WEST UKRAINIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Participants of the opening ceremony of the Second International Week, I-WEEK’2020, were welcomed at West Ukrainian National University - the classical university of Ternopil. International Week is a unique opportunity for everyone to exchange ideas and new experiences, develop and strengthen cooperation with new partners, participate in discussions, and expand their worldview.

First International Week, held in September 2019, gathered guests and partners at Ternopil Economic National University. A year passed, changes have come and gone, and on August 25, 2020 our university became a classical institution - West Ukrainian National University. This is the result of many years of hard work of the teaching staff, students, alumni, friends and partners who help us to be innovative, multicultural, open-minded.

The I-WEEK’2020 was opened by the WUNU rector Andriy Krysovaty: "Welcome to all the participants of the Second International Week at the Classical University of Ternopil - West Ukrainian National University. Our classical university is built on a deep understanding of great values. Understanding nurtured by thinking, work, studies, personal experience, exchange of views and opinions, sometimes even arguements with colleagues and partners, providing a better understanding of the fundamental values ​​of our human existence. We accumulate the experience of the world's leading universities, supporting and implementing European standards and world values. I wish everyone productive work, interesting discussions, innovative ideas, and new contacts to further international cooperation for the development of partner universities and progress of our countries".

Welcoming remarks were also made by:

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Ukraine Elmira Akhundova

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Croatia to Ukraine  Anica Djamić

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Slovenia to Ukraine Tomaž Mencin

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Africa to Ukraine  Andre Johannes Groenewald 

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey to Ukraine Yağmur Ahmet Güldere

Rectors and representatives of leading foreign institutions of higher education also welcomed the participants:

Prof. Tamar Siradze, Deputy Rector of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University (Georgia)  

Prof. Iveta Mietule, Rector of Rezekne Academy of Technologies (Latvia)  

Prof. Andrzej Kaleta, Rector of Wroclaw University of Economics and Business (Poland)   

Prof. Marzena Sobczak-Michałowska, Bydgoszcz University of Economy (Poland)

Prof. Stefan Purici, Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava (Romania)

Prof. Evangelos Siskos, University of  Western Macedonia (Greece)

TNEU Honoris Causa Prof. Аnetta Zielinska, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business (Poland)

Mgr Piotr Białas, University of Bialystok (Poland)

Prof. Wolfgang Dorner, Deggendorf Institute of Technology (Germany)

Public figures, representatives of international organizations:

Grażyna Dzwonkowska, Head of the Institute of European Integration (Poland)

Wang Yitan, Chairman of Jiangnan Silk Road Culture Exchange Center (China)

Prof. Jivko Ivanov Draganov, Member of the Board and Vice-President of the European Law Faculties Association (Bulgaria)

Diallo Issa Sadio, President of the NGO African Council in Ukraine

Dr Dariusz Pawliszczy, Mayor of Gmina Gromadka (Boleslawiec county of Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)

To create a diverse and exceptional community, a space where we can hear each other, see new perspectives and find solutions together - this is the idea behind the Second International Week at WUNU. We are sincerely grateful to our foreign guests who, despite their busy schedule, found the time and opportunity to express their support for this project initiative.

We are convinced that the International Week will expand the perspective and intercultural climate of our university: it will inspire activities that develop leadership and promote social and moral responsibility. Undoubtedly, International Week is a chance for each of us to hear different points of view from around the world and to have meaningful conversations about current issues.

We firmly believe that during the International Week each of us will have a unique opportunity to meet and communicate with the most influential people in various fields of education and science, which will allow us to confidently accept modern challenges and continuously strive for self-improvement and professional growth.

Thank you to everyone for sharing your optimism and brightening the opening of the International Week at WUNU today! We wish you Inspiration, fruitful and constructive work during the Second International Week at WUNU!

We also invite you to get acquainted with the program and invite you to actively participate in I-WEEK’2020 events.