Marina Tkachenko is a Student at KU Leuven in Belgium, and she was a candidate for admission to 5 of the top universities of Europe to receive a Social sciences degree. She is a school medal awarder, certified English and German speaker, and participant in various projects for cultural exchange with German-speaking countries organized by Goethe Institute. She also lived for a month with a host family in Connecticut, USA. Born in Odessa, Ukraine, Marina plays piano, reads and watches TV series...

Viktoria Yurchuk is a student of Translation at Borys Grinchenko University Kyiv (KUBG). Born in Kmelnytskyi, Viktoria likes to draw, to learn languages ​​(especially English, German, and in the future, French), to take photos and to edit videos. Instagram: @your__sunshineee

Tania Alieko is a sensitive and emotional person. She tries to give people positive energy and good moods. She loves animals, she feeds street animals nearly every day, and she does Fly and Acro Yoga. In the future, she would like to help animals, to make a shelter or an organization to support animals. She is also trying to learn about ecology and she understands that our planet needs our help. Born in Slavyansk, in Donetsk Region, Tania studies at School Number 15 and she is learning...

Anna Kontseba is a FLEX Alumna ‘19 and former City Representative of Uman, a student of International Economic Relations at Kyiv National Economic University, and an English Language teacher at Yappi Corporate. Born in Uman, Ukraine, Anna loves Business, English , business English, geography, singing, fitness and traveling. Instagram: @anna.kontseba

Anna Shtenda is a Psychology Student at Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) in Lviv. Born in Stryi in Lviv region, Anna loves dancing and reading books, and she adores Yoga and tea. In 9th grade, Anna won a scholarship from Karpinskyy’s Foundation and became part of it. Anna loves animals and she started working at an international company when she was 17. Instagram: @anna_shtenda

Daria Shyroka is a FLEX Program Finalist 2021-2022, a Klitschko Foundation Alumna, a leader of Student Government, and she took part in more than 20 projects, with many at the Junior Academy of Sciences (JAS) in Ukraine. Born in Horishni Plavny, and now living in Poltava, Daria speaks 5 languages, she loves to play the piano, she enjoys reading psychological books, she studied photography, she sometimes takes part in debates, and she is a flexible and open-mind person. Daria adores sports,...

Inna Ptitsyna is a Public Relations Manager at the young startup Lawrina, an Ambassador at Kyiv Legal Hackers, and a Law Bachelor graduate from National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA). Born in Kyiv, Inna obtained her Bachelor of Law with honors, she took part in the Monroe E Price Media Law Moot Court Competition and became Runner-up Best Speaker, and she has been in communications for legal tech startups for almost 2 years. Inna is an active member of the Legal Hackers...

Anna Hrypas is a Future English-Ukrainian Translator and Interpreter studying at Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University (KUBG). Originally from Kryvyi Rih, Anna is a true lover of languages and literature, she speaks Polish, she is passioned about history, psychology, and personalities. Anna sang for 13 years, she is keen on sports, either jogging or going to the gym, she never stops digging deeper, and she is an ambitious person. Instagram: @anng1__

Anastasiia Pryshchepa is a Finance Student in the Faculty of Economic Sciences at National University Of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA). And she now works part time as an Online English Language Teacher. Born in Rivne, her hobbies include playing the Piano and reading. Anastasiia took 2nd place at the National Olympiad in German (2019), 1st place in City and Region Olympiads in German (2017,2018,2019,2020), and was the Top-speaker of the Debate Tournament “Press” in 2019. She is a very...

Daria Avramenko is the Founder and Fashion Designer at DARI CO, winner of the Best Clothing Brand by the Pink Award. Born in the small town of Illintsi in Vinnytsya region, Daria studied at the Kyiv National Linguistic University as a French Philologist, she gained the certificate of DALF in French at the level of C1, and she wrote 6 books as a ghost writer. Daria loves playing squash, shooting with pneumatic weapons, drawing, and reading. Instagram: @dari.avramenko @dari_co_   Website:...

Olha Volianska is a Psychology Student at Ukrainian Catholic University, a journalist of the Ukrainian podcast «POLITpodcast» and a member of the UCU student organization POLITclub UCU. Olha actively volunteered as a journalist during her school years (for instance, by interviewing the head of Alliance Française based in Lviv and the current ambassador of France in Ukraine). She speaks English and French fluently while always trying to perfect them, and she participated in a lot of school...

Anastasiia Bovkun has taken parts in various projects such as «Go Camp» by organization GoGlobal, «Laboratory of Superheroes» by organization Ukrainian Leadership Academy, «Teenovation and Democracy HUB» by Klitschko Foundation, «ENGin» program, and «UPSHIFT Ukraine» where her team received financing for their project. Anastasiia also created many social projects such as WoWrecords, Live together, Academy of Superheroes, Happy paw. Currently, she was a student of Boston University for one...

