Maryna Puzdrova
Conference Director

Maryna was born in Belarus and moved to Prague five years ago. She’s got a Bachelor’s Degree in Humanities from the Faculty of Humanities at the Charles University in Prague in spring 2009 and is currently getting her Master Degree in Civil Sector Studies there. Her main interest is the role of NGOs in International Politics. She focuses on transition and humanitarian NGOs in Czech Republic and abroad. Maryna has joined CCI team in autumn 2006 as an Intern. Then for two years she has been Regional Project Coordinator. Being a Conference Director she belives that IYLC is a great opportunity for young people to develop their leadership skills and strengthen awareness in global issues.

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Katarina Fagosova
Project Coordinator

Katarina received a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and International Relations from the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Charles University in Prague in 2006 and she is currently fulfilling her Master’s Degree in Political Science there. She also studied at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, where she took courses dealing with Australian Political Institutions and the place of Indigenous Australians in the political system of Australia. Last year Katarina participated in organising the 8th NGO market – an annual event organised by Forum 2000. She loves travelling, photography and meeting new people. After a year exchange in Spain, Katarina is currently working on her Master's Degree at Charles University in Prague.

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Yana Brovdiy 
Project Assistant

Yana has joined CCI team after successfully completing her internship during the 19th IYLC. She was amazed with the variety of participants from around the world, topics discussed and the outcomes of the winter conference. This year Yana is finishing her Bachelor’s Degree of International Relations and European Studies at the Metropolitan University Prague. Her area of interest is immigration and she hopes to continue her Master Degree in this field. Prior to the CCI Yana completed an internship at the Ukrainian service of the Radio Free Europe. She is also an Advertising Coordinator of the Central European Journal of International and Security Studies (CEJISS) Yana spent one year in the USA as a FLEX exchange student and hopes one day to acquire Ph.D degree there. Yana likes travelling, spending time with her friends.

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