Kyiv Future

From Shumsk Ukraine to FLEX in Ohio to the American University in Bulgaria where he is pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Political Science, and International Relations,

Sviatoslav Hryhorenko is the Vice President & PR Manager of "TEDxAUBG" and captain of the AUBG Soccer Team "Vamos Shkembe", as well as an Intern at “Djooky” - a UA-DE-US music startup.

His Instagram: @sviatoslav_hryhorenko

Kateryna Rets is a young activist working for the cultural development of Ukraine.

She is an 18 years old girl from Cherkasy, and she has a YouTube blog where she shares her love for books with other Ukrainians. She is now a student of the Ukrainian Catholic University, where she pursues Cultural Studies, and her goal is to inspire others with her vision for the greatness of Ukraine through various cultural events.

Her Instagram: @kateryna_rets

Her YouTube: youtu.be/YSv7k4NsOeA

Valeriia Kruzjekova, from Romny in the Sumy region, is among the Top 2% of applicants selected in Ukraine as finalists of the Future Leaders Exchange Program FLEX in 2019-2020 where she spent an exchange year in Hawaii, USA. She is an alumni of the Global Leadership Forum (GLF) in 2018 made by the UWC-USA. And she received recognition from the US Department of State for 150 volunteering hours.

Valeriia is also the co-founder of Let's Go Green, a youth vegan eco-brand focused on UP-CYCLING and Smart Consumption.

Instagram: @marlowberry @letsgogreen.ua

Daryna Hil is a freshman from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv studying Interpreting and Translation.

She is a passionate social activist, an active volunteer with more than 300 hours of community service as an English Second Language Teacher, and a language learner with a love for sports.

She is also an American Councils and FLEX Program City Representative of Vinnytsya and a FLEX Alumni 2018-2019 in California.

Her Instagram: @dasha_hil

Andriana Labanets is an Erasmus Mundus scholarship recipient, currently following her studies in Rome, Italy. Prior to that, she has been doing her Master’s degree in Madrid and Glasgow. In the past Andriana also participated in Erasmus+ exchange program in Paris and summer school in Prague.

Andriana sees the great value that the international education can bring for Ukrainians. Therefore, in 2020 she created the UpGrader project in order to raise awareness about different academic opportunities abroad and help people to get into their dream programs.

The Instagram-based project consists of news about scholarships, application process tips and life abroad insights. It is now followed by students and young professionals not only from Ukraine but also other post-Soviet countries.

Besides that, Andriana also invests her time in volunteering (YEAs initiative, Eurovision Song Contest-2017, UEFA-2018), yoga and deep conversations.

Her Instagram project page: @up.grader

Yelyzaveta Shelestova is a 17 years old Student at the Institute of International Relations at Taras Shevchenko National University.

She is a Representative of Ukraine in the Student Leader Advisory Council at the Teach For All NGO global network of leaders and changemakers working to ensure all children across the world can fulfill their potential.

She is a HundrED Academy Member and a Former AIESEC member.

Her Instagram: @sh.elliz

Stepan Dolhopolyi is a Manufacturing Engineer at Progresstech Ukraine for Boeing.

He graduated from the Odessa National Maritime University, completed his education at the Missouri Southern State University in the USA, then worked at the Odessa Commercial Sea Port.

His LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stepansd/

Daria Shepetko is the Chief Marketing Officer at the SSE Riga Investment Fund as well as a distinguished student at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga where she received 3 scholarships and won The Best Performing Woman In The Scholarship Award 2020.

She was an Assistant to the Director of Communications, a Student Ambassador, and an Alumni Coordinator Associate at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga; and a Teenovation Project Lead for the the Klitschko Foundation promoting Entrepreneurship within Ukrainian teens.

She was also a Mentor at YBIT - Youth Bringing Immigrants Together, and has received a mini-MBA even before graduating High School from the reputable Earlscliffe Sixth College.

She is also a model, a ballerina, and a lover of Aesthetics.

Daria believes that Art is everywhere, all we have to do is notice. And that the world is our oyster, all we need is to be proactive and seize the opportunities.

Her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daria-shepetko/

Yaroslava Franck is an Associate at Sayenko Kharenko in Kyiv where she specializes international arbitration, cross-border litigation and infrastructural projects.

She was a Top 1% student, receiving a special governmental scholarship to finish her Bachelor's & Masters Degrees with Honors at Taras Shevshenko National University of Kyiv.

Afterwards, she received a Swedish governmental scholarship for Future Global Leaders (Visby scholarship) and completed her Masters of Law degree at the Uppsala University.

She was the Vice President for Academic Activites in the Kyiv Chapter of ELSA - The European Law Students Association, a Team Coordinator at Anti-Corruption International, and an Organizer Volunteer for Conferences at the Kyiv Post.

Her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yaroslava-franck/

Liza Nesterenko is an Erasmus student at IULM University in Milan. Originally, she is studying Management of International Communication in Riga, Latvia.

Liza is an alumna of The English Access 2-year Microscholarship Program sponsored by the U.S Department of State.

She was also a Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX) participant in 2017-18 and spend her exchange year in Des Moines, Iowa.

In Ukraine, she organized different events, English clubs and lectures in addition to being an American Councils City Representative in Vinnytsia.

Her Instagram: @bethnest