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Mriya Agro Holding and the Victor Pinchuk Foundation announce a competition for participation in “Agriprospects” educational conference for youth
The conference will be held November 3 – 6, 2011, in Ternopil. As a result, there will be selected 30 best students of agricultural universities of Ukraine, who will receive comprehensive information on modern agricultural business, global trends and new technologies in agriculture on the base of "Mriya Agro Holding” enterprise
PinchukArtCentre opens an application call for its new Curatorial Platform
PinchukArtCentre offers with its curatorial platform a new chance for a new generation of Ukraine giving access to develop their competence on a high international professional level growing into a museum professional in the field of contemporary art related to program and exhibition
The Victor Pinchuk Foundation in cooperation with the USC Shoah Foundation Institute have prepared multimedia manual "Encountering Memory"
The Victor Pinchuk Foundation in cooperation with the USC Shoah Foundation Institute have prepared and posted online a full version of the multimedia manual "Encountering Memory". This educational resource includes a lesson, fragments of video testimonies and guidelines for teachers on the Babi Yar tragedy
On October 1 the Victor Pinchuk Foundation starts the 6th Annual all-Ukrainian competition of the "Zavtra.UA" Sholarship Program
Application process for all students willing to participate in the annual nationwide competition for Zavtra.UA scholarship program from the Victor Pinchuk Foundation has started on October 1, 2011. Documents submission and online registration is open at zavtra.in.ua till October 25, 2011.
Winners of the Victor Pinchuk Foundation educational programs took part in the 8th Annual Meeting of YES
Twenty three Zavtra.UA scholarship holders and five winners of the WorldWideStudies competition took part in the 8th Annual Meeting of Yalta European Strategy (YES) held September 15 -18, 2011, in Livadia palace, Yalta.
Global changes mean not only challenges but opportunities too – Kwasniewski
Fundamental changes taking place in the modern world give rise to challenges, as well as new opportunities, stated President of Poland (1995–2005), Chairman of the Board of YES Aleksander Kwasniwski at the concluding session of the 8th Yalta Annual Meeting
To remain the global leader, the European Union should enlarge – Kwasniewski
Touching the changes in architecture of the global world order, Kwasniewski noted: “Nobody doubts that we are in the process which would build the world architecture in 21st century
Ukraine possesses high economic potential which is not used in full – Aslund
Ukraine, which current economic growth is equal to 4%, may double the growth rate and reach Turkey, which demonstrates 9% growth today. This statement was made by Anders Aslund, Senior Fellow of Peterson Institute for International Economics, one of the leading world’s experts in Ukrainian economy, in the discussion on prospects of Turkey and Ukraine development. “Ukraine possesses high economic potential which is underused,” he said.
Information society has been moving towards “global intelligence” – Milner
Key global trends in the information sector will result in formation of a “global intelligence” composed of all people connected via PCs, declared Yuri Milner, founder of Russia-based Digital Sky Technologies, during the discussion “Key Trends That Will Shape Tomorrow’s World” at the 8th Yalta forum of YES.
Globalization changes the context of religion - Tony Blair
Religion in XXI century will play an important role in society development as before, and if politicians underestimate the need for peaceful coexistence of religions, this may result in conservation and exacerbation of the existing conflicts and may give rise to new ones. This idea was voiced out in the course of discussion “Key Trends That Will Shape Tomorrow’s World” by Anthony Charles Lynton (Tony) Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997 – 2007) at the 8th Annual Meeting of YES.
