A public and political figure, founder of a charity fund, volunteer, TV presenter, and actor Serhiy Prytula visited Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University. The distinguished guest met with the student board, Rector, vice-rectors, and lecturers.
Before the meeting, Serhiy Prytula also talked with female students who organised a charity fair and treated everyone, including the guest, with goodies.
The hall of the university library was crowded. Several hundred students were waiting, even sitting on the stairs and listening to the speaker from several floors.
Serhiy Prytula began his speech by addressing young people and asking them to study diligently. «I don’t want to engage in moralising but I want to ask you to study well, because for the last four years, Ukrainian schoolchildren have had problems with their studies due to the quarantine, and a full-scale invasion. The worst thing that might happen in the future of Ukraine is low-skilled highly paid personnel. Every smart brain and bright mind in Ukraine will be worth gold after the victory. You should study well at least from respect considerations. While you are able to get an education, someone is holding a pillar, preventing the russians from storming the hide, protecting the country and as if telling you: «Study, I’ll cover». Another important point is learning English,» the speaker advised.
A well-known volunteer also expressed his opinion about students’ free time during the war: «I think it’s right when young people can relax, go for a coffee. When to fall in love, go on a date, go to the cinema to places for kisses, drink a cocktail, if not at the age of 18? Then it's possible, age allows.»
Serhiy Prytula also added that after the rest, as a sign of gratitude to the soldiers who made it possible to have a good time, it is necessary to donate, weave nets, and volunteer in other ways. «More than 10,000 students study at your University. Imagine that everyone will donate 8 hryvnias. It’s not much, you won’t even get a coffee, but when everyone does it daily, a large amount will come out to cover certain needs,» the showman said.
At the beginning of the conversation, Serhii Dmytrovych said that he did not want the action to turn into his monologue. The students of the University supported such a proposal and actively participated in the «question-answer» conversation.
The event took place in a pleasant, friendly atmosphere, permeated with witty jokes in Serhiy Prytula’s style, with concurrent discussion of important and serious topics. More details about the conversation will soon be provided on our resources.
In addition, Serhiy Prytula talked with Rector of the University, Anatolii Tsos, about possible cooperation in student work. The conversation was joined by Vice-Rector for Educational Work and Communication Nataliia Blahovirna, Vice-Rector for Scientific-Pedagogical Work and International Cooperation Lyudmyla Yelisieieva, Dean of Faculty of Philology and Journalism Lilia Lavrynovych and Rector’s Assistant Tetiana Rospopa.
Serhiy Prytula noted that in some regions, his foundation is not only represented at the level of regional centres but also of communities. Basic medical aid courses are conducted by the foundation’s instructors. «In many regions, we conduct corporate trainings. In the same way, with the involvement of our instructors, we can organise trainings for your students on the basis of your educational institution,» Serhiy Prytula said.
Anatolii Tsos told the guest about the work on medical and tactical training of the population, which is conducted at Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University. «We can work together in this direction,» Rector summed up and added that the University cooperates with many communities and can participate in similar events.
Photo album from the event will soon be published at the university’s official Facebook page.
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Text: Andriy Petrushko
Photo: Andriy Moshkun, Oleksandr Piliuk
