30 May at 12:00in theVelyka Zala at the National Academic Theatre of Ivan Franko.
To register – follow the web-site www.n-z.org.ua
Contacts: Olga Vesnyanka and Olena Pronicheva: vsna@prostirzmin.org; press@kievfilmfest.com; 80503346604; 80501730461

  • MediaNext – new media course on “the development of new media in Ukraine”

This new media course (a holland-ukrainian project) on “the development of new media in Ukraine”
More information: www.medianext-ua.livejournal.com, www.internews.ua
Contacts: Vitalyj Moroz, vmoroz@internews.ua, http://www.internews.ua

  • Cactus

Community Action Ukrainian Style (28.07-08.08) – the seminar will be hold in Ternopil by the ukrainian-american team in English. The seminar will conclude the activities in team working, debates, and finding out more about other cultures. More information you can get by contacting Maxim Doroshenko – maxad@ukr.net

  • International cultural project “Together With Art”, 23 – 24 May

The Ukrainians will have an opportunity to joint the cultures of India, Turkey, Indonesia, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Georgia, UK and many others! During two days, the guests will demonstrate their abilities and talants, but also arrange a variety of master-classes.
More information: Rimma Junusova, phone: 8-050-26-726-57
Website: http://myway.in.ua

  • Practical seminar “Internet as a tool for business development”

The seminar dedicated to the internet marketing will be hold on 14 May by the company “ADLABS – Ukraine” together with the American assemblies.
Reporters: the representatives of such companies as «Google», «Yandex Ukraine », «Meta», «Begun» and «ADLABS-Ukraine».
Date and time: 14 May 2009, from 9a.m. until 6p.m.
Place: Ukraine, Dnipropetrovsk city, 30 Fuchika street (Conference hall of the hotel “Rasvet”)
Participation is free of charge, if register at the web-site http://www.adlabs.com.ua/doc/seminars/dnepropetrovsk
Contact person: Olexandr Raspopov, “ADLABS – Ukraine” +38(063) 69 721 69 , +38(044) 361 50 16 alex@adlabs.com.ua
More info: www.adlabs.com.ua

  • International Forum “Immigration-2009: expediency, legality and safety”

On 16 May in Ukraine will be hold the first international open forum “Immigration – 2009”.
The main goal – to inform Ukrainian people about the exist situation in the world dealt with migration procceses, to face the real tendencies of migration and the participation of Ukrainian people in them, to pay attention to the migration problems and to offer the urgent information concerning the legal opportunities of immigration abroad and staying at the territory of the foreign country.
The participation is free of charge according to the preliminary registration.
To get more information call +38(044) 5411838, the site of organisers – www.ch.kiev.ua or e-mail: ryabinina@ch.kiev.ua.
The forum’s organiser is the company Conference House. Tatjana Ryabynyna is the head of this company.

  • WSCF-E Lingua Franca Language and Leadership training “Religious Freedom as a Human Right”

Venue: Ukraine – Lviv, 25 – 30 May 2009

Lingua Franca is a language and leadership training programme of WSCF Europe, aiming at breaking down linguistic and cultural barriers between East and West. Since 1991, Lingua Franca has organised language courses and training seminars for students in Central and Eastern Europe.

Topic: the freedom of churches, religions and believers in Central and Eastern Europe during communist time was violated significantly. Even today, in practice and legislation, religious freedom, an essential human right, is not respected inmany societies, throughout the world and in Europe.

According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community withothers and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance” – but isthis true in Europe today? What are the experiences of those in neighbouring countries? What does the Bible say about religious freedom? What is our responsibility in response to violations of this human right?In this training, WSCF Europe will gather students and young people to dialogue about religious freedom today, seekingto promote not only feelings but actions of solidarity crossing borders, challenging students to work and campaign for religious freedom for themselves and their neighbours, thus promoting a more peaceful and just Europe and world.

Programme: daily activities will include lectures, small group, plenary and panel discussions, and practical training workshops.

Experts will offer closer insight into the topic, but students will be expected to actively participate in discussions as well as in games and role plays, sharing their experiences related to the topic. In addition, one session a day will be dedicatedto language training. Apart from the intellectual content, there will be opportunities for social and spiritual developmentthrough cultural exchange, bible study, common prayer and worship. We aim to create a safe forum where everyone can freely express opinions and experiences.

