Sofiya Fedyna

MA in International Relations and Diplomatic Service

 

Faculty of International Relations

I.Franko National University of L’viv

1 Universytetska str.,

L’viv, 70000

Ukraine

 

Vul.U.Lypy,10,apt.23

L’viv, 79020

Ukraine

+38 (0322)596671

+38 050 98 97 440

ukrainesinger@yahoo.com

 

 

Education

• I.Franko National University of Lviv, L’viv, Ukraine

PhD program(01.11.2005 – now)

Faculty of international relations

Specialization: political systems and global problems of nowadays.

• I.Franko National University of Lviv, L’viv, Ukraine

MA program(09.2004 – 06.2005)

Faculty of international relations

Specialization: international relations and diplomatic service

• I.Franko National University of Lviv, L’viv, Ukraine

BA diploma(09.2000 – 06.2004)

Faculty of international relations

Specialization: international relations

 

Professional experience

Vice-president of L’viv regional branch of the European Youth Parliament – Ukraine

• Internship at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Department of UN. Kyiv.10-24.03.2005

• Organized and successfully completed III-rd School of Modern European “Studies of European democracy”.(established by European Youth Parliament – Ukraine) L’viv. I.Franko National University of L’viv. Guest–speakers: Ambassador of Czech Republic in Ukraine and general Consul of Czech Republic in L’viv. 29.10.2004.

• Organized and successfully completed II-nd School of Modern European “New Europe”(established by European Youth Parliament – Ukraine).Guest speakers: Ambassador of France to Ukraine, Consul of Poland in L’viv, Consul of the Netherlands in L’viv. L’viv, 21-22.05.2004.

• Organized and successfully completed I-st School of Modern European(established by European Youth Parliament – Ukraine) Guest speaker: The director of the European Integration Institute. 17-18.04.2004

• Student scientific conference “Terrorism: a threat or a mean?” Initiator and Organizer of the project. L’viv. I.Franko National University of L’viv. 04.12.2003

• Organizer and lecturer at II-nd International School of Ukrainian Studies. Lecturer of Ukrainian language and Ukrainian culture. L’viv – Kyiv 30.08 – 21.09.2004.

• Organizer and lecturer at I-st International School of Ukrainian Studies. Lecturer of Ukrainian language, interpriter. L’viv, 1-19.09.2003

Research interests

Conflict resolution and establishment and maintenance of peace

Awards/Scholarships

• International Summer Program of Vienna university, Strobl, Austria
• Diploma (17.07-14.08.2004)

Courses taken:

• Legal and institutional framework of the EU
• European Security after the Cold War
• Turning points in XX^th century.

• International Central-East European Humanitarian school, Warsaw. International study session “The borders and bordering regions. Factors of cultural integration of region. Example of Śląsk”. 4.11 – 15.11.2002

• International Central-East European Humanitarian school, Warsaw – Stężyca. International study session “Little nations and ethnic groups in contemporary Europe. Example of Kaszuby.” 09.09.-21.09.2002

• Awarded with diploma and medal № 41 of PROMINVESTBANK of Ukraine for the active civic position and promotion of Ukrainian song and art. Kyiv, Ukraine. 30.09.2004

• Awarded with Thanks Paper of the Mayor of Lviv for the great contribution to the development of culture and art of Lviv. Lviv. Ukraine. 20.04.2004.

• I-st prize diploma of All-Ukrainian TV vocal festival “Stars, welcome to the stage”. Kyiv, Ukraine, season 2003-2004.

• Student of the Year competition. Diploma for the Student – - Public Person Award 2003. Lviv. 17.11.2003.

• Student of the Year competition. Diploma for the Student – Artist Award 2003. Lviv. 17.11.2003

• Diploma of Honour of I.Franko National University of Lviv. 07.10.2003. Lviv. Ukraine

• I-st prize diploma of IV Art festival “ In Halytska Family”.Lviv.03.05.2003

• Diploma of Honour of I.Franko National University of Lviv. 03.10.2001.Lviv.Ukraine

• Student of the Year competition. Diploma for the Student – - Artist Award 2002.Lviv. 17.11.2002

• I-st prize diploma of All-Ukrainian vocal festival “Crystal Grape's Cluster’”. Vynogradovo. Ukraine. 25-08.2002

• III-rd Prize Diploma of All-Ukrainian vocal festival “Crystal Sky-lark”. Ternopil, Ukraine, 25.05.2002

• Diploma of Honour awarded for the best solo vocal performance on the VII festival “Talents of Franko University”. Lviv.,22.05.2002

• Student of the Year competition. Diploma for the Student – - Artist Award 2001. Lviv. 17.11.2001

• I-st prize diploma of vocal festival “The songs of unforgettable country”. Gorodok, Lviv region. 09.2001.

