A delegation from Uzhhorod University led by Acting Rector, Professor Volodymyr Smolanka, at the invitation of the leadership of the partner university, took part in the inauguration of the 2026/2027 academic year at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Republic of Poland. The delegation includes Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of International Economic Relations of Uzhhorod National University Volodymyr Prykhodko, and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, former Consul General of Ukraine in Lublin Ivan Hrytsak.
During the visit, productive contacts took place with members of the university Senate, leading Polish scholars, Ukrainian students studying at the University of Lublin, as well as diplomats representing their countries in Ukraine and Ukrainian diplomats representing our state in Poland, and honorary consuls.
Continuing the development of academic cooperation, the heads of Uzhhorod University, Volodymyr Smolanka, and Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Radosław Dobrowolski, signed an Agreement on the establishment of a postgraduate educational programme "Project Management". The agreement is intended to promote the further strengthening of many years of Polish-Ukrainian academic cooperation between the universities and the creation of a joint educational offering for managers and specialists responsible for the planning and implementation of projects.
The document defines the principles of cooperation between Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin and Uzhhorod University regarding the establishment and implementation of the postgraduate educational programme "Project Management". In particular, it covers the development of the curriculum, the participation of academic staff from both universities in teaching, the principles of student admission, as well as the organisational and financial aspects of implementation.
The programme meets the growing demand for project management competences in the public sector, business and non-governmental organisations, in particular regarding the preparation and implementation of projects with international funding and EU co-financing, as well as projects aimed at the reconstruction and development of Ukraine.
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