World Without Borders AIESEC Ukraine promo booklet

EXPLORE UKRAINEPOWERED BY AIESEC IN UKRAINE

UKRAINE AS A HEART OF EUROPE

Ukraine is a European country. In the south, its shores are washed by two seas – the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. Ukraine has a lot of neighbors: Russia, Poland, Slovakia, Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Romania and Turkey – by sea.Ukraine – is a country, that lives under the blue-and-yellow banner and a trident, with a heroic history, established traditions, with boundless fields, with melodious language, with very beautiful women and with amazingly delicious food.

About Ukraine

Ukraine: General information Second-largest country in Europe after Russia

Population: 45.7 million (2009 est.)

Workforce: 23 million (2009 est.)

Situated in the heart of Europe:

strategic position between Europe and Asia on the intersection of major transport and trade routes

Ukraine: Time zone Ukrainian time zone is GMT +2 hours

Time difference between Ukraine and other countries has become a significant advantage for IT outsourcing

Ukrainian time zone also provides effective use of proximity to Western European countries:

air flights to major European capitals take from 1 to 4 hours

Location Flag Time difference Travel time, hrs

Amsterdam -1 2

Berlin -1 1.5

London -2 2

New York -7 17

Sydney +7 25

Tokyo +6 21

Table 1.1: Time difference between Ukraine and other locations

Ukraine: Visas and customs The citizens of the following countries can enter Ukraine visa-free and stay up to

90 days:

the countries of EU, Andorra, Canada, Iceland, Japan, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Mongolia, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland, the USA, Vatican, and the countries of the CIS

What you can import free of customs duties and taxes:

1 liter of hard alcohol

2 liters of wine

200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250 grams of tobacco food products

valued no more than €50

goods valued less than €200

INDUSTRIES AND AGRICULTURE

Top 3 Industries

Coal

Electric Power

Machinery and Transport Equipment

Top 3 Agriculture Products

Grain

Sugar Beets

Sunflower Seeds

CULTURAL DIVERSITY

Top 3 Religions

Ukrainian Orthodox

Kyiv Patriarchate

Ukrainian Orthodox

Top 3 Ethnic Groups

Percent of People

Ukrainian 77.8%

Russian 17.3%

Belarusian 0.6%

Top 3 Languages Percent of People

Ukrainian 67%

Russian 24%

Romanian 9%

WORLD WITHOUT BORDERS

AIESEC IN UKRAINE NATIONAL PROJECT

ABOUT THE PROJECT

World Without Borders is a national social educational project aims to develop entrepreneurial and responsible leadership by creating direct positive impact on Ukrainian society through an international volunteer experience for students.

It is 6-7 weeks community development internship in one of the following issues: Career Development, Cultural Understanding, Health and Lifestyle, Environment.

Fact # 1.

WWB is the biggest Ukrainian project since 2009 and this year it is organize in 17 cities around Ukraine.

Fact # 2.

In 2009 recognized as the best social project in the network.

Fact # 3.

It is present in more than 50educational establishments; involve around 250 interns from all over the world and about 10000 participants.

What can I get? an international volunteer experience for students

develop leadership and soft skills improve their English level

break the borders between countries

1 meal covered

Accommodation provided

Flexible realization dates ( starting from January 20th till End of March)

Opportunity to travel

Conditions

WORLD WITHOUT BORDERS | CAREER DEVELOPMENT

WORLD WITHOUT BORDERS | CAREER DEVELOPMENT

17 cities around Ukraine!

National social educational project aimed to develop leadership and soft skills of pupils and provide them a platform for making decisions about future career and support in identification of values, strong and weak sides, personal and professional skills.

Starting date: January 20th 2014

Duration: 6-7 weeks ( depend on the city)

Issue relevance: activating leadership among Ukrainian youth; self-discovery for students; soft skills development; identification of personal and professional skills

Project results in 2012-2013

15 cities of Ukraine;

3,000 participants;

160 interns;

Fair of universities

for students.

The best incoming project worldwide in 2009!

WORLD WITHOUT BORDERS | HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE

WORLD WITHOUT BORDERS | HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE

National project aims to raise awareness of Ukrainian pupils about importance of healthy life style and sport in their life through lectures, workshops, seminars delivered by international volunteers.

Cities: Donetsk, Kyiv, Ivano-Frankivsk.

Target audience:

▪ High school students aged 13-18 years;

▪ Children 6-12 years.

Place of the internship: Secondary schools; orphanages

First time in Ukraine!

WORLD WITHOUT BORDERS | ENVIRONMENT

WORLD WITHOUT BORDERS | ENVIRONMENT

National project aimed to increase the awareness Ukrainian students about environmental problems and its’ possible ways of solution.

To stimulate them to actions through creation and realization of ecological events, workshops, seminars and trainings.

Cities: Kyiv, Donetsk.

Target audience: Pupils of schools (13-18 years old); Active youth

Place of the internship: secondary schools; technical schools.

PROJECT GOALS

Education for children, their parents and students of sense of the personal involvement to the protection of natural riches, responsibility for them; capabilities of personality harmoniously to coexist with nature.

Forming of critical estimation consumer-utilitarian attitude toward nature, which results in violation of natural equilibrium, appearance of ecological crisis.

Connection between the nature state and health of people.

Forming of active life position in relation to participating in practical nature protection measures: realization of nature protection activity on own initiative.

Improve language literacy of students.

WORLD WITHOUT BORDERS | CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING

WORLD WITHOUT BORDERS | CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING

Aims on activating leadership among Ukrainian pupils by giving them acknowledge about leadership, youth activities in other countries, cultural education, to become more open-minded and to improve their English skills.

Cities: Kyiv, Donetsk, Kharkiv.

Concept:Workshops; sessions; English classes; extra activities

Place of internship: secondary schools; orphanages; kindergartens.

Find all internship opportunities in Ukraine here: https://docs.google.com/a/aiesec.net/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvSyPg6ZAKVidDhjazdRelI2cmRlMVBaRE9ZNmVQdXc&usp=drive_web#gid=1

For any details please contact Svitlana Udovenko, MC VP ICX Ukraine https://www.facebook.com/[email protected]