Yesterday, February 8, Lviv Business School (LvBS) of the Ukrainian Catholic University celebrates four years since its founding. “The greatest achievement is that we managed to collect a creative team and create a community that has become a good platform where people can draw energy, dynamism and knowledge,” commented the director, Sophia Opatska.

Sophia Opatska believes that the emergence of the Business School at the Ukrainian Catholic University was not by chance: “We became part of UCU – the only Catholic university in the post-Soviet space – because our presence here outlines before us important principles. This is one of the few universities in Ukraine that has a clear vision of how to develop further. We try to discuss at the school many aspects that modern business lacks: the question of accountability, integrity, long-term development of the business.”

Today Lviv Business School offers a training program Key Executive MBA, which is one of the most innovative and fastest growing in Ukraine. To the LvBS advisory council belong Adrian Slywotzky (includes up to 50 leading business thinkers around the world), Karl Steininger and Pavlo Sheremet. The priority of the development of business education in LvBS is aimed at educating responsible entrepreneurs, recognized internationally in the publication Financial Times.

“We are proud of our graduates and participants of the program, who have great ambitions and plans. Our achievement is also people who come to us and are actually living this school,” said Sophia Opatska.

During the four years of its existence, Lviv Business School at UCU (LvBS) held a number of international conferences, presented a joint publication with Knowledge@Wharton, which is part of the Wharton Business School. Also on the initiative of LvBS global bestsellers were published in the Ukrainian language – The Medici Effect by Frans Johansson and The Upside by Adrian Slywotzky. In 2011, UCU and Lviv Business School created a unique platform and started an active dialogue on the interaction between business and society through a series of meetings with the debate club Business Credo.

The plans for 2012 are to hold a management conference in Kyiv, a financial conference in Lviv, and publish books by Adrian Slywotzky and books by one of the participants of the Key Executive MBA, as well as continue the activity of Business Credo, which will hold its next meeting on February 16 with His Beatitude Lubomyr Husar on the topic “To Be Rich – A Blessing or a Burden?”

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On February 7 at UCU, a famous international expert in care of the terminally ill, Fr. Arnaldo Pangrazzi, presented his new book A Journey into One’s Inner Self

The book consistently and systematically presents the basic principles and new developments of the Enneagram of Personality – a tool for self-knowledge and self-development. “The Enneagram studies personality not only in psychological terms but also includes a spiritual dimension. It is a tool that helps open ourselves,” commented Fr. Arnaldo Pangrazzi. According to him, conflicts between people often arise precisely because of their inability to perceive the other as he is.

The professor from the International Theology Institute of Pastoral Health Care (Camillianum) also touched upon the subject of palliative care: “In Ukraine the culture of palliative care is only beginning to develop. It is important to understand that the purpose of this assistance is not to cure people but alleviate their pain and suffering and to provide psychological and spiritual help. The most important needs of these people are understanding and support. And people who are willing to provide palliative care should be not only competent in medical terms but also able to spiritually accompany those people.”

In Italy the system of palliative care is actively supported by the state, and there is an existing legal framework, which enables the development of palliative care. In Ukraine, a major problem is the lack of pain medication for the terminally ill, volunteerism, and counseling for the terminally ill and their families.

Fr. Arnaldo Pangrazzi has been working with the Ukrainian Catholic University for several years. He is a guest professor at the School of Bioethics of UCU. Every year he gives a course of public lectures. This year on February 6-7 at the School of Bioethics the professor gave lectures on “The Psychology of Disease and Health.”

Fr. Arnaldo Pangrazzi

Father Arnaldo Pangrazzi, is a Camillian priest, president of the Italian Association of Enneagram, and professor at the International Theology Institute of Pastoral Health Care (Camillianum) in Rome, Italy. He is the author of a number of books and publications and courses, which deal with death and dying, grief, pastoral care of the sick, and so forth.

In Ukraine the author is also known for his publications “Mosaic of Mercy” (2008) and Be a Sunflower Near the Weeping Willows” (2010).

In his book The Journey into One’s Inner Self, Fr. Pangrazzi consistently and systematically presents the basic principles and new developments of the model of human personality called Enneagram. Enneagram describes “nine types” of personality and characterizes positive and negative aspects of each. Along with this, it outlines directions for personal growth, which offer greater prospects than those that can be achieved by resorting to the usual standards. The author writes in plain language, complementing this work with diagrams and drawings.

