Briukhovetsky visits Chicago

CHICAGO - Dr. Viacheslav Briukhovetsky (second from right), president of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NUKMA), visited Chicago on November 22, 1999. The purpose of his trip to the United States was to discuss agreements with the Eurasia Foundation, as well as to finalize plans for student exchanges with American universities. Members of the Ukrainian Language Society of Chicago met with Dr. Briukhovetsky to present four scholarships for students from rural areas in Ukraine who wish to study Ukrainian language, literature or culture at NUKMA in Kyiv, or its branches in Ostrih or Mykolaiv. Dr. Briukhovetsky discussed the financial needs of the university to maintain and further develop its programs and appealed for donations from the Ukrainian diaspora. Donations to the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy are tax-deductible (IRS No. 23-269-7509), and checks should be sent to: The Mohyla Academy Society Inc., 26 Bedford Road, Somerset, NJ 08873.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, January 16, 2000, No. 3, Vol. LXVIII

| Home Page |