Danone has announced the winners of the second semester of the A. Poluektov Scholarship Program

Four Students Named Winners of the Second Semester of the A. Poluektov Scholarship Program by Danone

Four students have been selected as winners of the second semester competition of the A. Poluektov Scholarship Program by Danone. This marks the second round of scholarship recipients who will receive support through the program, which was created to empower talented youth from regional universities.

Out of 15 candidates who applied for the second-semester competition, the winners are:

• Anastasiia Rovinska, Odesa National University of Technology

• Vira Stetsiuk, Odesa National University of Technology

• Vladyslav Vorona, Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University

• Olesia Gakhova, Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University

All applicants were evaluated based on their academic performance, motivation, social engagement, and ideas in bioengineering, energy, food technologies, and sustainable development.

Each winner will receive a scholarship of UAH 30,000. Additionally, all participants will have access to career development activities and consultations from Danone, as well as potential employment opportunities with the company in the future.

"At Danone, we strongly believe that young, talented individuals from the regions deserve support, belief in their potential, and real opportunities for growth. That’s why we launched this scholarship program – to help students take confident steps in their professional development, feel their value, and recognize the power of their choices," said Roman Yanchev, Director of Product Research, Innovation, and New Projects Implementation at Danone.

The award ceremony took place at Danone’s plant in Kremenchuk, where the students had the opportunity to learn more about the company’s production processes, interact with employees, and visit the laboratory responsible for product quality control.

For information

The A. Poluektov Scholarship Program was launched by Danone in 2024 for students studying at regional universities.

In the 2024–2025 academic year, the program included two higher education institutions: Odesa National University of Technology and Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University. Full-time students from years 1 to 5 in technical or food-related specialties were eligible to apply.

The program is named in honor of Andrii Poluektov, former Marketing Director at Danone Ukraine, who himself rose from a regional university student to a top professional in an international company.