Get to know UCU: open day and alumni event
Date and time:
Tuesday 10 March, 2020
18:30 - 20:00
Location:
Ukrainian Institute London
79 Holland Park
London
W11 3SW
With a wide array of undergraduate and masters programmes, summer schools, world-class teaching and outstanding facilities, the Ukrainian Catholic University is a leading academic and cultural hub in Ukraine. It is open to students of all faiths, and has an excellent programme for international students.
This event will feature a presentation from UCU's senior vice-rector Taras Dobko about the programmes the university offers, including short courses at its acclaimed Ukrainian Language School, and opportunities to volunteer to teach English.
We will also hear from Robert Brinkley, about his work with UCU as a member of the university senate. UCU alumni and previous volunteers will discuss their experiences, and there will be chance to ask questions whilst enjoying some refreshments!
FREE
Speaker
Taras Dobko
Taras is Senior Vice-Rector at the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU); he is also Associate Professor of Philosophy in the UCU Department of Philosophy. He teaches academic courses on argumentation and critical thinking; theory of knowledge and rationality; phenomenology of religion. He has 20 years of administrative and teaching experience in higher education, including international experience in cooperation projects all over Europe and North America. Since 2015, he has been a member of the National Team of Higher Education Reform Experts (HERE) in Ukraine. In 2019 he became a member of the Advisory Council for the Ministry of Education and Science in Ukraine. He is also a member of the Supervisory Board of the Lviv City Institute. He is an expert in issues of quality assurance in higher education, academic culture
Speaker
Robert Brinkley
Robert Brinkley was a British diplomat for 34 years. He served as High Commissioner to Pakistan (2006 – 2009), Ambassador to Ukraine (2002 – 2006) and previously had postings in Moscow (both in Russia and in the Soviet Union), as well as positions in Bonn, Geneva and the FCO in London. Since leaving government service in 2011, Robert has built a portfolio in charity, education and international affairs. He is an honorary senator of the Ukrainian Catholic University, having been a senator from 2013 to 2019. He chairs the steering committee of the Chatham House Ukraine Forum. Until 2018 he was chairman of the BEARR Trust, a charity that supports social welfare groups in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. He is a trustee of the Keston Institute and he chairs the Advisory Board of the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies.
