HISTORY

PGA originated from the Open Letter to the Prime Minister of Ukraine A.P. Yatsenyuk (March 2014). Since then, we have grown, and new peaks are still ahead!

Open Letter to the Prime Minister of Ukraine, A.P. Yatsenyuk, and Members of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine

Dear Arseniy Petrovych and Members of the Government!
 
We officially express our support for the preservation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity, and we also welcome the appointment of the new Government of Ukraine. We are ready to work towards the formation of a qualitatively renewed higher state management apparatus, including the involvement of Ukrainian professionals with foreign education.

We are over one thousand graduates of the world’s leading universities who have returned and are working in Ukraine at leading international companies, NGOs, analytical centers, financial institutions, etc. Diplomas from Harvard University (USA), the London School of Economics (UK), INSEAD business school (France, Singapore), Columbia University (USA), the University of Chicago (USA), Georgetown University (USA), the College of Europe (Bruges, Belgium and Natolin, Poland), diplomas obtained under the EU Erasmus Mundus program, graduates of the Edmund S. Muskie Scholarship Program and many others, combined with work experience in an international environment will become a significant contribution to the successful work of the new Government of Ukraine.

At this historic moment of the most acute external threats and, simultaneously, renewal and revival of Ukraine, the Government of Ukraine faces significant challenges that will require systemic steps to reform state governance as a prerequisite for overcoming external threats, successfully countering corruption, and ensuring Ukraine’s economic prosperity.

We consider it appropriate to propose the following avenues for cooperation with the new Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine:

  • Formation of new teams in ministries and agencies;
  • Engagement as permanent advisors (both paid and unpaid);
  • Conducting regular consultations and roundtables on urgent issues of sectoral policy development and ministry advancement.

We appeal to the Prime Minister of Ukraine and members of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine to determine the personnel needs of each ministry as soon as possible.

We are ready to take on the coordination of specific proposals from Ministers regarding the personnel needs of each ministry. The proposals will be disseminated among all associations of graduates of leading foreign educational institutions in Ukraine. All resumes of candidates interested in the positions will be forwarded to the relevant ministries for final selection.

We emphasize the necessity of maximum transparency in this process and will publicly disclose the proposals received from the ministries and the selection results. In accordance with these indicators, we will evaluate the effectiveness of our cooperation.

We appeal to journalists and opinion leaders with a request to support our initiative and monitor it, providing platforms for its popularization and urging the Government to implement it.

For questions regarding cooperation, comments, and suggestions, please contact the initiative coordinator, Danylo Pasko, at the email address proukrgov@gmail.com

With respect and readiness for cooperation,

February 2024

Ukrainian alumni clubs are forming the Professional Government Initiative (PGI)

March 2024

PGI grows to 29 alumni clubs and offers assistance to Prime Minister Yatsenyuk in filling state vacancies with qualified professionals.

March 2015

Approximately 100 PGA members hold positions in the public sector.

December 2015

PGI facilitates the adoption of a new civil service law.

January 2016

PGI registers as a public organization, expands its scope of activities, and collaborates with other organizations.

January 2017

PGI transforms into an Association (PGA), adapts its mission and strategy to ensure long-term impact.

May 2017

PGA signs a memorandum of cooperation with the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers in the field of public administration reform.

October 2017

PGA joins the creation of the career.gov.ua website — a single entry point to the new civil service — and assists with applications.

February 2018

PGA monitors competitions for public positions, publishes its official stance, and contributes to the improvement of selection procedures.

April 2018

PGA develops the Civil Service Feedback Loop Initiative and collaborates with the Cabinet of Ministers, the Kyiv School of Economics, and Professor Francis Fukuyama for its implementation.

2019

Continuation of research on civil service organizational culture (CMU Secretariat, Stanford CDDRL, KSE, KAS) — in a pro-bono format.

2022

Uniting to aid Ukraine, the Government, and engage international contacts.

2023

To mark the anniversary of the war, a meeting on regional recovery issues with the participation of Heads of Regional Military Administrations (Heads of OVA).

2024

Towards the second anniversary of the war, a meeting on regional recovery issues with the participation of Heads of Regional Military Administrations (Heads of OVA).

August 2024

Collaboration with NAPS ("By the Way, Public Service").

URC Berlin 2024 Side Event:

Governance for Reforms. Panel on Public Administration Reform Донори: KAS, German Marshall Fund.

Дослідження феномену українського лідерства з Tusker Club / Tembo Citizen (етап 1).

Співпраця з Міністерством національної єдності (2024–2025)

September – December 2024

Research: Strategy for Attracting Young Professionals to the Civil Service

Request: NADS (National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service) / Donor: EU4PAR (European Union for Public Administration Reform in Ukraine)

January – April 2025

Project: Strengthening the Capacity of Communities in Chernihiv Oblast in Project Management.

