Teachers

We are very proud of our teachers, who are some of the most experienced professionals of Ukraine and Russia. Most of our tutors have had several years experience in the leading Ukrainian and Russian State Universities as teachers of Russian or Ukrainian as a foreign language. They have the appropriate philological degrees, speak English and some other foreign languages, along with positive experience of work with students from different countries. Our Centre is working on the contract and on the part time basis with 23 teachers. You may see profiles of some of them below, to provide you with the general idea of our staff members' qualification and personal qualities.

Viktoriya Yuryevna Shumilova

Date of birth
08.12.1968

Education
1985-1990 Kyiv State Pedagogical Institute by A.M. Gorkiy, Philological Department, Qualifications: Teacher of Russian language and literature.

Additional education
1990-1992 — First state courses of foreign languages — English courses
2004 — First state courses of foreign languages — Polish courses

Experience before joining Echo Eastern Europe in 2007
Since 2002 — Kyiv National Dragomanov Pedagogical University, Teacher of Russian language for foreign students. During that time she has published several scientific works on Russian phraseology.

Foreign languages
English, Polish

Personal qualities
Responsibility, hard working person, excellent communicative skills.

Natalia Vitalievna Galkina

Year of Birth
1955

Education
1976 — graduated from Kyiv State University by T.G. Shevchenko, Qualifications: Teacher of Russian and Ukrainian language and literature.

Experience before joining Echo Eastern Europe in 2006
The teacher of Russian and Ukrainian languages and literatures in different institutions during 31 years.
Has own developed methodology of education of Russian and Ukrainian languages.

Foreign languages
English — basic

Personal qualities
Responsible, punctual, friendly and open minded person.

Yulia Romanenko

Date of birth
04.07.1985

Education
2001 — 2006 Kyiv National Dragomanov Pedagogical University, Teacher of Russian language, Teacher of English and foreign literature. Diploma with honours.

Experience before joining Echo Eastern Europe in 2008
Since 2004 — Private lessons of Russian for foreigners
2003 — Private lessons of English
2002 — NGO ‘Zhiva Planeta’, International relations specialist and translator

Foreign languages
English — fluent

Personal qualities
Hard working, self motivated, responsible, punctual.

Elena Leonidovna Pankratova

Date of birth
08.12.1958

Education
1981 — graduated from Kyiv State University by T.G. Shevchenko, Department of Slavonic Philology, Qualifications: Teacher of Russian and Ukrainian language and literature.

Experience before joining Echo Eastern Europe in 2006
1985 — 1998 Teacher of Russian and Ukrainian as a foreign languages at National Medical University by A.A. Bogomolets
1998 — 2006 Teacher of Russian and Ukrainian for foreign students at National Farm University.
Has 3 methodical works on Russian as a foreign language and 2 methodical works on Ukrainian as a foreign language.

Foreign languages
English

Personal qualities
Developed communicative and interpersonal skills, creative person.

Yulia Morgyn

Date of birth
22.10.1984

Education
2001 — 2006 Kyiv National Dragomanov Pedagogical University, Foreign Language Department, Qualifications: philologist (English language teacher; Russian language and Foreign literature teacher)

Additional education
2005 — 2005 National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy, Business English language courses

Experience before joining Echo Eastern Europe in 2008
Since 2003 Russian language tutor for foreign speakers, English language tutor
2007 — The first category specialist (international documents translator) in the State Department of Legislation and Adoption under the Ministry of justice of Ukraine
2006 — 2007 Secondary specialized school № 69

Foreign languages:
English — fluent

Personal qualities:
Good communicative skills, disciplined, responsibility.

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16.12.2011
School will be working without breaks during New Year and Christmas season

For our customers our School will be working without breaks during coming New Year and Christmas season. Therefore you have a chance to have an intensive Russian or Ukrainian program in Kiev or ONLINE classes during your holidays. And we will be glad to welcome you!...
14.10.2011
Our students have access to reading halls and computer classes of 9 libraries of one of the biggest Kiev Universities with almost 1 million book items

Our School have signed the partnership agreement with one of the biggest Kiev Universities and students of the school can have access to reading halls and computer classes of 9 libraries. General library collection according to 01.01.2011 is 996 086 items / 673 390 titles, including more than 330 000...
04.03.2011
Prolonging of the arrival for a 1 year Russian course 2009 – 2010 till January 1, 2010

The Ministry of Education of Ukraine allowed us to accept students of Russian for a 1 year program 2009 – 2010 if those students arrive in Kiev till January 1, 2010. So if you wanted to come to study Russian for 1 year, but could not arrive...
04.03.2011
Learn Russian on-line or Ukrainian on-line with native speakers project launched.

Learn Russian on-line or Ukrainian on-line with native speakers project launched.In case if you do not have time to travel, but would like to have some practice with a native speaker teacher, we will be glad to support you with our new service - ON-LINE classes! Special...
04.03.2011
Christmas Gift - Russian and Ukrainian classes with Echo

We are glad to inform you that New Year we will meet with new low season prices for group lessons in the new completely equipped classes in the very downtown.We announce the CHRISTMAS ACTION that starts from 10th of December 2009: 1. If you do a reservation...