The Young Diplomacy Centre

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TheYoungDiplomacyCentre

• Lviv - 2004

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The Young Diplomacy Centre

• non-governmental organization, which unites more
  than 100 talented young students from Lviv Higher
  Educational Establishments
• was founded on March, 15, 1995.

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We aim our activities at

• Increasing understanding between the
  representatives of various countries
• Conducting scientific research in area of
  international relations
• Initiating information exchange and sharing
  knowledge in the areas of politics, economics,
  and culture.

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We achieve our goals by

• Conducting round tables,
• discussions, conferences, debates

• Publishing The Young Diplomacy Herald

• Conducting Summer School of
• Ukrainian Studies for Foreigners

• Organizing international exchanges

• Conducting and organizing trainings
• for members and non-members

• Participating in international exchanges

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The Young Diplomacy Structure
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The Young Diplomacy Herald

• The only printed
• edition in the
• Western Ukraine,
• which focuses its
• attention on international affairs, and traces
  Ukrainian political course on international arena

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The Young Diplomacy Herald

• 27 editions, in which students and professors
  have expressed their visions on the situation in
  the world, its problems, and possible solutions
• Covers topics of cooperation, integration,
  politics, conflicts, economics, social and
  cultural life.

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International School of Ukrainian Studies
First held in September, 2003, the Summer School
of Ukrainian Studies has gathered
representatives of 7 Western European nations
for sharing knowledge and expanding
understanding of political, social and economic
processes in the new EU neighboring country -
Ukraine
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Main targets of the School

• cross cultural exchange
• acquiring the understanding of Ukrainian culture
  and traditions
• highlighting major trends in political and
  economical life of Ukraine.

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Outcomes

• I knew nothing about this country. I came
  because I had nothing to do, and staying there
  was free. Im returning home being amazed with
  people that I met, with the beauty of this
  country. It was so much worth it. Jane Zalazny,
  Slovakia
• We have built new contacts
• Met new friends
• Shared our knowledge about Ukraine and learned
  visions of representatives of other countries .

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International Exchange with Wroclaw University
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Celebrating Europes Day in Lviv
To bring Europe closer to every Ukrainian, we
have organized the celebration of Europes Day
in Lviv (May, 15, 2004). The Ball in best
Vienna traditions was organized on that occasion
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Current Projects

• Promoting student self-governance in the Ivan
  Franko National University of Lviv
• Organizing the Second Summer School of Ukrainian
  Studies for Foreigners (August, 30 September,
  20, 2004)
• Preparing the 28th edition of The Young Diplomacy
  Herald
• .

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Our members

• Have raised money for helping Lviv Orphanage 1
  to buy some necessary equipment
• Took part in organizing and conducting NATO
  Winter Academy
• Have participated in Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary
  Program
• Every year participate in European Forum Alpbach,
  Austria
• Have been selected as DAAD scholars

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Our members

• Have been selected as scholars of Munich
  Maximilian University
• Have participated in FSA/FLEX Exchange Program
  (USA)
• Are participating in Eurasian Undergraduate
  Program
• Have been interning in Ukrainian Parliament
• Are participating and organizing (as partners)
  international exchanges, conferences, and other
  education events with Poland
• ETC.

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The Young Diplomacy Centre

• OUR CONTACTS
• vul. Sichovykh Striltsiv, 19/1a
• 79000 Lviv, Ukraine
• md_lviv_at_ukr.net

Nataliya