Phase 1 / Pro-bono Project PGA

2025

Advocacy Initiative "Public Administration Reform Advocacy

Initiative": Launch in Paris, at the French National Assembly. Building a network of PAR ambassadors and providing training for 25 participants.

Ukrainian-French Dialogues (Phase 2 in collaboration with Tusker Club / Tembo Citizen)

2025 – 2026

Grant Project PAR4UA Support for Reform of Ukraine's Public Administration in the Context of European Integration

Donor: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia.

Partner: Public Policy Centre "PROVIDUS" (Riga)

Februaty 2014

Ukrainian alumni clubs are forming the Professional Government Initiative (PGI)

March 2014

PGI grows to 29 alumni clubs and offers assistance to Prime Minister Yatsenyuk in filling state vacancies with qualified professionals.

March 2015

Approximately 100 PGA members hold positions in the public sector.

December 2015

PGI facilitates the adoption of a new law on civil service.

January 2016

PGI registers as a public organization, expands its scope of activities, and collaborates with other organizations.

January 2017

PGI transforms into an Association (PGA), adapts its mission and strategy to ensure long-term impact.

May 2017

PGA signs a memorandum of cooperation with the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers in the field of public administration reform.

October 2017

PGA joins the creation of the career.gov.ua website — a single entry point to the new civil service — and assists with applications.

February 2018

PGA monitors competitions for public positions, publishes its official stance, and contributes to the improvement of selection procedures.

2019

Continuation of research on civil service organizational culture (CMU Secretariat, Stanford CDDRL, KSE, KAS) — in a pro-bono format.

2022

Uniting to aid Ukraine, the Government, and engage international contacts.

2023

To mark the anniversary of the war, a meeting on regional recovery issues with the participation of Heads of Regional Military Administrations (Heads of OMA).

2024

Towards the second anniversary of the war, a meeting on regional recovery issues with the participation of Heads of Regional Military Administrations.

August 2024

Collaboration with NAPS ("By the Way, Public Service").

URC Berlin 2024 Side Event:

Governance for Reforms. Panel on Public Administration Reform Donors: KAS (Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung), German Marshall Fund.

Research on the phenomenon of Ukrainian leadership with Tusker Club / Tembo Citizen (phase 1).

Cooperation with the Ministry of National Unity (2024–2025).

Вересень – грудень 2024

Research: Strategy for Attracting Young Professionals to Public Service

Requesting party: NAСS / Donor: EU4PAR.

January - May 2025

Project: Strengthening the Project Management Capacity of Communities in Chernihiv Oblast. Phase 1 / Pro bono project PGA

2025

Advocacy initiative Public Administration Reform Advocacy Initiative: Launch in Paris, National Assembly of France.

Building a network of PAR ambassadors and training for 25 participants.

Ukrainian-French Dialogues (phase 2 in cooperation with Tusker Club / Tembo Citizen).

2025 – 2026

Grant project PAR4UA Support for Reform of Ukraine's Public Administration in the Context of European Integration
Donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia. Partner: Public Policy Center "Providus" (Riga).

Daniil Pasko

President of the Harvard Club of Ukraine

Vasyl Myroshnychenko

Chair of the London School of Economics Alumni Association

Ivan Verlan

Chairman of the INSEAD Business School Alumni Association

Natalia Honchar

Chairman of the Columbia University Alumni Association

Tamerlan Vakhаbov

President of the Georgetown University Alumni Club in Ukraine

Oleh Akhtyrskyi

Representative of the Ukrainian Community of the University of Oxford

Kostiantyn Mahaletskyi

Head of the Ukrainian Global MBA League Business School Alumni Association, Head of the University of Chicago Business School Alumni Association

Yulia Klymko-Overchenko

Coordinator of the College of Europe Alumni Association in Ukraine

Olha Bosak

Head of the "Young Democracy" Club

Volodymyr Kuzka

Vice President of the Ukrainian Association of Alumni of French Educational Programs AUDES

Olena Chepurna

Coordinator of the Erasmus Mundus Programme Alumni Association

Ruslan Furtas

Head of the Edmund S. Muskie Scholarship Program Alumni Association

Olena Chernii

Ukrainian Chevening Alumni Association (United Kingdom)

Yurii Kushnir

President of the Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Program Alumni Association

Alina Sviderska

Representative of the Cambridge Community of Ukraine

Tetiana Yaroshenko

Chairman of the Board of the Ukrainian Fulbright Circle (UFC) Charitable Organization

Marta Kolomiets

Director of the Fulbright Program in Ukraine