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“These are four interviews from the archives of the Institute of Church History (ICH): with Father Volodymyr Marhitych, Father Mykola Tsaryk, Sister Markiya Bashynska, and Father Methodii Kostiuk,” says Lydia Hubych of the ICH. “We tried to find interviews and excerpts that would paint the widest and more complete picture of the life and work in the underground of the UGCC. On the one hand, each interview is a unique historical source, and on the other, behind each one is specific person who in various ways expressed his or her protest against the repression of Soviet power and defended, often at a very high price, freedom and faith.”

The archive of the Institute of Church History contains materials, eyewitness testimonies from the period of the underground of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (1946-1989).

Last year, the project “Memory of the Nations” was joined by a number of Ukrainian organizations. A digital archive of the Internet portal was created in 2008 by Czech institutions – the association Post Bellum, Czech Radio, and Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes. The archive has video and audio materials, biographical information, and photographs, as well as diaries, memoirs and other archival documents.

Read interviews and see the project on the site.

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On February 7, Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson, visited the Ukrainian Catholic University as part of his trip to Lviv.

“Before coming here, I read a lot about the activity of UCU on its website, but my personal acquaintance exceeded my expectations. In my opinion, UCU faces a lot of challenges because it is the only Catholic university in the post-Communist space, and students at this school must be courageous and purposefully follow a path that perhaps no one has taken before,” noted the Apostolic Nuncio after the visit.

About the Apostolic Nuncio

The archbishop was born on August 14, 1950, in Sioux Falls, USA, and was ordained priest on June 27, 1976. On October 2, 2004, he was appointed titular Archbishop of Bomarzo and the same day, the apostolic nuncio in Trinidad and Tobago, Bahamas, Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and S. Vincent and Grenadines.

On December 15, 2004, he was appointed apostolic nuncio in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana and Suriname. On December 20 of the same year he was appointed apostolic nuncio in Grenada, also in the Antilles.

The author of the textbook is a teacher at the Ukrainian Catholic University, Halyna Dobosh. The book was published by the publishing house World.

 It is the third book on the principles of Christian ethics, a project coordinated by the Institute of Ecumenical Studies. The textbook was approved by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of Ukraine.

The theme of this textbook is devoted to vocation. The author examines the nature of humans, freedom of will, a person’s purpose in this world and guidelines to help him realize himself – the Commandments of God, and explains the role of mentors, parents for all of us.

The textbook has developed special topics to help people learn to express their opinions on the basis of good advice.

We remind that in 2010 the Institute of Ecumenical Studies initiated work on writing and printing books on the principles of Christian ethics. The implementation of ideas is done in cooperation with the Commission on Teaching Christian Ethics and Education, which for many years has been working at the Department of Education of the Lviv Regional State Administration. The institute works with authors, consultants, educators, scholars and priests of different denominations to write the textbooks.

Source: Institute of Ecumenical Studies of UCU

 Background Information

The first textbook from the series of educational literature on Christian ethics, which was initiated by IES was published in November 2010. This book, Living and Learning in the Family, is by Halyna Dobosh. It is a textbook for second graders and published by the publishing house World.

Late last year the second textbook, Principles of Christian Ethics, was published for eighth graders by World. The book was prepared by H. Sokhan in collaboration with Ihor Gusakov.

The head of the UGCC,

His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk also appealed to theologians: “UCU has the best school of theology in the entire former Soviet Union. But there is a temptation to evaluate the work of our theologians by what other people say about them. I want to thank those people who were courageous and devoted their lives to theological studies. I also want to emphasize the importance of the existence of this university and of the theological school for our church. I encourage you with all the power of God’s Word to build our church and our society in the dimension, to which the Lord is calling us.”

The patriarch greeted guests from southern, central and eastern Ukraine, who are now enrolled in the program at the Institute of Leadership and Management of UCU. He also thanked the students, “who entrusted their lives and future in this University. You are the crown jewel of our church. And let this gem shine in all of Ukraine and the world.”

Senior Vice Rector of UCU Taras Dobko thanked the patriarch for a common prayer: “This year many tasks are before us. We will open a student collegium and start building a new church on the future campus. We also plan to complete the full cycle of theological education – start postgraduate and doctoral programs, to introduce new master’s programs. We look to the future with peace, especially because the Chancellor of our University is His Beatitude Sviatoslav.”

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The ecumenical festival was attended by representatives of various denominations – the Roman Catholic, Greek Catholic and Orthodox communities.

“At the festival we sang traditional Ukrainian Christmas carols as well as a carol with the words of Ukrainian poet Bohdan-Ihor Antonych, who was from the Lemko region. In this carol he mentions the Lemkos and the town of Dukla, which is located not far from where the festival took place,” says the head of the choir Mariana Korchynska.

