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USA/USA invites students to apply for the Seminar 2009

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We are inviting students to apply for the Seminar 2009 and are mailing out the announcement letters to the schools of Ukraine. Over two thousand schools all over Ukraine will be receiving these letters. 

If you are interested in applying, please visit THIS PAGE.

admin @ March 29, 2009

Article in The Ukrainian Weekly: “The Coordinating Committee to Aid Ukraine Elects New Board, Focuses on Education.”

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CCAU Board Members. Front row, left to right: Svitlana Andrushkiw, Lydia Kramarchuk, Polina Vusata, Yuri Omelchenko, Roman I Andrushkiw. Back row, left to right: Bohdan A. Oryshkevich, Vasyl Mahno, Terence Filewych, Orest Temnycky

On April 19, 2009 The Ukrainian Weekly published an article “CCAU Elects New Board, Focuses on Education.” The Coordinating Committee to Aid Ukraine, or CCAU is a not-for-profit umbrella organization comprising the USA/USA Program and other initiatives. You can find this article on page 8 of The Ukrainian Weekly online edition by following this link

http://www.scribd.com/full/14348749?access_key=key-29522gcavhy0kfof7nkt

admin @ March 28, 2009

Tamara Halkina accepted to 7 PhD programs

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The USA/USA Program congratulates Tamara Halkina (Seminar 2004) who is graduating this May from Harvard with a Bachelors degree in Chemistry on her acceptance to seven PhD programs: Caltech, UC Irvine, Stanford, MIT, Princeton, Columbia, and Scripps Research Institute. Tamara is interested in organic synthesis – looking at either organic reaction development or total synthesis of natural products for her Ph.D. project.

We are happy to see Tamara achieve great results and wish her to reach new heights in the near future.

admin @ March 5, 2009

Now Collecting Resumes for Full Time or a Part Time Position

Executive Director, USA/USA Program
What: The USA/USA Program is a non-profit organization that helps Ukrainian high school students discover the value of and access to Western education. The Program finds very talented high school students in Ukraine and provides them with the means to win scholarships abroad.  The program charges no fees.  To date, forty-six students [...]

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USA/USA community is saddened by Anastasiya Baburova’s death

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USA/USA alumni, scholars and volunteers are saddened by the death of Anastasiya Baburova, a journalist of Novaya Gazeta and an alumna of the USA/USA Seminar 2000. The brave journalist was murdered along with Stanislav Markelov, a human-rights lawyer, in Moscow. Even nine years ago in her application materials to our program Anastasiya showed [...]

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Ukrianian HS Education and Human Capital Index in Europe

We have long wanted to share some food for thought with our readers. Please take a look. Here we have three very interesting pieces that touch on educational policies and educational prospects of Europe and Ukraine.
Lisbon Council Policy Brief: European Human Capital Index in Western Europe
‘Some countries are courting disaster by allowing their human capital [...]

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Open House for potential volunteers in New York

On January 10, 2009 Dr. Bohdan Oryshkevich has gathered potential volunteers, Ukrainian students and alumni of the USA/USA for an information session about the Program. Over sandwiches and tea he shared many interesting stories from the past of the Program, and the Program’s aspiration in the future. The USA/USA was glad to welcome Dr. Savyckyj, [...]

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A teacher for Ukrainian Saturday School

Ukrainian Saturday School of New York City is seeking a Ukrainian-speaking teacher. The applicant for the position must be fluent in written and spoken Ukrainian and would ideally have a degree in education.
Classes take place every Saturday except for holidays at St. George School in East Village. The subjects taught heavily stress spoken and written [...]

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