April, 2024
Nobel Laureate Oleksandra Matviychuk addressed the World Leaders Forum at Columbia University
On April 9, 2024, Nobel Laureate Oleksandra Matviychuk spoke at the World Leaders Forum at Columbia University. Ms. Matviychuk delivered her speech in the elegant hall of the university’s main building, where in 2004, the Ukrainian Studies Fund, for the first time, organized a fundraising banquet in support of the Ukrainian Studies Program at Columbia University. During her presentation, Ms. Matviychuk answered questions posed by professors and students, primarily about the crimes committed by the Russian army in Ukraine, her work in gathering evidence and testimonies for future trials in international courts, the need to counter the spread of Russian disinformation, and the necessity to protect human rights in society.