“I overall truly valued the experience of participating on this programme and feel I have received a huge amount from it, both personally and professionally. Not only am I now a confident Russian speaker with a varied C.V. and valuable work experience, but I have also made some lifelong friends, as well as having had the experience to travel around Russia and its surrounding regions, resulting in some truly unforgettable memories.”
Kamilia Kocialkowska
U.K. Alfa Fellow 2019-2020
Host Company: The Moscow Times
Field: Arts & Culture
“It was an unforgettable experience to be part of the Alfa Fellowship program. The program helped me to increase my Russian skills up to a professional level, facilitated networking and supported me in building up my professional focus. The flexibility of the program in choice of the work placement, contacts available through the Alfa Fellowship Program and the possibility to combine work placements accelerated my professional development.”
Bianca Creutz
German Alfa Fellow 2018-2019
Host Company: KB Strelka Field: Urban Planning
“The program has been a singular and unquestionably beneficial experience for me personally, especially with respect to my legal career. I have advanced professionally and deepened my social contacts in Russia while making what I hope to be long-term friends in the form of fellowship classmates.”
Thomas Callahan
U.S. Alfa Fellow 2016-2017
Host Company: Dentons Europe AO Field: Law