According to Mariana, to feel ecumenical unity through the newborn glory of Christ is incredible: “A lot of people from the Ukrainian community came to the festival and they warmly welcomed us,” says the head of the choir.

Stritennia Choir also performed at the concert “With Christmas Carols We Go,” whose performers also included folk ensembles from Poland.

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Also on February 1 as part of the workshop a LvBS Open House will be held. Guests will have the opportunity to get acquainted with the activities of the School and its Key Executive MBA program for senior executives and business owners, which will begin on February 22.

“Our program is for businessmen who want to make both a personal and organizational breakthrough,” says the head of the Lviv Business School Sophia Opatska. “If you have any good ideas that need to be ensured by effective management and financial decisions, we invite you to visit our school at UCU on February 1. All interested persons will have the opportunity to meet with participants of the MBA and learn first hand about all that the program Key Executive MBA offers up for personal development.”

Director of Marketing at Enzym Ltd. Ihor Blystiv joined the MBA program because personal growth and development are important for him. “Every day at work I have to make wise and informed decisions. This requires an understanding of business and all business procedures. While studying here, I gained a much better understanding of business from the inside – how it works and why it is so. I learned how to work differently and win competitive struggles even with foreign business companies.”

LvBS Open House will take place on February 1, 2012, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 35a Khutorivka St. in Lviv. To participate in the meeting and for further information, please sign up with the MBA program coordinator Natalie Tsiupka: ntsyupka@lvbs.com.ua or by phone at (032) 240 99 58.

]]> http://ucu.edu.ua/eng/news/912/feed/ 0 http://ucu.edu.ua/eng/news/908/ http://ucu.edu.ua/eng/news/908/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:40:08 +0000 pkhud http://ucu.edu.ua/eng/?p=908 ]]> On January 17, the defense of the master thesis of Iryna Khomyn was held in the Ukrainian Catholic University.

The topic of the thesis is “The Uniate Ideas of Metropolitans Yosyf Venyamyn (Rutskyi) and Petro (Mohyla) and Their Development Today by Patriarch Lyubomyr Husar.”

The supervisor of the thesis was Doctor of Canonical Law, metrop. prot. Mykhaylo Dymyd, and the thesis was reviewed by Doctor of Theology, Rev. Ihor Petsyukh.

It was the first defense of a master thesis at the Ukrainian-language DMPES. Therefore, as the head of the committee, Vice Rector for Research, Dr. Oleh Turiy said: “The defense of this work is a victory not only for the program of the IES but for the whole institute.”

Iryna Khomyn has an education in engineering and works in the company Ukrtelekom. She graduated from the O.S. Popov National Academy of Communication in Odesa, and she entered the Distance Program of Ecumenical Studies in 2009.

In her work, the student touched upon the issue of the unity of churches, which was considered as early as the 17th century by Metropolitans Yosyf Venyamyn Rutskyi and Petro Mohyla. Iryna analyzed their main unifying ideas, which were later developed by Patriarch Lyubomyr Huzar during his partoral service. The proposal of the united patriarchate of the Churches of Volodymyr’s Baptism as a transition from subordination to communion can become a model for the unified Kyiv Church.

The first defense of the master thesis of the student of the DPES was successful. The committee agreed that the work was independent, even though it sometimes lacked the broader context. “We considered the fact that you mastered the basics of the theological, ecclesiastic and historical studies without having a basic education in humanities, and this gave us an additional argument to grade your work with an excellent score,” pointed out the head of the committee.

Oleh Turiy also recommended that the students of the program pay more attention to evaluating historiography, taking into consideration various discrepancies which can appear in the process of writing their work.

The head of the DMPES, Taras Kurylets thanked all members of the committee for their work and expressed his gratitude to the “newly-made” master Iryna Khomyn for her perseverance in studies and courage in selection of the difficult yet very up-to-date topic for her research.

 The course will consist of 10 lectures and workshops, during which students will receive theoretical knowledge and learn practical skills from the scope of the basic concepts of journalism.

 “We want to give our students an understanding of the general concepts of journalism, particularly the professional standards of journalism, the philosophy of the profession, as well as present very specific rules, procedures and mechanisms for preparing journalistic materials in their full spectrum – from news and articles to creating radio and TV material,” says Pavliv.

Students who successfully finish the course will receive a certificate from UCU. Subjects of the lectures can be found here. The tuition fee is 200 hryvnias.

The course will begin in late March or early April, depending on how many people sign up. Lectures will take place every Thursday at UCU (17 Sventsitskoho St.).