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Sofiia Blonska

ID: 009276999 Work permit: Ukrainian Date of birth: 10/01/2002

Place of birth: Kyiv, Ukraine Nationality: Ukrainian Gender: Female Phone number:

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Address: Kotelnikova 13, Apt 26, 02000, Kyiv, Ukraine (Home)

WORK EXPERIENCE

 MINISTRY OF ECONOMY OF UKRAINE – KYIV, UKRAINE
HEAD SPECIALIST OF PROTOCOL SERVICE – 09/2023 – 09/2024

• Coordinated high-level meetings with foreign delegations, ministers, and international partners.
• Planned and managed official visits of international delegations, including scheduling, venue preparation, and
logistics.
• Ensured appropriate ceremonial and protocol arrangements (flags, seating order, gifts).
• Drafted, reviewed, and translated official correspondence (invitations, thank-you notes, formal letters).
• Maintained standards of diplomatic writing and communication in line with international protocol.
• Maintained records of official visits, signed agreements, and high-level meetings.
• Coordinated with the press or communication office on photo documentation and public information.
• Handled sensitive diplomatic situations with discretion and proper procedure.
• Implemented contingency plans for visits or meetings if schedules change.

 PREPLY – KYIV, UKRAINE
UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE TEACHER – 03/2020 – 04/2023
Conducted lectures and seminars, including 14-day course of Ukrainian language to students of various age
groups from different parts of the world.
Key Responsibilities
• Monitoring student progress against targets and implementing recovery plans for those who need them.
• Creating a positive and fun classroom environment which encourages learning and student interaction.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

01/09/2024 – CURRENT Uppsala, Sweden
MASTER'S DEGREE: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Uppsala University

Personal projects:
• Sustainable Mobility and Transport Justice, Stockholm (2025): Investigated equity and accessibility in Norra
Djurgårdsstaden through interviews, surveys, and thematic analysis. Identified gaps between planning goals and
lived experiences, with focus on institutional fragmentation and behavioral tools.
• Environmental Impact of the Kakhovka Dam Breach, Ukraine (2025): Analyzed long-term socio-
environmental consequences of dam destruction using scenario planning and system mapping. Explored trade-
offs between natural restoration and infrastructure reconstruction.
• Climate Policy and Gender Equality Project Design (2025): Developed an interdisciplinary project plan for an
ENGO linking local climate policies with gender equality across diverse regions. Applied participatory and co-
production methods.
• Critical Reviews on Sustainability and Development (2025): Reviewed critiques of RCTs in development
research and explored themes of environmental justice, interdisciplinarity, and knowledge hierarchies.
Group projects:
System Mapping Project, Sustainable Food Systems in Sweden
• Collaborated on the development of a system map to analyze sustainability challenges within Sweden’s food
system, focusing on production, consumption, waste, and policy interactions.
 • Identified key feedback loops and leverage points using systems thinking tools to support future policy
recommendations.
• Applied interdisciplinary approaches combining environmental science, economics, and social dimensions to
explore just and resilient food transitions.
Challenging Neoclassical Economics, Exploring Alternative Frameworks
• Investigated core assumptions of neoclassical economic theory, including rational choice, market equilibrium,
and utility maximization.
• Examined and compared alternative approaches such as ecological economics, feminist economics, and
degrowth theory.
• Co-authored a group report discussing the limitations of mainstream economics in addressing contemporary
sustainability and justice challenges.

Website https://www.uu.se/en Field of study Environmental sciences

01/09/2020 – 20/06/2023 Leeds, United Kingdom
BACHELOR'S DEGREE: ENVIRONMENT AND BUSINESS University of Leeds

Thesis: Green Post-War Reconstruction of Ukraine
• Conducted original qualitative research through expert interviews on the prospects and challenges of
sustainable post-war recovery in Ukraine.
• Explored models for ecological restoration and green economic development, with emphasis on environmental
governance, business engagement, and international cooperation.
• Developed a two-pathway vision for reconstruction: an ambitious model focused on full sustainability and a
pragmatic model integrating environmental standards into national rebuilding strategies.
• Applied thematic analysis using NVivo and grounded findings in existing literature and stakeholder theory.
• Proposed actionable recommendations for environmental policy, investment strategy, and post-conflict
resilience.
Subjects: Understanding Social Enterprises, Skills for Environmental Social Science, Introduction to Enterprise and
Entrepreneurship, Nanotechnology, Ecology, Environmental Politics and Policy, Sustainable Development, Environment
and Corporate Responsibility, Environmental Science for Environmental Management, Personal Development for
careers in the Environmental Sector, Economics and
Sustainability, Managing Innovation in Business, Vertebrate Evolution, Climate Change: Science and Impacts, Tools &
Techniques for Business, People, Sustainability, and the Environment, Research in the Environmental Social Sciences.

Graduated with honours.

Website https://www.leeds.ac.uk

01/09/2020 – 20/06/2023 Kyiv, Ukraine
BACHELOR'S DEGREE: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS National University of Life
and Environmental Studies of Ukraine

Thesis: Patent Innovation in CEE Knowledge-Intensive Firms
• Investigated how R&D investment and internationalisation influence patenting activity in Central and Eastern
European (CEE) knowledge-intensive firms.
• Employed econometric modelling using firm-level data to assess innovation outputs across sectors.
• Identified that R&D intensity and export orientation significantly enhance patent likelihood, while foreign
ownership had mixed effects.
• Provided insights into innovation policy design for transitioning and post-socialist economies.
Subjects: International relations, Diplomatic and Consular Service, Diplomatic Protocol, Ethnocultural Studies, Ukraine's
Foreign Policy and Diplomacy, Foreign Policy of post-soviet Space, Foreign Policy of Western Europe and North
America, Imageology, History, Conflictology and Negotiation Theory, International Private Law, International economic
relations with the foundation of economic theory, Political geography, Political Science and Sociology, International
Public Law.

Graduated with honours.

Website https://nubip.edu.ua/en

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Mother tongue(s): UKRAINIAN
Other language(s):

UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING

Listening Reading Spoken production Spoken interaction

ENGLISH C2 C2 C2 C2 C2

GERMAN B1 B1 A2 A2 A2

SPANISH A1 A2 A1 A1 A1

Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user; B1 and B2: Independent user; C1 and C2: Proficient user

SKILLS

Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Microsoft Powerpoint Social Media Google Drive Zoom Outlook
Good listener and communicator Organizational and planning skills Team-work oriented Motivated
Decision-making