Team
From Cambridge University Ukrainian Society
Our Committee was elected on the 16th of April 2010.
We, as a Committee, do our best to make the Ukrainian Society vibrant, friendly and productive.
We are people from various backgrounds, with different visions, but we all share the same goal – contributing to the welfare of Ukraine and our people, sharing the extraordinary culture of Ukrainians and building bridges among people and communities around the globe.
The Team coordinates Society's everyday activities and represents the Society on all official occasions. Here are the people who devote their time and passion to make our goal come true.
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President
Vsevolod Samokhvalov, vs314(at)cam.ac.uk
Vsevolod is doing research in International Relations in Cambridge. He took his first degree from the University of Odessa, marvelous city in the south of Ukraine. Later on, Vsevolod spent many years working in the Balkans and the Black Sea region as a BBC correspondent in the region. He arrived to Cambridge in October 2008 and immediately joined CUUS. Vsevolod’s main hobbies are writing, hiking, dreaming and some tennis.
Vice President
Anton Symkovych, as525(at)cam.ac.uk
At the moment Anton organises the work of the Society, whilst finishing his PhD on power relations in a Ukrainian prison. and rowing for all clubs in the vicinity of Cambridge. Anton comes from the sunny region of Transcarpathia. Our Vice President is also a member of the CU Hispanic Society Committee.
Secretary and Junior Treasurer
Olga Tkachenko, ot222(at)cam.ac.uk
Olga is a second year NatSci studying biochemistry together with theoretical and organic chemistry. In the spare moments of her hectic schedule she plays badminton for her college (St. Catharine's) and enjoys learning Spanish and Lithuanian. Her role in the Society includes writing announcements, taking minutes at the committee meetings and managing the members' list.
Social Officer
Natalia Vibla, nv239(at)cam.ac.uk'
External Relations Officer
Andriy Gordiychuk, ag556(at)cam.ac.uk
Andriy applied to Cambridge after a very diverse school experience. He studied in the private Ukrainian school, then the state Ukrainian school with focus on Mathematics and Physics and, finally, in the International Baccalaureate school in Kyiv.
Had he not met such great teachers as Dr. Tatiana Isakova, whose agreement to teach him IB Further Maths opened the only possibility of successfully applying to Cambridge, and Mr. Vitaliy Polonskiy, whose 11 lessons of Mathematics per week in the 8th grade became a decisive element in forming his ability to withstand high workload – his life would have been completely different now. There are many more people to thank, including Ms. Olga Busenko, Ms. Svetlana Shukina and Mr. Andriy Berezovskiy, and many-many more.
Andriy is now studying Engineering at King's College. In his spare time he enjoys developing applications for iPhone and iPad as well as reading financial and historical literature. Andriy also does rowing, currently competing for King's M1.
His role in the society is to promote its opinion and maintain contacts with individuals and organisations willing to co-operate in different areas.
Fund-raising Officer
Kseniya Tyshkevych, kasiano2001(at)yahoo.com
Born in the marvelous Crimean peninsula in the South of Ukraine, she has been always interested in discovering ancient cultures, learning foreign languages, traveling and tasting various cuisines. Not accidentally, Kseniya obtained her first degree in the Modern Greek Language from the School of Foreign Languages (University of Simferopol). She did her MA in Applied Linguistics in Athens, worked as a teacher of Modern Greek and translated into Greek a series of books. She also adores French culture and German cuisine. She likes teaching, translating and dancing.
Senior Treasurer
Kostya Trachenko, kot(at)esc.cam.ac.uk
Kostya Trachenko is a founding member of the Society. His area of research is theoretical and computational condensed matter physics. More information about Kostya, including the weight of the Sailfish he recently caught in Kenya, can be found at his homepage, http://rock.esc.cam.ac.uk/~kot
Most of his work for the Society goes into making sure the constitution is obeyed and approving financial statetements.
Former Presidents
Dr Zoryana Oliynyk (2001-2004)
Mr Markiyan Shchur (2004-2006)
Dr Yulia Kryvoruchko (2006-2008)
Ms Olena Fimyar (acting President, 2008)
Ms Lyudmyla Bashynska (2009-2010)
Other Former Team members
Dr Oksana Trushkevych, University of Cambridge
Dr Markiyan Samborskyy, University of Cambridge
Ms Olesya Kryshevych, University of Cambridge
Mr Sergiy Bukreyev, University of Cambridge
Mr Dmitriy Myelnikov, University of Cambridge
Ms Olga Struk, University of Cambridge
Dr Kryvoruchko, University of Cambridge
Ms Khadidjah Mattar, Cambridge
Dr Markiyan Oliynyk, University of Oxford
Dr Siarhei Maslau, University of Cambridge
Dr Alex Orlov, Stony Brook University, USA
Dr Andriy Nevidomskyy, Rutgers University, USA
Dr Oleg Pikhurko, Carnegie Mellon University, USA.
Dr Volodya Golovko, New Zeland
Dr Andriy Ivanchenko, Nagoya University of Commerce, Japan.
