Macromedia University of Applied Sciences, Berlin – Film Directing (BA)

Areas of interest: cinema and other art forms (theatre, music, painting); development and preservation of Ukrainian cultural heritage (primarily in film and television); promoting humanism, centre-left ideology and democratic values through cinematic works; civic education for mental health advocacy (largely through personal experience, having lived with complex PTSD for three years)
Hobbies: cooking vegan food, learning foreign languages, history, and literature
Additional: deep love for animals (vegan for three years) and children; ambidextrous writer
Personal quote: “Love for one’s neighbor has no real value without hatred toward the enemy.”
Recommendation: The Master of the Ship by Yurii Yanovskyi

Education: National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
‍Areas of interest: urban studies
‍Hobbies: humanities, modeling, technology
‍Recommendation: live beautifully and don’t take life too seriously

KROK University — Graphic Design

Areas of interest: art, creative projects, development of Ukrainian design, and preservation of its historical roots
Additional: artist
Hobbies: collecting and studying different types of mushrooms, listening to The Beatles, growing many plants at home, everything related to exploring the Universe and self-knowledge, and being obsessed with homemade pizza
Recommendation: rest well, enjoy life, walk in the forest more often, and create your own reality

V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (BA)

Areas of interest: philology, translation, comic art, and pressing social issues
Additional: English tutor and comic artist
Hobbies: drawing, growing tomatoes on the balcony, learning foreign languages, everything related to the Middle Ages, creating handmade items
Recommendation: spend more time offline

Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute — Environmental Engineering and Resource Efficiency (BA)
Kyiv Professional Medical College No. 3 — Nursing (Specialist)
National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine — Accounting and Auditing (MA)

Areas of interest: climate change adaptation and climate impacts on health
Additional: greenhouse gas accounting specialist in the energy department of the National Centre for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Accounting
Hobbies: travel, communication, knitting, responsible consumption, medicine

National Pedagogical Dragomanov University — Ecology (MA); self-education in art history and religious studies

Areas of interest: veganism, ecology, art, religion
Additional: in my artistic practice, I explore the relationship between Human and Nature through environmentalism and the philosophy of the Anthropocene. I also focus on post-secular processes and the crisis of postmodernity. I see the Human–Nature relationship as the primary source of art, and today’s ecological and social crises as an opportunity for humanity’s next evolutionary step.
Hobbies: radio communication, photography, poetry writing, reading
Recommendation: the film Contact (based on Carl Sagan’s novel); the Bible (a book everyone should read)

Self-taught seamstress

Areas of interest: feminism, transforming old materials into something new and creative, traveling across Ukraine
Additional: loves people and makes excellent coffee
Hobbies: walking around the city
Recommendation: Baczewski Restaurant in Lviv

National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy — Ecology (BA)
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv — Secondary Education (Geography) (MA)

Areas of interest: activism, environmental protection, education, ecological research
Additional: volunteer in a microplastics research project in the Portuguese ocean; Science teacher in Thailand
Hobbies: traveling the world, hiking, walking, exploring cultures
Recommendation: Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smith, and stepping out of your comfort zone more often, spending more time outside home and work

Dual degree from Grenoble Ecole de Management — International Business and Global Management
and University of Barcelona — Tourism and Hospitality Management

Areas of interest: Russian ecocide in Ukraine, women’s rights, activism
Additional: Member of the Youth Council at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (2023–2024)
Hobbies: running, adventures, creativity, socializing, organizing charity events, travel
Recommendation: the work and public engagement of Timothy Snyder

Choate Rosemary Hall (USA) — world and U.S. politics, public administration, public service, and economics

Areas of interest: green recovery of Ukraine, Ukraine–U.S. relations, youth engagement in politics
Additional: participant of the Advancing Sustainable Development of Ukraine course (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)
Hobbies: travel, public speaking, event organization, cooking, promoting Ukrainian culture globally
Recommendation: the feminist novel The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros; Passing by Nella Larsen

Ukrainian Catholic University — Social Work (BA)

Areas of interest: activism, social and climate justice, inclusion, peacebuilding, socially engaged art
Additional: social worker, artist, volunteer, event/project manager
Hobbies: travel, collage-making, dancing (salsa and bachata), music (bandura playing and singing)
Recommendation: promote inclusion and use correct terminology; make climate action a lifestyle; live an interesting life; the Art Library and Step (vegan café) in Lviv