UNISTUDY
Youth project made by Youth
Olesya Storozhuk, Ukraine
MediaBarCamp 2009, Lithuania
(BarCamp Central Asia 2009)

What it is
information source in Ukrainian web-space
about study opportunities abroad
and international youth programs

What it gives
Information Fun :)
• Scholarships, internships Offline events
• Conferences, seminars,
trainings • “Non-round table”
• Workshops • Informal presentations
• Summer courses
• Volunteering (barcamp heritage :)
+ articles
+ feedback

How it started
• 2006 – project within student newspaper
“UNIVER”
• Digest

How it developed
• 2007 – “independent” project
– autonomous project within Kyiv Student
Council (youth self-government organization)
• digest

And developed…
• 2008 – site launch

And is developing….
• 2009 – site re-launch

2006-2009
>

Lessons we learned
Find a niche – be specific
or
Find a niche in an “occupied” niche
> Unite the maximum
“and we give more”

Lessons we learned
Constant update
(daily information flow)
> survive

Lessons we learned
Go offline
> learn your target group
Be where your TG is
>Take all the chances,
visit all topic-related events

Lessons we learned
Ask for feedback
- Polls, “by the way” conversations
> meet your TG needs

Lessons we learned
Be present in new media

Lessons we learned
Make project friends
> fans
> reliable partners
• Every person counts

Lessons we learned
First give – then take
First ask – then receive

Lessons we learned
Visual image – important!
> attracts
> makes you look serious

Lessons we learned
Youth project – made by youth
> Informal approach
> Speak youth

Lessons we learned
Love it!
- Be passionate about what you do

Contacts
Thank you for attention
Olesya Storozhuk
http://unistudy.org.ua
univer.list@gmail.com