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ROKSOLANA TORBA
Ukrainian Startup Enthusiast & Youth Leader At The Most Innovative University In The World
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EDUCATION
Minerva University | San Francisco, California, USA
● Awarded a highly competitive scholarship (less than 1% acceptance) to pursue a BS degree in BA and CS
Lviv Physics and Mathematics Lyceum | Lviv, Ukraine Sep 2020 - Jun 2023
The high school ranked №1 in Ukraine in 2023 based on Ukrainian National Tests
● Ranked top 3% out of 150 students; 2nd place in the school entrance exams in 2020 out of 300+ participants
● Founded and managed a Book Club with 50+ participants in the weekly discussions about philosophy & business
Gymnasium Antonianum Vechta | Germany April 2022 - June 2022
● Received financial grant for 3 months studying; High honors in Economics, English, Politics, and Geography
● Conducted 3-week self-made educational course on Ukrainian History for 200+ students
Ukraine Global Scholars | Poland & Online June 2023 - present
● Selected as one of 86 finalists from 550+ applicants all over Ukraine based on academic and extracurricular
achievements, Math and English tests, 3 rounds of interviews
Free Economy Institute | Kyiv, Ukraine Feb 2024 - Feb 2025
● Winner of the scholarship at one-year Educational Program in Austrian school of economics (4.6% acceptance rate)
LEADERSHIP & COMMITMENT
International Coordination Department Member in European Youth Parliament (EYP) Ukraine Nov 2022 - Aug 2024
● Represented Ukrainian Delegation at the Ghent 2024 International Forum in Belgium
● Chaired at Munich Regional Selection Conference 2024 & Model of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in LNU
● Organized the 7th National Training Camp for 60+ participants “Growth in Self-discovery” (5 days); fundraised €6k
● Selected participant in the National Conferences in Poland (Lodz) and NSC “Magura” Ukraine (5% acceptance rate)
● Honored participant at 6th Training Camp of EYP Ukraine (8.3% acceptance rate, 1250+ applicants)
Co-founder, and CEO of “Youth With Money Academy” | Kharkiv & Lviv, Ukraine Aug 2023 - Oct 2023
● Led a team of 11 to organaise a 4-week financial literacy course for 100+ selected students
● Established partnership with Ukrainian Students for Freedom, a PolitClub at Ukrainian Catholic University &
Business club "Partner", fundraised 100k UAH
International Representative & Activist at Ukrainian Students for Freedom Aug 2023 - June 2024
● Selected participant at Leadership Program 2023 (6.7% acceptance) and International Liberty Forum 2024
● TFAS Prague Scholar 2024, a three-week summer educational program in politics & economics
Founder, and CEO of “Atlas Talks” | Lviv, Ukraine Feb 2023 - May 2023
Career-guidance initiative aimed to help students during the period of applying to colleges and transitioning into college life
● Organized and led 4 live-interviews & their broadcasting on YouTube (160+ in-person participants, 1k+ online)
● Selected for Objectivist Thought Leaders Program’23 & Intelectual Bootcamp’24 by Ayn Rand Centre in Ukraine
Selected Delegate & TED-Ed Ukraine Member | Debates & Model UN | Ukraine Sep 2021-present
● Finalist in National tournament “Prime Cup 2023” (100+ participants); top player in 5+ National tournaments
● Winner of 3 online judicial debates in Junior Academy of Sciences Ukraine (120+ participants each)
● Distinguished as the Top Speaker at the National Model UN event in Chernivtsi (100+ participants)
● Published a TED-Ed speech on Ukraine's educational system and selected for the National level (5% acceptance)

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS, WORK & RESEARCH
Investment analyst at Tinydata | part-time, online Oct 2023- Dec 2023
● Conducted in-depth market research and executed detailed financial analysis
● Managed communication with investors, optimizing relationship management.
Co-founder, and COO of startup “Happy Vision” | Lviv, Ukraine Sep 2023 - Nov 2023
● Interviewed 50+ customers, conducted in-depth market research
● Took part in the ideasLab Acceleration Program at Ukrainian Catholic University & Unicorn Startup Contest
Intern as a researcher, and project manager at Lviv Regulatory Hub | Lviv, Ukraine Feb 2023- April 2023
● Completed the policy analysis focused on advancing the methodology of regulatory policy development
● Honored for presenting a project “Empowerment of Small Businesses in Western Ukraine” (150+ participants)
2nd place, Lviv Regional competition, Junior Academy of Sciences (2,500 + participants) Sep 2021- April 2022
● Wrote & presented an academic paper “Economic Development and Political Perspectives of Ukraine at the
beginning of the 20th Century”