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.
Yuliia Hrabenko
Yuliia Hrabenko is a candidate for the CUPP 2020 internship program.
She is currently pursuing a BA in International Economics at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. 
She is a business analyst in CIVITTA, top one management consulting company in Eastern Europe. She works in public stream on governmental projects applying her analytical skills. Yuliia also has an experience in the Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade, and Agriculture. She wants to develop her career in cooperation with governmental institutions and conduct impactful projects. Besides university and work, she is a passionate volunteer in several organizations such as American Councils, Debate Federation of Ukraine. She was an organizer of the grant project – English camp for kids – GameOn Ukraine. Yuliia is an alumna of the Future Leaders Exchange Program and spent one year in the U.S. 
Her hobbies are foreign languages such as English, French, and German. Yuliia also has graduated from dancing school and is passionate about dancing. Her favorite author is Dan Brown. Favorite musical recording is “Zhuravli” by Ukrainian band The Hardkiss.
Danyyl Ippolitov
Danyyl Ippolitov is one of 36 Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Program Candidates for CUPP‘s 30th Anniversary program in 2020.
He earned a MD degree at the Kharkiv National Medical University, Ukraine and currently is a resident at Kharkiv Regional Hospital.
Danyyl is an active research fellow, he took a part in a number of scientific projects all over the world.
Danyyl works in a medical magazine, loves jogging and cooking. His favourite author is Erich Maria Remarque. Favourite composition is Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1. A famous Ukrainian is Nikolai Amosov, scientist and heart surgeon.
Olena Khvostyk
Olena Khvostyk is a candidate for the CUPP 2020 internship program.
She earned a BA degree in Philology (French and English) and a MA in International Relations and Translation at Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University in Lutsk. Olena was born in small town called Chervonohrad, however, she has always been an active society member. She was a volunteer on several international projects in Slovakia and Moldova with NGO AIESEC. Moreover, Olena was a Student Dean at the university, an organizer of various concerts, contests and activities for newcomers.
Currently she holds a position of a military interpreter, collaborating with Ukrainian and British AF on the Operation Orbital and Canadian AF on Operation UNIFIER.
Her esteemed song is “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen and favorite philosophical novel is “The Picture of Dorian Grey” by Oscar Wilde.
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