Ihor Bardyn, Canada Ukraine Parliamentary Program.
On July 16, 1990, the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR adopted the Declaration of Sovereignty, which declared that Parliament recognized the need to build the Ukrainian state based on the Rule of Law.
On August 24, 1991, the Ukrainian Parliament adopted the Declaration of Independence, which the citizens of Ukraine endorsed in the referendum of December 1, 1991. Also in 1991 Canadians celebrated the Centennial of Ukrainian group immigration to Canada. To mark the Centennial, Canadian organizations planned programs and projects to celebrate this milestone in Canada’s history.
The Chair of Ukrainian Studies Foundation of Toronto marked the Centennial by establishing the CANADA-UKRAINE PARLIAMENTARY PROGRAM (CUPP), an internship program for Ukrainian and Canadian university students.
CUPP gives Ukrainian and Canadian students an opportunity to observe parliamentary democracy and gain experience from which generations of Canadian, American and West European students have benefited.
Since 1991, over 1,000 Ukrainian and Canadian students have participated in the CUPP Internship Program, and the CUPP Model Ukraine Conferences held at Wycliffe College of the University of Toronto, George Washington University in Washington D.C., USA, University of Ottawa, Oxford University in the U.K., Kyiv-Mohyla University in Ukraine, Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, Trinity College of the University of Toronto and the Government Conference Centre in Ottawa.
The biographical sketches published in the NP-UN will introduce the 34 university students who will serve an internship in the offices of 34 Members of Parliament during the Fall Sitting of the Canadian Parliament in 2020.
Please support the CUPP Internship Program by sending a donation to CUPP (cheque payable to Chair of Ukrainian Studies Foundation), 620 Spadina Avenue, Toronto ON M5S 2H4 or call 416-234-9111 Ext. 241. Your donation is tax deductible.
Bohdana Fedun
Bohdana Fedun is a candidate for the CUPP 2020 internship program.
She earned a BA degree at Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Écoles in History and Human Sciences, and studied French and European Law at Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University. Bohdana continued her educational path at the Institut des Hautes Etudes Internationales studying International Relations and Law. Currently, she studies Political Sciences at Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University.
Originally from Chernihiv, in 2017 Bohdana completed a six-month internship in the cultural department of the Ukrainian Embassy in France, and served a one-year internship at the think-tank EuropaNova in 2018. In 2019, she was an intern to the French Deputy Valeria Faure-Muntian at the French Parliament. 
In 2012, she joined the “European Youth Parliament” NGO and was active both in Ukraine and France. She was National Coordinator of the “Students for Liberty” NGO in Paris. Currently she is a member of a “Cercle Hebe”, a French think-tank that aims to promote initiatives of active youth.
Bohdana plays the piano since the age of 4 and enjoys drawing and composing music. Her favourite author is Victor Hugo. Her favourite composition is Boléro of Ravel. She admires Solomiya Krushelnytska, an outstanding opera diva.
Yevheniy Hanzha
Yevheniy Hanzha is a candidate for the CUPP 2020 internship program.
He earned a BA degree at Yaroslav the Wise National Law University of Ukraine and an MA degree at Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics in 2016 and 2018 respectively. 
Passionate about international law, during his studies Yevheniy took part in the Jessup International Moot Court Competition and Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court. This interest was later followed by membership in Ukrainian Arbitration Association, where he contributed to the reform of Ukrainian arbitration legislation. After graduation, his attention continued to shift towards the public sector, which brought him to a career of a public servant in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports of Ukraine. 
Yevheniy loves sports, electronic music and is passionate about changing Ukraine for the better. His favourite author is Jack London. Favourite composition is Africa by Toto. Favourite famous Ukrainian is Ihor Sikorsky.
Olga Golovakina
Olga Golovakina is a candidate for the CUPP 2020 
internship program. She graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv with honours in French language and literature. After earning two MA degrees in European Af-fairs and Sociology form the College of Europe and Graduate School of Social Research respectively, Olga 
has served several internships in the Council of Europe, European Commission. She enjoys playing the piano, embroidering and listening to Ukrainian music. Her favourite composer in Frederic Chopin, and his Nocturne no. 2 is her favourite piano piece. A famous Ukrainian is Vyacheslav Lypynsky.
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