USPS brings together leaders from various fields:
Politics
Public service
Business
Civic sector
Legal community
Journalism
Science
Creative professions
Armed forces
In the dichotomy of values between security and freedom, in which we live now, the School is always gravitating to the latter. USPS never allows itself to call things differently than they are, to replace their names and has courage to say that security is possible only where it is impossible to restrict freedom of an individual, human actions, thinking, religions and so on. I am grateful for sharing such ideas and thoughts with the Community. Solidarity is what the School gives us and what saves us.
Oleh Petrenko
2006 Alumnus. First Chairman of the National Health Service of Ukraine (2018–2019)
USPS was my first programme in which successful representatives from various sectors communicated on an equal footing, built networks, connected and strengthened their capabilities through partnerships. It's great that 13 years after completing the program, I still feel a kinship with my classmates. The School has already become a significant reputation brand, influence and content of which can hardly be overestimated.
Olha Ayvazovska
2009 Alumna. Chairman of the Board of the Civil Network OPORA
A great thing can be seen from afar. And since I was lucky enough to get into the very first year of the School, I have had an opportunity to recommend it to those who wanted to achieve something in life. It is not an issue of knowledge only. The answer is in a very high-quality atmosphere among those selected for training, in the courage of discussions and frank points of view, in the directness and clarity of trainers.
Oleksandr Bohutsky
2006 Alumnus. CEO StarLightMedia
I'm happy to be a part of USPS. This is a powerful community, where you can always freely and fruitfully discuss important topics, find like-minded people for civic activities, and most importantly – share your professional and life path with people who are close to you spiritually.
Yaroslava Hres
2019 Alumna. Co-founder of the creative agency GresTodorchuk, former coordinator of the UNITED24 platform
Now networks and projects at the intersection of different areas are replacing hierarchies, isolated organisations and sectoral divisions of areas of activity. Such approaches allow us to better respond to challenges associated with uncertainty, changefulness and complexity of the world around us. From this point of view, USPS is a unique environment for interaction between people who have achieved specific success in various fields but they may never have met outside of USPS.
Andriy Vyshnevsky
2017 Alumnus. Co-owner and CEO of Osnovy Publishing House, Deputy Head of the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (2022–2023), Honoured Lawyer of Ukraine
School is a place of openness and the ability to speak without barriers. It's a vibrant tapestry of people who might not have crossed paths in real life. It's fascinating how, despite the distance between the spheres, the vast majority of them are admired for what they do and how they convey their values. They're each doing what they do best: protecting, fighting, building, rehabilitating and creating. It's a reminder that not everything is lost.
Viktoriia Kovach
2024 Alumna. The Chief Medical Officer of the Third Army Corps
USPS is an environment in which views, opinions and discussions live (they really live, not just exist). But people are its main value, of course: both lecturers and 'students', each of whom offer another angle of view and a different depth of problems in modern Ukraine. In time of information overdose, when we are forced to live by the superficial consumption of more and more information, these few deep sessions are truly priceless.
Danylo Mokryk
2021 Alumnus. Investigative journalist at The Kyiv Independent, author of the YouTube blog ‘MokRec’
Success of people who see themselves in civil service, in the civic sector or in business depends both on professional knowledge and ability to choose a community of people you trust. USPS for me, first of all, is about belief in people, common values and caring for social processes. After all, the School unites persons who have a common world-view and value paradigm, carry energy of leadership and create changes each in their own field.
Yulia Kovaliv
2019 Alumna. Ukraine's Ambassador to Canada (2022–2025)
From the moment I learned about the USPS, I was certain that I had to study there. It is like a 'must be done' of any self-development journey. The USPS is not just about learning from great speakers; it's also about being part of a vibrant community of ambitious people. After graduation, you will undoubtedly see that this is merely the start of a shared action. Studying at the School is an investment in your future. You will gain knowledge, be inspired by successful cases and move forward.
