Our team

Franziska Simon

Master in Political Science, French and Business Administration, Franziska spent 10+ years working on good governance and EU-related projects. She enjoys travelling, hiking, cinema, and ballet dancing in her spare time. 

Franziska Simon
Head of Programme
Iryna Dushko

Iryna has over 20 years’ experience at the intersection of culture and international relations: from coordination of selection of educational programmes to working at German and Austrian embassies. The Carpathians and travelling are her inspiration.

Iryna Dushko
Assistant to Head of Programme
Tetiana Manziuk

Tetiana started her journey in cultural management 10 years ago in a festival team. She has travelled all over Ukraine organising interdisciplinary cultural projects. She cares deeply about the development of small towns and contemporary Ukrainian cinema.

Tetiana Manziuk
Stipends, Individual Project, Translation, and Mobility Grants
Olga Mero

Olga has over 8 years of experience in the hospitality sphere. She is a big fan of investigating new countries and cultures and has spent over a year in Iran, where she took part in the organisation of English language courses for children.

Olga Mero
Stipends, Individual Project, Translation, and Mobility Grants
Roksolana Khanas

While studying history, Roksolana joined NABU and UNPD anticorruption initiatives. After graduation, she has been working in the Lviv City Council international cooperation department. She enjoys travelling to Eastern Europe and photographing on film.

Roksolana Khanas
Assistant, Stipends, Individual Project, Translation, and Mobility Grants
Ilona Demchenko

Ilona manages projects for over ten years. She worked as the part of CCA Foundation team and coordinated EU-funded Culture2025 initiative.

Ilona Demchenko
International Cooperation and Infrastructure Grants
Olena Onohda

Over past ten years, Olena worked with archaeological excavations and museology. In her free time, Olena attends contemporary exhibitions, grows vegetables, and collects mushrooms and medicinal plants.

Olena Onohda
Infrastructure Grants
Vira Manolia

Vira has a varied work experience ranging from banking to clinical trials. She enjoys learning new things, traveling, cycling and socialising, and spends the free time with her son.

Vira Manolia
Assistant, International Cooperation and Infrastructure Grants
Oleksandr Kolesnyk

Holding a Master’s in Public Administration, Oleksandr has 5+ years of experience organising cultural events and managing digitalisation projects. He is involved in decommunisation and blood donation. In his spare time, he studies AI and solves puzzles.

Oleksandr Kolesnyk
Assistant, International Cooperation and Infrastructure Grants
Mariia Savelova

Mariia has 6 years of experience in implementation of the Eastern Partnership projects of the Goethe-Institut. Mariia is a huge fan of classical ballet.

Mariia Savelova
Digital Labs: culture professionals
Viktoriia Kalandyrets

Viktoria’s career started at the Goethe-Institut 7 years ago. She worked at the library, with the “Ukrainian-German Year of Languages” project’s team, and at the Language Department. Viktoria is passionate about automobiles and motorbikes.

Viktoriia Kalandyrets
Assistant, Digital Labs: culture professionals
Anton Savidi

Anton has over ten years of experience in non-formal education, international cooperation, and culture. He organised festivals and shooting of documentaries. He is fond of Greek dances and history.

Anton Savidi
Outreach, Creative Industries and Regional Programmes
Oksana Diachenko

Oksana started working as a tutor while at university, and joined an international company as an administrative specialist after graduation. Summer camping and vinyl records collecting are her passions.

Oksana Diachenko
Assistant, Outreach, Creative Industries and Regional Programmes
Oleksandr Drachuk

With 16+ years of experience in the creative industries, Oleksandr was involved in numerous projects, from launching a sound recording studio to organising festivals and tours. He spends his free time volunteering and playing in the Pyrih and Batyh band.

Oleksandr Drachuk
Creative Business Boost and Local Event Grants
Nadiia Railko

Has more than four years of experience in copywriting and developing creative concepts, including works for educational projects and creative businesses. She is a huge fan of contemporary art and American literature.

Nadiia Railko
Content and PR
Maryna Kravchenko

Maryna has a broad experience working in media, culture sphere and sustainable economic development assistance sector. She is incredibly passionate about learning of foreign languages.

Maryna Kravchenko
PR and events
Svitlana Khodos

Svitlana has 7+ of experience working in IT and marketing agencies. She aspires to unite analytical and creative approaches to create innovative solutions in her work. Svitlana loves psychology, digital welfare, motion design, and arts.

Svitlana Khodos
Digital Communications
Daria Kostiuk

Having worked as an international news coordinator at media, communications manager at one of the UNDP's projects, and English teacher, Daria has over four years of professional experience. She enjoys evening jogs, contemporary dance, and travelling.

Daria Kostiuk
Front Desk and Alumni Community
Tetiana Bochkarova

Tetiana studied international relations at the university and has not betrayed the sphere ever since. Before joining the House of Europe, she worked at EUAM, EU Twinning project, and IFES. Tetiana is a huge fan of Swedish culture and history.

Tetiana Bochkarova
Monitoring and Evaluation
Volodymyr Volyk

Having managed projects for more than 10 years, Volodymyr has substantial experience in the educational and research fields. When coordinating the German-Ukrainian Year of Languages 2017/2018, he was in charge of a broad scope of projects.

Volodymyr Volyk
Partners
Kateryna Lypovka

Cultural manager, architect, and visual artist. Kateryna holds a Master’s degree in Architecture and Arts, as well as in Business Administration. She enjoys reading business literature, doing sports, travelling, and sketching architectural sights.

Kateryna Lypovka
Cultural Transformation Lab
Anna Chyhyryk

Anna joined the team of Goethe-Institut Ukraine in 2008. She has extensive experience in finance and is fluent in German, Italian, and English. She is a big fan of traveling in search of new places and experiences and is fond of photography.

Anna Chyhyryk
Finance and Administration
Anastasiia Bubnova

Anastasia supported and controlled the international settlements of a large telecommunications company for 15 years. In her free time she likes to play board games.

Anastasiia Bubnova
Finance and Administration
Mariia Honcharova

Mariia has worked in the financial sphere for almost 30 years, for the last 12 in a large telecommunication company. She enjoys making things by hand: sewing, crafting home decorations, and baking tasty cakes.

Mariia Honcharova
Finance and Administration
Anna Honcharova

Since university, Anna has dreamed of working for an international company. Before joining House of Europe, she worked in administration, management, and QA testing. In her free time, Anna enjoys city walks, travelling, and spending time with friends.

Anna Honcharova
Finance and Administration

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