Ukrainian Students Reflect on Russia's War Against Ukraine

 

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WEDNESDAY, 30 MARCH 2022
10 a.m. MST / 12 p.m. EST 

 

The escalation of Russia’s war against Ukraine that was unleashed on February 24 disrupted the peaceful lives of millions of Ukrainians, and universities were no exception. After over a month of sustained, brutal, and indiscriminate attack, including countless documented war crimes, this event provides a platform for Ukrainian students to reflect on the war and speak about it from their perspective as witnesses, young citizens, and future professionals in their fields of study. Moderated by CIUS Director, Natalia Khanenko-Friesen. 

 

PARTICIPANTS: 

Dmytro Shkurko - Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University - 4th year undergraduate majoring in philosophy

Bogdanna Duma - Lviv Polytechnic National University - 3rd year undergraduate majoring in international relations and public relations

Oleksii Vasylevskyi - University of Saskatchewan - Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy - 2nd year

Artem Oliinyk - Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University - Department of Philosophy - 4th year undergraduate majoring in political science

Valeriia Polishchuk - Donetsk Vasyl Stus National University - 4th year undergraduate majoring in journalism

Alona Prysiazhniuk - Donetsk Vasyl Stus National University - 4th year undergraduate majoring in journalism

Iryna Kozharko - Donetsk Vasyl Stus National University - 3rd year undergraduate majoring in applied political science and political technologies

Olena Zinko - Donetsk Vasyl Stus National University - 3rd year undergraduate majoring in applied political science and political technologies

 

Organizational Partners:

Contemporary Ukraine Studies Program, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta

International Association for Political Science Students - Ukraine Branch

Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University