The Alumni Association of the Kyiv-Mohyla Business School, in partnership with PEN Ukraine and the publication 'Ukrainian Truth', has launched a project of national impact - the Georgiy Gongadze Prize. This is the first project of the Association that impacts social transformation in Ukraine. The role of media and journalists is crucial for the healthy development of a democratic country.

The aim of the Prize is to support journalists who are committed to the principles of independent journalism, demonstrate professionalism, competence, and innovation, and create materials that help highlight and solve certain societal issues and change the country.

Candidates for the Georgiy Gongadze Prize and the laureate will be determined by the members of the Chapter consisting of 9 people: representatives of Georgiy Gongadze's family, Ukrainian PEN, the Kyiv-Mohyla Business School Alumni Association, 'Ukrainian Truth', as well as authoritative media experts, public figures, and intellectuals.

The identity of the Prize was developed by the TWIGA agency (its head, Svitlana Stepanenko, is a graduate of EMBA-21).

The community of Kyiv-Mohyla Business School alumni supports the project with their contributions, ensuring the Prize's impartiality and independence. The project curator from the Association is Pavlo Bilodid (graduate of MBA in Leadership — 7).

Among this year's patrons:

Mykola Sushko (RMBA-9)
Mykola Demchenko (RMBA-10)
Oleh Brusylovskyi (RMBA-3)
Sergiy Dulepov (RMBA-10)
The Brunner Family (Thomas Brunner - RMBA-13)
Yaroslav Volkovetskyi (RMBA-10)
Maksym Dyadyk (RMBA-13)
The Mishchenko Family (Roman Mishchenko (RMBA-11))
The Viknyanskyi Family (Mykola Viknyanskyi - PMBA-13)
Valentyn Pasisnichenko (RMBA-11)

The name of the laureate will be announced during the award ceremony on May 21. On this day, Georgiy Gongadze would have turned 50 years old.

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