Participants: the training session will bring together approximately 25 participants from across Europe, including students who are active in Christian student movements in their home countries and guest lecturers who are academics and activistsspecialising in the topic. A good knowledge of English is necessary, but some language training is part of theprogramme. For more information or to receive an application form, please contact the organisers at WSCFlinguafranca@gmail.com or visit wscf-europe.org. If you need a visa, please submit your application as soon as possible.

Organisers: the World Student Christian Federation (WSCF) was founded in 1895 and is a global fellowship of Christian students in over 100 countries. Europe is one of the Federation’s six regions and has over twenty-five national Student Christian Movements (SCMs). As Christians, we believe that faith and social justice cannot be separated, and we must be ready to engage in theological, political, and social issues. We strive towards unity in diversity across the boundaries of denomination, culture, nation, and gender, seeking to provide a forum of Christian witness and ecumenical dialogue for students.

www.wscf-europe.org

  • MBA Community Meeting in Kyiv

At this meeting, you will have a unique opportunity to communicate with the students and graduates of MBA from the whole world (Harvard, Chicago, Insead etc.). All the details concerning the event you can find at the page LinkedIn : or at the web-site: MBA Strategy
Date and time: 21 April (Tuesday), 19:00 – 21:00 (registration of the participants will start at 19:00 until 19:30. Try not to be late!
Venue: hotel “Khreshchatyk”, the conference hall “Vladymyrskyj” (Khreshchatyk str. 14, www.khreschatik.kiev.ua)

  • International Conference “Youth against human trafficking”

Kyiv, Ukraine
May 13 – 15, 2009
Students and young activists are invited to participate in the International Student Conference “Youth Against Human Trafficking”, which will focus on leadership, community involvement, volunteer workand understanding the modern-day phenomenon of trafficking.
During the three-day event, participants from different countries will learn more about youth counter trafficking work, participate in presentations and interactive workshops facilitated by recognizedexperts from the leading development organizations and companies, and learn from each other’shands-on experience.

After the conference, participants will have an opportunity to apply for small grants to implement counter-trafficking projects in their local communities and at their university campuses.

Eligibility:

- Students enrolled in full-time University programs are encouraged to apply.

- Application is open for students from Ukraine, CIS, EU, Balkan States and Turkey. Students from other countries are kindly asked to contact organizers prior to sending in application form.

- Strong English language skills are required as it is the working language of the conference.o Interest in volunteer work, community leadership and previous experience of anti-traffickingwork are an asset.

Terms of participation:

- 100% travel expenses reimbursement (economy class travel only, original travel documents must beprovided for reimbursement)

- Board & lodging provided by organizers

To apply, please fill in the attached form and send it together with your CV not later than April 15, 2009 to youthconference@iom.int

Selected participants will be informed by April 25th, 2009.

Applicants are kindly asked to submit application forms earlier especially if visa to enter Ukraine is required.

  • International Summer School “Studying memories of Central and Eastern Europe”

Program description: the growing importance of local, national and transnational memories has recently a particular impact on the current political and social dynamics of the societies of CEE countries. One can observe that the interpretation of memory issues in the region is often a subject of political manipulation and heated controversial public debates. On the academic level, various existing analytical concepts such as French Lieux de mémoires and German Erinnerungsorte applied to the Eastern Europe realm become widespread and at the same time questionable.
The goal of the Summer School is to reflect on the present approaches and problems, which are being scrutinized by the researchers of the national/local memories and histories. The main focus of the program will be on the memory issues of the CEE countries, however, researchers who work on memory issues in other geographical areas, are welcome to apply.
This Summer School offers the possibility to learn in depth about the specific methodological problems and challenges, which many researchers face when working on memory. The School also strives to enable young researchers to find out more about the new approaches and recent publications and discussions in the field. It also will give an opportunity to meet new people and establish international academic contacts.
The Summer School focuses on the interdisciplinary approach and invites researchers from the various fields, including sociology and history, political science and psychology, anthropology and cultural studies.
The participants are expected to make a presentation of their individual research and to contribute to the collective workshops.

