Rector Volodymyr Melnyk meets President of McEwan University

President of McEwan University (Edmonton, Canada), David Atkinson, his wife and project manager of the Ukrainian Resource and Development Centre at McEwan University, Yuri Konkin, paid an official visit to the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, where they met Rector, professor Volodymyr Melnyk, Vice-Rector for Research and Teaching, Yaroslav Harasym, Deans of the Faculty of Philology and Faculty of Pedagogical Education, Sviatoslav Pylypchuk and Dmytro Hertsiuk, Director of Pedagogical College, Oksana Surmach, senior lecturer at the Department of Ukrainian Applied Linguistics, coordinator of the International Summer School of the Ukrainian Language and Area Studies, Lesia Antoniv.

During the meeting the parties focused on the prospects of cooperation between universities in terms of implementation of joint educational projects and research. They discussed, in particular, academic exchange and student participation in summer schools.

Rector Volodymyr Melnyk stressed that on the basis of experience of the most prestigious universities in the world the Lviv University is developing as an educational and research centre of the European level. Mr. Melnyk expressed the hope for constructive continuation of an intercultural Ukrainian-Canadian dialogue.

The Dean of the Faculty of Pedagogical Education pointed out that the Pedagogical College of the Lviv University together with McEwan University was involved in the international project on inclusive education.

Lesia Antoniv, senior lecturer at the Department of Ukrainian Applied Linguistics, coordinator of the Summer School, informed about participation of students from the USA and Canada in the annual International Summer School of the Ukrainian Language and Area Studies.

The President of McEwan University, David Atkinson, enthusiastically supported proposals of the Rector of the Lviv University on cooperation in humanities first, then in natural sciences.

Note: MacEwan University, located in Edmonton (Alberta), is a public higher education institution. MacEwan University is widely known in the country due to its high-quality educational programmes, individualized approach to students’ needs and affordable prices for training.

MacEwan University offers over 70 academic programmes ranging from MacEwan USI preparatory programme to undergraduate programmes.