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Ambassador of USA in Ukraine Wiliam Tailor visited ZNU

25.01.2007 12:58

On January, 25, in the framework of his official visit to Zaporizhzhya, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of USA in Ukraine Wiliam Tailor visited Zaporizhzhya National University on invitation of the Faculty of Journalism and its dean Volodimir Manakin. The Ambassador met with the Rector of ZNU Sergij Timchenko, administration of the University, its lecturing staff, students of ZNU, and also gave an exclusive interview to the student of the Faculty of Journalism Katerina Siriniok.

 Having arrived to University at noon, the Ambassador had a meeting with direction of ZNU. Their conversation concerned dynamics of development of our University, scientific and other programs of USA, which work in ZNU.

After that William Tailor gave an exclusive interview to the student of the Faculty of Journalism Katerina Siriniok, who gained an individual grant of international program IREX for study in Washington University last year, where she studied mass communication of USA.

The most interesting point of the program of Ambassador’s visit to ZNU became his meeting with lecturing and student staff of the University. The Rector, Professor Sergij Timchenko, introduced the guest to all present, and gave a word to him. William Tailor congratulated everybody on the day of Holy Tetyana – the patron of students and stressed that he would like to speak with young generation about problems which trouble them.
 The students’ questions were various and vasted from politics of USA and Ukraine to personal interests of the Ambassador. Students of the Faculty of Journalism asked Wijlliam Tailor, what country would he prefer if he could choose where to be an ambassador; what was the difference between democracy ino USA and in Ukraine; what were details of visit of Viktor Yanukovich to USA and what were forecasts for American presidential elections; how much did American youth know about Ukraine and our customs; what were peculiarities of youth journalism in USA. The dialogue turned to be interesting and informative for both sides.

Comment

Zaporizhzhya National University has long-lasting scientific contacts with universities of USA. For more than 15 years lasts collaboration of ZNU with educative establishments of USA in the framework of official agreements, lecturers of ZNU take part in international conferences, conduct researches, deliver lectures in universities of USA, students take part in international academic programs, that are implemented by American side, to ZNU come specialists from USA.

In the framework of official agreements our University from 1993 collaborated with educative establishments of USA: Carlson School of Management of Minnesota University; Lee-College, Tennessi; Makalester College, Minnesota. Professor Viktor Grishchak worked in Stenford University for several years as an invited professor.  

In general 50 specialists of the University visited USA for the last 15 years in purposes of probation, lecturing, participation in international conferences, near 60 students went to America during summer practice, for probation et cetera. For the last 3 years 12 students of the Faculty of Journalism took part in different exchange programms.

In May, 2005 on the Faculty of Journalism ZNU an international conference «Globalization and Problems of Home Media-Space» was held due to support of Ambassy of USA (grant for $7000). From September, 2006 the Journalism Faculty is the participant of an international project «Development and Modern Equipment for Laboratory in TV-Journalism…» (grant for $15000).

At the Biological Faculty of ZNU associately with Arizona Center of Biological Researches the project of NATO «To Safety Through Science» is implemented, which aim is the preparation of the base project for 2007-2009.

Mariya KANTSELYARIST and Tamila TARASENKO