The program consists of lectures, series of presentations, panel discussions, and field trips within Uman and its neighborhood.Among lecturers and tutors, we expect Natalia Yakovenko (Ukraine), Andriy Portnov (Ukraine), Georges Mink (France), Alain Blum (France).

Location: Uman, Cherkassy Region, Ukraine.

Organizers of Summer School have chosen Uman as a place of different cultures, complex histories and intermingling memories. For more information see at: uman.info, humania.com.ua, sofiyvka.org.ua

Duration: 1 week, from 4th to 11th of July, 2009 inclusive.

Eligibility: the Summer School is open to any academic candidates: students, PhD students, young and senior researchers. The working language of the Summer School will mostly be English, so it is important that prospective participants have sufficient knowledge of this language.By the end of April the selection committee will choose candidates on the basis of their applications.

Program Costs: there is no program fee. Local transportation from/to Kyiv, accommodation, meals, classes and seminars, excursions are free of charge. Travel expenses from the participant’s country to Kyiv need to be arranged by students or his/her university.

How to apply?

By April, 15 please send your application form, CV and publications list (if any) to the following e-mail umansummerschool@gmail.com

You can also send your application also by regular mail to the following address:

Uman Summer SchoolThe Embassy of Poland in Ukraine vul. Yaroslaviv Val, 12
Kyiv 01034 Ukraine

Miscellaneous: accommodation will be in twin rooms. If you prefer a single room, you will be asked to cover additional costs incurred. In this case, please contact us by e-mail at umansummerschool@gmail.com

  • Ukrainian student contest of the jurisprudence company “Pravovyj Alyans”:

On 2 March officially started Ukrainian student contest of the jurisprudence company “Pravovyj Alyans” among the students of the jurisprudence departments of higher educational establishments of Ukraine.
The main aim of this project is the ecourangement and support of the talented youth, revealing their theoretical skills, finding out their practical skills for the excellent work dealing with laws.
All students of jurisprudence departments can take part in the contest.
More detailed information you can find following the web-link – http://www.osvita.org.ua/events/585.html
http://www.konkurs.legalalliance.com.ua/

  • International debate tournament “FIRE”

On 27 – 79 March at Kharkiv, the “Debate Academy” will hold the second International debate tournament “FIRE”. During three days, the participants will take part in 6 selecting rounds, the quarter – finals, the half-finals, and Final.
The debate’s format is Words (British format of Parliament Debates). The themes will be known 15 minutes before each round. All the themes will be closed or half – closed. The debates will be hold in Russian.
The registration fee for the participates of the “Debate Academy” is 80 grn, for the rest of people – 120 grn. The participants will be provided with the accommodation and meals during their staying.

For more detailed information contact:

DebateClubUA@gmail.com.

http://www.debate.org.ua/

  • International exhibition “Ukrainian PHOTO Fair”

The main aim of the Photo fair is to encourage the development of photo – culture among youth and students, and also to help young photographers on their creative way.
Follow the following web-link for detailed information – http://www.alternatyvy.org.ua/

  • International volunteer projects 2009

All vacant positions at the international volunteer camps have been already opened. Find the best position for your!
More detailed information – http://www.alternative-v.dp.ua/

  • International scientific – research conference “Bioethics in the health protection system and medical education”

On 26-27 March at Lviv Medical University of Danylo Galitskij will be hold International scientific – research conference “Bioethics in the health protection system and medical education”.
The languages in use: Ukrainian, Russian, English, Italian.
Contact this email address for detailed information – bioethics@rambler.ru

  • Kyiv International Conference “United Nation Organization’s Model”

Date: 24 – 26 April 2009
Aim: to make clear the work of United Nations Organization by performing the imitation of its institutions, making debates concerning those issues which face the UNO according to the official laws and Statute.
Participants: the students of higher educational establishments (HEE) of Ukraine and other countries (countries of the former Soviet Union, France, Germany, United Kingdom, the USA, Holland, Finland, Israel), the teachers of HEE, international experts and analytics of burning issues which are discussed at the Conference, the representatives of the political and diplomatic corpus of world countries and international organizations.
For more detailed information follow the web-site: www.mun.graphcodegroup.com , or contact by phone – 8-066-932-58-90; icq: 281-512-418