• Diploma of Honour awarded for the best vocal performance on the VI festival “Talents of Franko University”. Lviv.,17.05.2001

• Diploma of Honour awarded by the Mayor of Lviv for original performance in literature-music festival. Lviv.16.05.2000.

• Student of the Year competition. Winner as a Student – Public person 2004. Lviv. 17.11.2004.

 

Professional development

• International European Student’s week in Lodz, Poland. “Do we need the United Nations”. 22-29 October, 2005

• International Edinburgh Fringe Festival – 2005. Edunburgh, Scotland. August 2005.

• International Culture week in Pecs – 2005 , Hungary. 23-30.07.2005

• Study visit to NATO Headquarters in Brussels. Official delegation of NATO Winter Academy winners. 21-22.10.2004.

• Participated and successfully won the 7^th place in All-Ukrainian Japanese Language Speech contest organized by the Japan Embassy to Ukraine. 02.10.2004.

• Participation in the II-nd international regional session of the European youth Parliament – Ukraine. Kyiv, Ukraine. 1-3.10.2004.

• Presentation of the book by Nursultan Nazarbajew “Critical decade”. Speech on the topic “Youth policy – the future of the state. Analysis of global problems. 23.09.2004 .

• Participated in and successfully completed the International Youth Summer Camp: “NATO: Partnership for Peace “. Organized by the Ministry of Family, Children and Youth Affairs of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine 23-28 August 2004

• Organizer of the Europe Day celebration in Lviv: Youth organisation’s conference “Development of the EU-Ukraine relations after EU Enlargement”, Youth organizations fair, Lviv Ball.Lviv.Ukraine.15.05.2004.

• Participated and successfully completed the course of lectures by Wolfgang Mantl “The main problems of European integration. European constitution and the EU-Enlargement”.Lviv. Ukraine. 26-29.04.2004.

• IV International youth conference “The World of Youth – the Youth of the World”. Vinnytsia, Ukraine .14-16.04.2004.

• Member of the official delegation from the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine to the international Tourism exhibition. Berlin, Germany.12-15.03.2004.

• Participated in, successfully completed and won the NATO Winter Academy 2004

Euro-Atiantic Integration: an Instrument for Stability

Organized by Ivan Franko National University of Lviv with the support of NATO Information and Documentation Centre, the Ministry of Education and Science and the National academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine 1- 5 March 2004

• All-Ukrainian scientific student conference “Financial sector of Ukraine: light in the end of tunnel”02.2004.I.Franko National University of Lviv. Participant and co-organizer.

• Participated in the world essay competition “May peace prevail on Earth” organized by Goi Peace Foundation and The World Peace Prayer Society. Diploma..

• Participated in Round table “The EU Enlargement and the Future of Ukraine”, organized by the British council –Lviv. 20.11.2003р.
• Participated in international conference concerning adventure and ecology pedagogics. Czarnosin, Poland. 04-08.10.2003

• Participated in VIII international Polish-German-Ukrainian Students’s worshops “No For Terrorism”. Lublin – Warsaw – Lviv. 25.09 – 05.10.2003

• Participated in Grant projects writing trainings. Organized by UNDP and Counterpart center. Kyiv. Ukraine.13-14-09.2004.

• Participated in the All-Ukrainian UN youth summit-2003 “Millenium development goals and the youth aprticipation in the decision making process”. Kyiv.Ukraine.18 – 20.07.2003

• Participated in international educational programme “Youth integration through mutual education”. Bahchysaray.Ukraine. 10-17.08.2003

• Participated in the I-st session of the United World Youth Council. Radley,Oxfordshire, UK. 25.03 – 4.04.2003

• Participated in Student’s UN Model organized by Young diplomacy Center. Lviv.24-28.03.2003. Participated in International conference “Ottawa convention: participation of Ukraine”. Organized by NATO. Kyiv. Ukraine. 11-12.02.2003

Skills

Language: Ukrainian(native),

English(advanced),

Russian(advanced),

Polish(advanced),

German(advanced),

Japanese(intermediate),

French(basic)

Computer skills: Word, Explorer, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe PhotoShop, Acrobat.

Other skills:

• Particular strengths to involve creative thought, organizing and planning abilities.
• Confident of abilities to assess needs of clients, translate needs into alternative plans, and ultimately, implement selected options.
• Advanced writing and research skills applicable for developing effective correspondence and writing proposals.
• Strong work ethic and good interpersonal skills
• Superior learning abilities

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS:

professional singing, dancing, learning foreign languages, political affairs, media content