9th of November, 2016

Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University

November 9, 2016 within the project Tempus "Education for leadership, intelligence and development of talent» (ELITE - Education for Leadership, Intelligence and Talent Encouraging) at Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University was held the Second International Scientific and Practical Conference "University and Leadership".

Participants of the conference were greeted by Daina Hudoniyene, coordinator of the project Tempus program, Kaunas University of Technology (Lithuania); Simon Williams, Director of the British Council in Ukraine (UK); Vasyl Kremen, President of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine (Ukraine).

At the plenary session of the conference key speakers were: Jill Jamison, University of Greenwich (UK), Victor Ogneviuk, Rector of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University (Ukraine); Vuokko Kohtamaki, University of Tampere (Finland), Gregory Rayter, Rayter Corporation (USA).

Conference continued with the next thematic sessions:

• "Leadership Practices: program of development leadership potential of Ukrainian universities"
• "The quality of higher education"
• "Cooperation with the business"
• "The practice of leadership in Ukrainian universities"

The results of the conference summarized moderator of the event, Svetlana Kalashnikova, Director of Institute of Higher Education National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, who underlined the importance of the universities’ participation in the international projects, and invited participants to the Third International Scientific Conference "University and Leadership", that would take place on the basic of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University in May 2017.

8- th of November,  2016

Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University

November 8th 2016, at Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University was officially opened the photo exhibition "Japan and the UN - 60 years of Japan's membership in the United Nations". The event was supported by the Embassy of Japan in Ukraine.

At the official opening were the representatives of the Embassy of Japan in Ukraine: Mr. Harada Michio, Deputy Chief of Mission of Japan to Ukraine, Adviser to the Minister of the Embassy of Japan; Mr. Tandzhi Hideyuki, Head of Education and the Embassy of Japan in Ukraine, First Secretary of the Embassy of Japan; Mr. Kyrylo Yaroshyk, the press secretary of the Embassy of Japan.

Viktor Ogneviuk, Rector of our University greeted guests and students. He underlined the importance of the opening of the exhibition "Japan and the UN - 60 years of Japan's membership in the United Nations" in our University, and also pointed out, that Japan is a unique country in which coexist harmoniously traditions of the past and technologies of the future.

After greetings, in the hall of the Academic Council of the University was held a lecture of Mr. Michio Harada on "Ukrainian-Japanese relations".               Mr. Michio Harada told about his life experience, about Japan's role in the world community and the possibility of cooperation between the two countries. Students of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University actively participated in the discussion.

Important to note, that during the official visit of President of Ukraine to Japan was declared that 2017 would be the year of Japan in Ukraine. We hope that this will contribute to further cooperation in the educational, economic, cultural and other spheres between our countries.