Cooperation agreement signed with UCM ITALY Association “Mediterranean Chefs Union”
West Ukrainian National University hosted the signing of a cooperation agreement between the rector of WUNU Oksana Desyatnyuk and the president of the UCM Italy Association “Mediterranean Chefs Union” Paolo Brescia.
The partnership between the institutions is aimed at strengthening friendly relations, establishing mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation in science, developing and strengthening international educational and information ties, and popularizing education and research.
Addressing the attendees, Oksana Desyatnyuk, Rector of West Ukrainian National University, said: “We appreciate the opportunity to cooperate with organizations that seek to implement joint projects for youth development. Together with Ukrainian and foreign partners, we launch educational and research initiatives, conduct internships and expand opportunities for students. Teachers and students are actively involved in mobility programmes such as ERASMUS+, which allows them to study the world's best practices in management and innovation."
"We are interested in cooperating with West Ukrainian National University because it is a prominent educational institution. We will focus our cooperation on the tourism and service sector with the Department of International Tourism and Hospitality Business within the framework of the signed document. Students will have the opportunity to grow professionally, obtain certificates of various levels and learn professional Italian. This will contribute to their successful career in tourism, culinary and service industries. We hope to expand our cooperation after the end of the war in Ukraine,” said Paolo Brescia, President of the UCM Italy Association ‘Mediterranean Chefs Union’.
The meeting participants included Acting Director of the Bohdan Havrylyshyn Education and Research Institute of International Relations Liudmyla Havryliuk-Jensen, Head of the Department of International Tourism and Hospitality Business Oksana Huhul, Head of WUNU's International Relations Office Yuliia Voityshyn, and Gianfranco Brescia, a partner at UCM Italia “Mediterranean Chefs Union”.
This agreement is yet another step in strengthening the positions of West Ukrainian National University as a center of learning open to new opportunities.
