Natalia Shapovalova

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Natalia Shapovalova

• Home Institution
• International Centre for Policy Studies, Kyiv,
  Ukraine (http//www.icps.com.ua/)
• Host Institution
• Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y
  el Diálogo Exterior, Madrid, Spain
  (http//www.fride.org/)
• Fellowship duration
• April 1 May 12, 2008

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Natalia Shapovalova

• Education
• BA in Political Science (2003), MA in
  International relations (2005)
• Professional
• Researcher/Project Manager within the ICPS since
  2005
• In charge of the ICPS European Integration and
  Foreign Affairs Programme since 2008
• Public
• NGO activist since 2001

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International Centre for Policy Studies

• an independent think-tank since 1994
• with a mission to use public policy instruments
  to institute key reforms, esp. democratic
  governance
• with an expertise in economic policy European
  integration and foreign policy political
  analysis public administration and local
  governance reform and educational and cultural
  policy
• doing research, training, consulting, and
  initiating public debate

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Fellowship Programme

• With aim to learn and get practical experience on
• management and conducting research in
  interdisciplinary projects
• managing relations with clients, donors and
  partners
• managing and marketing publications
• organizing public debate
• Through helping FRIDE with
• preparing a book on EU energy policy
• searching for funding sources for FRIDE's 2008-9
  programme
• devising a new FRIDE project on Central Asia
• organising an event on energy and democracy

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Expected impact

• Personal
• Management and strategic planning skills improved
• New contacts
• New ideas for cooperation and research
• For my organization
• Better management of European Integration and
  Foreign Affairs Programme
• New directions and dimensions for international
  cooperation
• Contribution to formulation the ICPS mid-term
  development strategy