Dasha Kozhura lives and works in the United Arab Emirates. Born in Zaporizhzhia, Dasha loves dancing and has experience in Belly Dance. And she loves the Chinese language, which she is learning now as a hobby. She studied at the Zaporizhzhia National Technical University. Two of her proudest achievements is getting her driving license and buying her flat in Ukraine. Instagram: @dhdasha

Olha Burdeina is the winner of the €100,000 EU Eastern Partnership Scholarship to study International Baccalaureate at the Eastern Partnership European School Tbilisi “New School” in Georgia. Born in the marvelous city of Chernivtsi, Ukraine, Olha is an active member of 5 social organizations, a volunteer, a project manager, an IB student, an actress and a great thrill-seeker. As a great fan of theatre, Olha is an actress in the Chernivtsi Trama theatre named after Olha Kobylianska. As a real...

Anna Tуmoshenko is Head of Ukrainian Students for Freedom Kyiv Department (@studfreedom), a non-profit organized around safeguarding freedom, encouraging just policy making, and spreading the principles of liberty. Anna is also a medical student at the Bogomolets National Medical University in Kyiv (NMU). Born in Sumy, Ukraine, Anna Tуmoshenko is a civil activist and a previous Head Organizer of Model United Nations conference for 150+ people, a previous member of Kyiv Leaders League, and she...

Mikhail Sesin is a Multi-Instrumental Ukrainian Musician. Born in Lugansk, Mikhail is currently studying at School #6 of Kupyansk in Kharkiv Oblast. He is a member Youth council in his town and of Youth Truth International. Mikhail loves making and playing music, spending time with his friends, traveling, working on projects, and working out. He has tried various exchange programs such as UWC, FLEX, and UGS, and although he was rejected, he learned a lot from these experiences. Instagram:...

Alina Vlasova is a fashion model, a professional dancer, and a student at the Ukrainian Humanitarian Lyceum. Her goal is to study at the Institute of International Relations (IIR), Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (KNU). Instagram: @eltihoney

Kateryna Havryshchuk is a Ukraine Global Scholars Finalist '21, an Agents of Change '19 Alumna, a Klitschko Foundation School of Success '18 Alumna and a Ukrainian Leadership Academy 2021-2022 Student. Her passion is adventures, that's why she wants to study Physics and Math because she dreams of traveling to Mars. She likes reading, running and dancing. Originally from Kyiv, Kate wants to be a scientist in the future and to make high quality scientific films. Instagram: @encelana_

Vladyslava Skakunova is a a FLEX Alumna 2019 at Fluvanna County High School in Palmyra, Virginia, United States. Currently, she is a student at Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU). Born in the small town of Bil’mak in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast’, Vladyslava absolutely loves music, plays the guitar, the ukulele and the keyboard. Instagram: @nooovlada

Olya Andersona is a Sociology Student at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (KNU). Born in Rivne, Olya has worked as a designer since the age of 16 and has cooperated with online festivals, real estate agencies, online shops, and made graphics for “Study UA”. In addition to this, Olya loves anthropology; she collects business cards and has a collection of over 70 cards from various businesses; she has passed the B1 Goethe-Exam in German language; she write in a diary every day; if...

Diana Didkivskayа is an artist who paints landscapes and surrealism pieces, a beauty model, a world traveler and an Accounting student at Kiev University of Economics and Trade (KNUTE). Originally from the Kherson region, Diana loves dancing, drawing, football, and photography. Instagram: @diana_ddkk @dd_nakoli

Nicoleta Suruceanu is currently a first year student at University of Bristol (Top 10 Institutions in UK). Born in Chisinau, Moldova, Nicoleta is the Treasurer at Interact Earlscliffe Folkestone and she was the Head of Executive Board for Online Model United Nation Conferences, the co-founder of the Student-Run Women Now Society, and an Intern at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Moldova. In 2019, she won an Academic Scholarship to Earlscliffe College in the United...

Daryna Hoch is an Exchanges to Internships Program Alumna '19 where she did an Internship at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and a Bachelor Graduate who majored in International Regional Studies (Asia, Africa and Oceania) at the Institute Of International Relations (IIR), Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (KNU). Born in Ternopil, Daryna is a FLEX Alumna '17, a European Youth Parliament Member, she worked at the National Democratic Institute in Washington DC, and she is a language...

Daryna Lynnyk is a Young European Ambassador, the President of League of High School Students of Cherkasy Region, and since she was 13 years old, she has organized various local projects related to these 3 topics: Ecology, Gender Equality and Critical Thinking. Born in Shevchenkove Village and currently living in the small town of Vatutine in Cherkasy region, Daryna wrote a research work about Trypillia culture, and with her team, won the best project idea at Girls Leadership Academy and...