Iryna is an International Baccalaureate student at United World College Costa Rica, who is passionate about bringing diverse perspectives in addressing global issues Living in a community with representatives from 76 different countries, she enriches the learning environment with a uniqueness of cultures and is fluent in 5 languages. Iryna was a representative of the Young European Ambassadors (YEAs) initiative in Erasmus+ projects in Lithuania and Spain. Her passion for global politics, media communication, cultural appreciation, and sustainability, which she has demonstrated through volunteer work with organisations such as UNICEF and UNESCO, led to her gaining the award the ‘Volunteer…

Bohdana studies International Economic Relations and Foreign Languages. She also has experience in international exchanges and international volunteering in Europe. For Bohdana, the European Union means tolerance of the choice of everyone, the ability to travel without borders, to gain experience and a variety of development opportunities. Bohdana believes the experience of learning or staying in Europe makes us multicultural and allows us to be more empathic, which is so important in our time.

Yulia continues to study International Communications at the Київський національний університет iменi Тараса Шевченка (Kyiv National University named after Taras Shevchenko). She is a communications manager at an independent think tank with a focus on European integration, international security and macro-regional cooperation in Ukraine. Yulia is passionate about marketing, political science and psychology. She is a public activist, being a part of Ukrainian Students for Freedom and the European Youth of Ukraine.

Alla is working towards a Master of Science in International Business in TBS Education (Toulouse, France). She holds a Bachelor degree in International Business from Донецький національний університет ім. Василя Стуса (Donetsk National University named after Vasyl Stus) and was an exchange student at Poznan University of Economics and Business. Alla is active in Erasmus+ activities, and works as an intern at the Belgian non-governmental organisation “CODEC”. Also, she worked with ESC volunteers and coordinated youth projects in the Ukrainian NGO “Pangea Ultima” at the local and international levels.

Kyryl is a high school student who is fond of the history of Europe, philosophy, political science, diplomacy, the history of diplomacy, and the art of debate. He is the leader of the student self-government, and joins in the organisation of school events, both charitable (fairs, meetings) and cultural and educational (performances, projects). He has considerable experience volunteering in his city, both independently and together with volunteer organisations in Odessa and all-Ukrainian volunteer organisations. His active social life has helped him to learn about opportunities from the European Union for youth and be part of two youth exchanges of the Erasmus+ program. In his deep convic…

Anna is an ambitious and diligent student whose passions lie in political science, children’s rights, and education. Beyond her academic career, she is a committed Member of the newly established UNICEF Ukraine Young People Advisory Board as well as a Head of the Commission of International Cooperation and Tourism in the Kharkiv Youth Council. Anna is one of 20 dedicated Rebuild Ukraine Lab Ambassadors who co-authored the vision paper ‘Towards a Sustainable Reconstruction of Ukraine: Youth Perspectives of Europe’. Additionally, Anna is an active alumna of the Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX) who is always excited to share her academic and personal experiences with high school and u…

Oleksandra is currently studying law at Національний юридичний університет імені Ярослава Мудрого (National Law University named after Yaroslav the Wise). She has been actively engaged in public activities since 2020. Oleksandra has been involved in numerous projects and worked in a variety of non-governmental organisations. She has experience as a deputy assistant, director of Academic Activities in ELSA Kharkiv, and Erasmus+ program participant. She presently conducts her activities as a deputy of the Youth Council under the Kharkiv city mayor and believes that young people have the capacity to influence global change in their city and country.

Oleksandr is a third-year student at the Державний податковий університет (State Tax University), reading Legal Regulation of Public and Private Relations. He continues to engage himself in informal education, while working as a social activist in the youth sphere. Oleksandra loves to make a difference and inspire people around him.

Myroslava studied in Kakhovka gymnasia but is currently learning a new language and culture and studying in German gymnasia. She has always been interested in how and what we can do to change our world, and in 2022 she won first place in the “Genius Olympiad” for a video project. Nowadays, she is also passionate about history, geography, reading and travelling. Her favourite proverb is “The world is a book and those who don’t travel read only one page!” Myroslava looks forward to travelling in her role as a Young European Ambassador.

Mariia holds a Bachelor degree in International Relations obtained in Poland. During her time at University, she completed an internship at the Poland Pavilion during World EXPO 2020 hosted by Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Mariia is highly interested in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), democracy, educational policy and climate change. As a Young European Ambassador, she is ready to be a thought leader in society to build a better future together.

Oleksandra is a first-year bachelor degree student majoring in psychology at the University of Economics and Human Sciences. From the beginning of the war in Ukraine, she began to volunteer, and for more than 3 months she continuously helped people from various volunteer organisations. She is interested in all cultures and in particular the European Union, and she believes that in unity there is peace and prosperity. Oleksandra is a creative and empathetic person, willing to develop and improve.

Olena is in her second year of undergraduate studies at В.Н. Каразін Харківський національний університет (V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University). She is active in the public sector, having volunteered in many Ukrainian cities, interning at the Honorary Consulate of the Kingdom of Belgium in Lviv, the Analytical Centre ADASTRA as the author of several articles, and is currently working as an Accreditation Expert in NAQA (National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance) to assist in developing the Ukrainian educational system. Olena is an enthusiastic student who is always eager to learn more, as evidenced in the variety of courses she has taken at the Wirtschaftsuniversität Wie…

Kostiantyn is a graduate student in subject areas pertaining to hydrology and landscape architecture. He is keenly interested in projects from a variety of branches of environmental sciences and urban planning. At the moment, he is conducting research in Slovakia, having completed his Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Hydrology in Ukraine.

Tetiana is a FLEX alumna. Tetiana is engaged in her GAP year activities and has plans to advance human rights in South Africa on the Global citizen year program. Tetiana is also looking to pursue a degree in international relations in the near future. She is also passionate about human rights, democracy and refugee status in today’s world.

Anna is from Izyum, and is currently enjoying her gap year, working as an ESC volunteer in Finland in a school and youth house. She enjoys teaching and working with children. Anna is highly interested in history, politics, and learning languages. She considers herself an active citizen and looks forward to rebuilding Ukraine when she is able to return from the volunteering program.