Illia is a student at the Institute of International Relations in Kyiv, specialising in International Communications. He is an active member of the Student Council of his institute and takes part in various youth diplomacy initiatives. Illia has completed internships at the Centre for Countering Disinformation under the NSDC and the Honorary Consulate of Belgium in Lviv. He currently works as a fundraising coordinator at the analytical centre ADASTRA and serves as Deputy Head Coordinator of the ‘UK Youth Council in the UA – Ukrainians Abroad’ project. He speaks Ukrainian, English, French, and Italian, and is eager to contribute to the promotion of European values through his involvement as a Young European Ambassador.