  • Training course “Peace Bag of Europe”

This training course is for active young people, who are agitated with the theme of peace on Earth, and who are looking for new friends. The Volunteer Agency of Donezk together with the Spanish organization “Barcelona Voluntaria” has prepared the training course “Peace Bag for Europe”.
During the training will be discussed the basic of peace and the reasons of conflicts, the role of young Europeans in the peace saving, communication and intercultural dialog. The participants will face the main values of European Union, the tolerance and patience to each other, will have an opportunity to find out more about the program “Youth in Action”.
The participants from Armenia, Belarus, Bolgary, Georgia, Spain, Estonia, Romania and Ukraine.
The training course will be hold on 10 – 16 April in Svyatogorsk, the holiday hotel “Zelenyj Gaj”.
The participation is free of charge, but the participants have to pay travel costs themselves.
Those who want to take part in the training have to fill in the application form and send it until 30 March to the electronic address – olena_2006@yahoo.com

  • Internships abroad – AIESEC!

AIESEC is the international organization which gives youth the opportunities to reveal their abilities in order to make the positive affect to the development of the society. It was founded in 1948 and exists more then 60 years all over the world. Nowadays it has agencies in more than 100 countries, incorporating 28000 students and graduates of 1100 of higher educational establishments, it also collaborates with 3500 organizations and companies around the world. It has got 16 agencies in Ukraine.
AIESEC offers 4 flows of internships: management, computer technologies, education and social internships.
The duration of the program is 6 weeks and up to 3 months (social sphere), from June until September 2009, and from 6 months until 1 year for management internships.
For more detailed information follow the web-site – www.aiesec.kiev.ua

  • “Ukrainian International Education Fair”

The organizaer of the project is the academical agency”Domar Trevel Educat?on”.
The main aim of the international exhibition “Ukra?n?an ?nternat?onal Educat?on Fa?r (U?EF)” is to help potential students to find out more information concerning education abroad and to get answers from the “first hands” – the representatives of HEE abroad.
The entrance is free. In order to take part in the exhibition it is necessary to register beforehand.
In Ukraine the UIEF will be hold: in Kyiv – on 6 April, in Donezk – on 4 April, in Kharkiv – on 5 April

  • Perspectives on Media and Communications in Ukraine

Communications are one of the most basic features of human behaviour, and have been at the centre of Ukraine’s transformation process from glasnost to the present. Yet mass media remains a little studied topic within study of the postcommunist transformations and the democratization project more broadly.
This conference will focus the role media is playing in one postcommunist country, Ukraine, and will examine the issues from a variety of perspectives. It will bring together an international group of the top scholars and practitioners who conduct research and work in various aspects of media, journalism and communications in Ukraine, and the larger context in which they operate. This interdisciplinary group includes political scientists, communications scholars, a legal expert, NGO actors and a historian.
Conference dates and locations:
25 April 2009 – University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
27 April 2009 – University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Conference organizers:
Marta Dyczok, DPhil (Oxon), UWO
Yevhen Fedchenko, Dean of Journalism, NaUKMA
For additional information, see conference http://history.uwo.ca/events/PMCUkraineConference/index.html

  • First EYP-Ukraine (European Youth Parliament – Ukraine) Inter-rail Tour

Want to know more? Visit the web-site – http://eyp-ua.org/

Interresting links:

Youth organizations and activities

Education (general system of education, online courses and education info, grants and scholarships, internships)

Publications

Most relevant TV stations

Europe

Culture (upcoming events :festivals, cinemas schedules)

Tourism (transport, hotels, youth hostels)

Jobs and international opportunities

Internet (web-sites for foreigners, youth web-sites)

Environment

Where your help is needed (volunteer opportunities)

Ukraine in brief:

Area 603,700 sq km
Capital Kyiv (Kiev)
Language Ukrainian (official) 67%, Russian 24%
Population 45,994,287 (July 2008 est.)
Population growth rate -0.651% (2008 est.)
Net migration rate -0.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Independence 24 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
GDP per capita – $6,900 (2007 est.)
Unemployment rate 2.3% officially registered; ILO calculates thatreal unemployment level is 7% (2007 est.)
Population below poverty line 37.7% (2003)