November 20, 2025
The next recruitment for the Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 cycles will be announced soon. Stay tuned!
July 9, 2025
We warmly welcome back the new cohort of the Ukrainian Business Leaders: Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship (UBL PIE) 2025 program after a successful U.S. exchange experience! This program is funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered by American Councils for International Education.
Over the past four weeks, 15 inspiring Ukrainian business leaders have immersed themselves in professional placements across Austin, San Diego, Chicago, Cleveland, and Detroit, gaining invaluable hands-on experience, exploring American business culture, and building lasting professional connections.
Beyond business insights, they return home enriched with fresh ideas, renewed motivation, and a shared commitment to strengthening Ukraine’s entrepreneurial landscape. Now back in Ukraine, they are ready to multiply the impact of their learning by engaging their teams, communities, and networks.
November 20, 2024
We are excited to announce that all finalists and alternate candidates for the UBL PIE 2025 Spring program have been notified of their status. Congratulations to the winners, and best of luck to those who will surely try again next year!
September 13, 2024
Applications for the UBL PIE 2025 program have now closed! Stay tuned for the next cycle of applications.
April 18, 2024
Congratulations to the Spring cohort of the UBL PIE 2024 on successfully completing the Program and achieving the status of Alumni! Fifteen driven Ukrainian experts in the business field have shared their knowledge in the U.S., gained unforgettable experience, and formed new connections with their American colleagues.
November 14, 2023
Predict the Future By Creating It
In March of 2023, American Councils for International Education organized a Study Tour to the U.S. for the second cohort of the Ukrainian Business Leaders: Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship program.
UBL PIE Program Kick-off on September 2nd, 2022
Ukrainian Business Leaders: Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Ukrainian Business Leaders: Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship is thrilled to finally engage with its newest cohort of 21 participants following the program postponement due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Now re-designed in a hybrid format, the program kicked off on September 2nd with a virtual orientation hosted by Program Manager Stanislav Miachkov. Guest speakers included American Councils Executive Vice President Lisa Choate, Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv Scott Whitmore, and President of National Center for Resource Development Joe Kapp, who will conduct the virtual portion of this hybrid Fellowship experience through his course on business leadership. UBL PIE Fellows joined the orientation from across Ukraine and several other countries. Some fellows are displaced by the war but are still committed to returning to Ukraine and increasing their business knowledge and professional development. At the conclusion of Mr. Kapp’s virtual course, American Councils looks forward to welcoming this delegation of UBL PIE Fellows to the United States in person to take part in a Study Tour, providing them with face-to-face trainings, workshops, and networking opportunities to grow their entrepreneurial competencies. “This program is one of our most important ones,” Scott Whitmore said of the UBL PIE Program, adding that it will be “a key factor to rebuilding and making Ukraine even stronger” in the coming months.