This blog is run by Milan Ilnyckyj: a 24 year-old Canadian. Formerly a student at the University of British Columbia and then the University of Oxford, I am now working in Ottawa.

Those trying to figure out how to say my name should see: my pronunciation guide.

Academic history

Between September 2001 and April 2005, I was a student at the University of British Columbia. While there, I was a member of the UBC Photo Society, as well as the UBC Debate Society - where I served as Treasurer for three years. I was also a member of the International Relations Student Association (IRSA), with whom I took part in the North American Security Cooperation Assessment (NASCA) in August of 2005. As an undergraduate, I also represented UBC at the 56th Annual Student Conference on United States Affairs, at the West Point Military Academy. During my time at UBC, I also had the enormous privilege of serving as Lord Protector of the Esteemed Afternoon Tea Society.

In the spring of 2005, I graduated from UBC with a double major in International Relations and Political Science, as well as a general focus in the area of environmental politics. In the fall of 2005, I began reading for an M.Phil in International Relations at Wadham College, Oxford. I wrote my thesis on the role of science in global environmental policy-making, under the supervision of Dr. Andrew Hurrell. I finished the program in the summer of 2007. While attending Oxford, I was the Vice President and Webmaster of the Oxford University Strategic Studies Group.

Interests

Outside school and work, I am very interested in photography, writing, and the outdoors. I started writing this blog to keep in touch with friends and family around the world, provide a more personal view of graduate student life in Oxford, and pass on some lessons I’ve learned here. It persists through force of habit.

A listing of all the sites related to me can be found on my claimID page.

This page was last updated on 17 August 2007.