SELECTION REPORT Selection Report for the Media Team Members of Kharkiv'17 — 11th NSC of EYP Ukraine, 10-15 July 2017 The Selection Panel composed by Maria Fedoruk and Jannis Betschki (Editors of the Session), Tetiana Lavrichenko (Supervisor of the Session), Valeriia Nikitenko and Oleksandr Polishchuk (Head Organisers of the Session) has concluded the selection of eight Journalists, one Editorial Assistant and one Video Editor. It should be noted, that the Editors’ pre-selection was made anonymously, while the final selection by the Selection Panel was made not anonymously.
Journalists Applications
The panel received applications from 34 applicants (21 female, 13 male) in total, with applicants coming from the following countries: Ukraine (15), the Czech Republic (4), Turkey (3), Azerbaijan (2), France (2), Poland (1), Norway (1), Lithuania (1), Estonia (1), Finland (1), Portugal (1), Italy (1), the Netherlands (1). Deliberations During the selection process, every application was reviewed carefully. The panel discussed all applications thoroughly, taking into consideration the experience and personal motivation of the applicants, English language skills, clarity of their vision for the session, the profiles of potential Journalists, previous experience as a Media Team Member as well as their insight into the responsibilities of the position they were applying for. As far as the Head-Organisers and the Supervisor of the Session are not experienced in the sphere of Media, they decided that the final decision of the Selection Panel will be mostly based on the grounded opinion of the Editors of the Session. As far as four candidates have fulfilled all the requirements for the position and proposed interesting projects, their applications were unanimously approved by the Selection Panel at the very first stage.