Oleksandr Popov
2024 Alumnus. Commander of the 15th Artillery Reconnaissance Brigade
For me, the USPS is not only about values, but also about the combination of leaders and the opportunity to interact with them. The School teaches us to be 'We', not 'I'. The training and post-training period is characterised by cooperation with numerous leaders who have already achieved the capital letter 'I' in their fields. This gives you an awareness of the value of 'We'.
Svitlana Panaiotidi
2018 Alumna. Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine. (2019–2021), co-founder of the Zviropolis Animal Centre, Chairman of Supervisory Board of the Khid Lawyers Charitable Foundation
USPS is when people who are afraid to tell themselves, but perfectly understand that the whole country depends on them, gather to be in an active state — a state of search, self-improvement, 'axe sharpening'. For graduates of the School, Ukraine is the place where they will live. And they want to influence the well-being of their country.
Pavlo Kovtonyuk
2021 Alumnus. Co-founder of the Ukrainian Health Care Center (UHC)
For me, the USPS is, first and foremost, about getting to know people from entirely different backgrounds. People who inspire sincere admiration for their values, stances and messages. USPS is a powerful synergy of ideas and a community that makes you stronger and helps you better understand the world around you and your part in it. It is a place where new ideas are born, and you realise that there is so much more to the world, so much beauty and harmony, and so many great people. Thank you, USPS. I am glad and proud to be part of the Community.
Ivan Mishchenko
2024 Alumnus. Judge of the Supreme Court
I decided to apply to the USPS after my friends, who graduated from the School, strongly recommended I do so. By the way, all of them are in the Armed Forces, defending Ukraine. The USPS definitely helped me to step out of my purely military bubble. And to get aesthetic pleasure from new knowledge in philosophy, politics, economics, culture, etc. The USPS Community is all about support and understanding. It is about speaking frankly and evaluating professionally. Finally, it is about dreaming, visualising and receiving universal support for all initiatives.
Andriy Pysarenko
2023 Alumnus. Commander of the mortar battery of the Da Vinci Wolves battalion, lawyer
Participating in the Ukrainian School of Political Studies has become, for me, a real intellectual challenge and, at the same time, a unique opportunity for personal development. It is not just an educational programme — it is a space for in-depth discussions, exchanging ideas and forming a new social paradigm.
Vira Mikhailenko
2021 Alumna. Head of the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine
USPS is an elite selection of top professionals, experts and industry leaders. It is about people who have the courage to take responsibility for today and tomorrow. It is about people you will not find in such a concentration anywhere else. Likewise, it's about a circle you can be proud of. And of which you can say: 'Yours'.
Yaroslava Kravchenko
2024 Alumna. Founder and director of the Wild Theatre, ambassador of the HeForShe movement
USPS Community
The School forms a network of leaders from all over the country, united by a common mission of development of sustainable and democratic state of Ukraine.
The Community members have a chance to attend private events only for Alumni – annual meetings of graduates, USPS clubs and additional training programmes. School maintains communication within the Community and creates opportunities for USPS alumni to meet, talk and collaborate even after completing the trainings. To date, USPS has united in the Community
>500
Alumni
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of the programme
USPS is, first of all, trust in us as an institution and in people, who are forming the School Community.
Therefore, we are building the School by carefully selecting both those, who want to join the Community and those, who would like to support USPS. Over the years, we have developed an understanding of these values and principles, which we firmly adhere to. We are responsible for everything we do, for all our mistakes, and we consider requests and comments of the Community.
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School Club
USPS Club is an intelligent platform for holding private meetings with outstanding personalities and discussing
current socio-political processes.
current socio-political processes.
This format of meetings for the Community was launched in 2006. Terry Davis, Secretary General of the Council of Europe at the time, was the first guest of USPS Club.
Since then, the School has organised more than 50 meetings of the Club for alumni with domestic and international experts, foreign ambassadors and Ukrainian politicians. Meetings of USPS Club can only be attended by members of the School Community. During all the Club events, the Chatham House Rule is in force – Principle of anonymity of discussions – in order to build a circle of trust between participants and speakers, without whose consent quotes and details of discussions do not become public.
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