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Lidiya Stepanivna Bilas (born 1968, in Morshyn, Lviv region) is a Ukrainian entrepreneur, a founder and a managing partner of CISC, Creative International School for Children, where innovative educational systems are applied. A former General Manager at IDS Aqua Service, a company operating drinking water delivery to homes and offices, a part of an international holding - IDS Borjomi International.

Biography
Education

1990 - Lidiya Bilas graduated from Lviv Polytechnic National University, majoring in  Automated Management Systems, she also successfully completed courses of training in finance management and human resources management.

2010 - got her MBA degree after attending the Presidents’ MBA program at Kyiv Mohyla Business School. Her studying at Kyiv Mohyla Academy, with its creative and inspiring environment of like-minded teachers and fellow students has extended Lidiya’s personal and professional horizons, giving her an impact for further development.

Family

Husband, Vsevolod Omelianovych Bilas, is a Vice-President at IDS Borjomi International, he is also a Lviv Regional Council member. Lidiya and Vsevolod have a daughter, Marta, and a son, Maksym.

Career

Lidiya Bilas stood at the origins of Morshyn Mineral Water Company “Oscar”, where she acted as a Finance Director from 1993-1994. When Nova Distribution Company was established in 1996, she became its Head of Finance. Since its merging with IDS Group of Companies in 2004 and up to 2013, Lidiya Bilas was chairing the Board of the company which had been renamed IDS Aqua Service, belonging to IDS Borjomi International and operating water delivery in 18.9-liter bottles since 2005, working with brands such as Alaska and Staryi Myrhorod.

2008–2009 - served as a freelance Communications Policy Advisor to the Head of Lviv Oblast State Administration (Lviv Region Governor).

In 2014, Lidiya Bilas became a partner at the Creative International School for Children that only operated as a weekend school in the beginning, growing to a full-day school format in 2015. Currently, there are two schools functioning in Kyiv and Lviv.

CISC

CISC - a school that teaches how to think  - is a licensed full-day private school of a new type with advanced studies of English.

At the moment, there are two schools: in Kyiv and in Lviv. They serve as the base for weekend schools, teenage clubs and themed camps. The idea of establishing a school emerged from friends’ discussing the possibility of providing multinational experience and international-standard education to kids in Ukraine, without them having to go abroad and part with families.

Lidiya Bilas travels a lot, trying to visit schools in every country she goes, analyzing and comparing educational systems. By now, she has visited schools in Denmark, Austria, Slovenia, India, China. Lidiya has come to a conclusion that the most essential change to be made is transforming the existing atmosphere at Ukrainian schools by replacing fear with interest; creating a unique learning environment where every child would feel comfortable to study, develop his or her creativity, communicate and easily find his or her place in a group. CISC’s main task is teaching a child how to think, contemplate and analyze information, instead of simply absorbing it by memorizing dull or even incomprehensible things.

Key teaching methods applied at CISC are: “wave immersions”, system of preparing projects, innovation, individual approach towards each child, creativity, integrated lessons, deeper knowledge (science clubs format).

Children study English starting from the first grade.

Starting from the second grade, every student may opt to study French, German or Spanish (Kyiv), or Polish (Lviv) as a second foreign language.

In summer 2017, CISC was recognized as an innovative school and was included in the list of Microsoft Showcase Schools listing the most innovative schools of the world for the third time.

Social activity

Lidiya Bilas is the Chairperson of the “INSO-Lviv” Youth Symphonical Orchestra Trustees Board.

Hobbies

Lidiya draws inspiration and enthusiasm for her effective work from adventure travelling to countries like Peru, Bolivia, India, Iceland, Vietnam, Laos, Namibia etc.

Goes in for Alpine skiing.

Owns a collection of designer dolls.

Passionate about opera, often attends opera festivals.

Another hobby of Lidiya’s is interior design and landscape design.

Awards and rankings

In 2008 Lidiya Bilas was awarded the “Ukraine’s Economy Star” order of 3rd class to mark her significant personal contribution to the development of Ukraine’s foreign economic connections.

On August 19, 2008 she was decorated with a state honor - order of Princess Olha of 3rd class - for her important personal contribution to the social-economic and cultural development of Ukraine, for her major labor achievements and in celebration of the 17th anniversary of the Independence of Ukraine.

In 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 Lidiya Bilas was listed in Ukraine’s Rating of Most Successful Executives by a rating magazine “GVardia”. In 2010 she was ranked #12 in TOP-20 Female Executives rating by “GVardia”.

Listed on the ”Woman of the 3rd Millennium” Pan-Ukrainian Award Rating (2009).

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 * Формула    життя Лідії Білас
 * Формула Щастя. Мотиваційна лекція-зустріч з Лідією    Білас
 * Лідія Білас Boom Plus TV
 * Інтерв'ю Лідія Білас
 * Лидия Билас: «Мы всему учились на ходу». Главные мысли    на SW Forum
 * Інтерв’ю з Лідією Білас
 * Лідія Білас на Громадському радіо
 * Лідія Білас, IDS Group Ukraine: «Люди у команді повинні    були віддані компанії, а не керівнику»
 * Лідія Білас - Startup Ukraine
 * Компанія «Нова» збільшила частку ринку // Брутто, 2    квітня 2009 року