[Aaus-list] Newsletter 23

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 #23, November 2012

 Three Kyiv Mohyla Academy Alumni Elected to Parliament of Ukraine

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Henadij Zubko, Serhiy Labaziuk, both alumni of the Kyiv Mohyla
Business School MBA Program, and Rostyslav Pavlenko, political
analyst, Director of the School of Political Analysis and Kyiv Mohyla
Academy graduate and doctoral candidate, have been elected to the
Parliament of Ukraine.

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 The administration, faculty and students of National University of
Kyiv Mohyla Academy congratulate them on their electoral victory. As
they strengthen their positions they are challenging the current
status quo. They are the leaders of Ukraine’s future. Many are
active members of the Kyiv Mohyla Alumni Association and support their
Alma Mater.

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 Many alumni of National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy have
become top executives and owners of national and international
business enterprises, respected faculty members at various
universities, leaders in the non-profit sector, lawyers, sociologists,
public servants, artists, actors, and members of Ukraine’s evolving
civil society.

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 Center of the History of Ukraine’s Nation-building Movements in
the Twentieth Century Established

 The establishment of the Center of the History of Ukraine’s
Nation-building Movements in the Twentieth Centuryat National
University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy marks another milestone in the
research and academic work dedicated to Ukraine’s nation-building
efforts. Volodymyr Vjatrovych has been appointed director of the
Center.

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Volodymyr Vjatrovych is a historian, researcher, author, and leader
in Ukraine’s developing civil society. He is the former Director of
the Archive of the Security Service of Ukraine. He is a doctoral
candidate, head of the Academic Council of the Center of Ukraine’s
Liberation Movement in Lviv, member of the Board of Directors of the
Memorial Museum of Victims of Occupation Regimes known as "Lonskyj
Prison".

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 UKMA Scholars Publish What now for EU-Ukraine relations?

 The EU Observer published an article of opinion by Iryna Solonenko
and Dr. Andreas Umland, two scholars from Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. The
article What now for EU-Ukraine relations? proposes specific, tangible
steps to re-intensify EU-Ukraine relations.

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Iryna Solonenko graduated from National University of Kyiv-Mohyla
Academy in 1999 with a degree in History, received her Master’s
degree at Central-European University in Budapest. She is a PhD
Candidate in European Integration at the national Academy of Public
Administration in Kyiv, and is a researcher into EU-eastern policies
at the European University Viadrina of Frankfurt/Oder in Germany.

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Andreas Umland, PhD, teaches in the German and European Studies
program at the National University of Mohyla Academy. He holds an M.A.
from Stanford University, an M.Phil. from Oxford University, a diploma
and doctorate from the Free University of Berlin, and a Ph.D. from
Cambridge University.

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 Dr. Mykhailo Minakov Speaks at Wilson Center

 As reported on the Kennan Institute webpage, in the wake of the
recent Ukrainian parliamentary elections on October 28, 2012, Kennan
Institute Fulbright Scholar Mykhailo Minakov, who is an Associate
Professor at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, spoke
with the Kennan Institute about issues surrounding the elections.

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Dr. Minakov holds an undergraduate, Master’s and PhD degrees from
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. He is the president of the
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, Secretary of the Kant Society in Ukraine, and is the author of 3
books and approximately 60 articles in philosophy, political analysis,
cultural critique and epistemology.

 His project at the Wilson Center is "Philosophy, Politics and Social
Modernization in the Russian Empire, Soviet Union, Ukraine, Russia,
and Belarus". Mykhailo Minakov successfully combined his academic
career with analytical and program jobs at G.Soros Foundation, Eurasia
Foundation, V.Pinchuk Foundation, and UNDP in Ukraine.

 Mary Elizabeth Malinkin, Kennan Institute, had the following
discussion with him.

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 Hunger Strike Leader Speaks at Graduation Ceremony

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Oksana Nezhyvenko, fourth year Kyiv Mohyla Academy student in
Finance, and a leading organizer of the recent hunger strike to
protest the illegally passed Law on Languages, spoke at the opening
ceremony of the academic year in September 2012, and emphasized the
role played by Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in strengthening her character and
the Academy’s role in building the Ukrainian nation.

 Her outstanding scholastic achievements and her dedication and
personal sacrifice for social issues and national reforms exemplify
the ideals of the Academy’s student body.

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 Lecture: Concept of Decentralization in Ukraine?

 Experience in Switzerland and other Western European countries

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(Kyiv, NaUKMA) With the assistance of the Swiss Embassy in Ukraine, a
series of lectures were held in Ukraine by Dr. Nicholas Schmitt,
Research Fellow at the Institute of Federalism, University of
Fribourg, Switzerland, and and Mr. Peter Schonenberger, former Member
of Government of the Canton of St.Gallen, Switzerland. A seminar was
held at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy on September
17, followed by a lively discussion. The topic was highly relevant to
Ukraine in the current political environment, titled, "Concept of
Decentralization in Ukraine? Experience in Switzerland and other
Western European countries".

 The speakers spoke about the experience of Switzerland and other
European countries with decentralization, including the issue of
fiscal decentralization, and local city management, with a focus on
the inclusion of the voice of civil society.

 The events took place at the National University of Kyiv Mohyla
Academy and the Diplomatic Academy.

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 EU President Jerzy Buzek Speaks at Kyiv Mohyla Academy

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(Kyiv, NaUKMA) On September 14, Jerzy Buzek, President of the
European Parliament from 2009 to 2012, presented a lecture titled,
"European Union and Ukraine: Which Europe Are We Striving For", at
National University Kyiv Mohyla Academy. At this crucial time of
Ukraine’s relations with the European Union, the presentation drew a
large audience of students, faculty, and guests, and the attention of
the press. 

 Mr. Buzek, who is often referred to as the "Lawyer of Ukraine" in
the EU, stated that it is impossible to imagine Ukraine without Europe
and Europe without Ukraine. He said that Europe, including Ukraine and
Poland, needs to launch a new era of cooperation and understanding. In
an appeal to the students of Kyiv Mohyla Academy, Jerzy Buzek
expressed his belief that it is the role of the younger generation to
exercise the right of freedom of choice and play a key role in this
process of European integration.

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 INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC CONFERENCE "PARLIAMENTARY READINGS"

 TO PROMOTE MECHANISMS OF LEGISLATIVE FUNCTIONS, OVERSIGHT, AND
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

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(Kyiv) The Agency for Legislative Initiatives, the Law Students
Research Association "Scholaris", the Faculty of Law and the Faculty
of Social Sciences and Social Technologies of National University of
Kyiv Mohyla Academy will jointly conduct the Third International
Academic Conference "Parliamentary Readings" dedicated to
parliamentary studies. The Conference will take place on December 7th
2012 in Kyiv.

 The initiative promotes a new level of expert and academic discourse
in Ukraine to examine such issues as the mechanisms for legislative
functions, to allow legislators to present and defend new legislation,
oversight of powers, internal structure and organization, rules for
debates with opposition, allowing for public participation, and for
Parliamentary discourse through which democracy functions.

 Additional Information: 

 Information on the Conference and the application form can be found
on the Agency for Legislative Initiatives website:
www.parliament.org.ua.

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