Tobacco promotion in Ukraine sponsored by Ukrainian Canadians and the Canadian government (fwd)

[Robert Weissman <rob@essential.org>]

Dr. Bohdan Oryshkevich forwards an announcement of this strange Canadian
program, looking to place Canadians in jobs promoting tobacco
and alcohol in Ukraine. Canadians on the list may want to follow this up.

Robert Weissman
Essential Information			|   Internet:	rob@essential.org


The Ukrainian Canadian Students' Union
in association with
The Department of Foreign Affairs and
International Trade Youth International
present ...


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The Canada Ukraine Internship Program


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The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Youth 
International Internship Programme has recently approved $150,000 in 
funding for the Canada Ukraine Internship Programme (CUIP); a partnership 
between the Ukrainian Canadian Students' Union (SUSK) and the Canada 
Ukraine Chamber of Commerce (CUCC). More details will be released by early 
May. The project entails creating ten internship opportunities for Canadian 
youth in Ukraine. The first set of five interns is expected to leave for 
Ukraine by September. CUIP is currently taking applications from 
prospective interns and employers.


I Project Summary

The Canada Ukraine Internship Programme (CUIP) will coordinate 20 
internships with interested companies and organizations in Ukraine. Interns 
will work from 1-4 weeks in Canada, from 6-8 months in Ukraine, and a wrap 
up 1-4 weeks in Canada. Internships will focus on taxation and legal 
services; audit, accounting and business advisory services; privatization 
and corporate finance; market research; business development; and 
day-to-day business operations. Interns will preferably be graduates of 
post-secondary institutions in fields of study that meet the needs of 
partner organizations in among others, the above mentioned areas. 
Participants should be between 19 and 29 years of age, Canadian citizens, 
preferably with language capabilities in Ukrainian and one of Canada's two 
official languages. Interns will be offered opportunities to learn 
first-hand what it takes to make a company ready to expand globally, and 
how day to day international business is conducted.

The CUIP project will allow Canadian youth to take advantage of the $600 
million in contracts signed during the recent trade mission to Ukraine of 
Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy, October 21-25, 1996. This mission 
was organized by the Canada Ukraine Chamber of Commerce (who is a partner 
organization in the CUIP project), and the Department of Foreign Affairs 
and International Trade.

II Project Goals and Objectives

General



1.Provide Canadian youth with opportunities to attain international 
career-related experience in Ukraine. The focus will be on helping youth 
acquire skills that are transferable to the needs of the Canadian economy 
2.Forging business and cultural links between Canada and Ukraine which will 
ultimately expand and diversify Canadas export market. 3.Promoting 
democracy and the development of a market economy in Ukraine.

Canada Ukraine Internship Program
Internships available as of February 28, 1998

. Employer: KAS Advertising Agency
. Activities: Current projects include an advertising campaign promoting 
Ukrainian products on State TV (YT-1), also involved in promotions, 
media-buying, design and printing, public relations. Major clients include 
two multinationals involved in tobacco and alcohol. One of Ukraine^Os 
leading agencies.
. Position: Graphic Designer
. Description: Design of print and video media
. Disciplines: Experience in design of print and video media, good creative 
communication skills, ability to share knowledge with colleagues.
. Language: Ukrainian, English
. Work Term: 8 months or more
. Start date: position available immediately

. Employer: KAS Advertising Agency
. Activities: Current projects include an advertising campaign promoting 
Ukrainian products on State TV (YT-1), also involved in promotions, 
media-buying, design and printing, public relations. Major clients include 
two multinationals involved in tobacco and alcohol. One of Ukraine^Os 
leading agencies.
. Position: Marketing Manager
. Description: Position requires good communication skills, ability to 
provide market analyses, good Ukrainian language and self-motivated, 
results-driven individual
. Disciplines: Marketing, administration, public relations
. Language: Ukrainian, English
. Work Term: 8 months or more
. Start date: immediately

If you are interested in any of these positions, please fill out the 
application form available on this website.
For more information please contact:

Stephen Bandera Program Director (Canada) tel.: (416) 234-5334 fax: (416) 
234-5351 e-mail: shym@msn.com

Oksana Rudiuk Program Director (Ukraine) tel.: + (38044) 293 - 0171 fax: + 
(38044) 293 - 6163 e-mail: olena@IDRC.FreeNet.Kiev.UA



302 The East Mall, Unit 609
Etobicoke, Ontario
M9B 6E2
Tel: (416) 234-5334, Fax (416) 234-5351
CUIP Co-chair Paul Grod
718 Brock St., Windsor, ON, N9C 2T4
Telephone/Fax: (519) 253-7954
Email: grod@server.uwindsor.ca