Hundred-voiced September issued a call again about beginning of autumn, beginning of a new academic year. That long-expected moment came, when yesterday university applicants have become students. They are going to start university life. We are proud to enroll worthy amount of freshmen. On the 1st of September there was their inauguration to students. To the strains of the brass band all departments had lined up on the square and their columns were led by deans and directors of the Institutes.

Honourable mission of the Knowledge day opening and freshmen's inauguration ceremony was given to rector of the university - Doctor of Sciences (Pedagogics), professor, scientific correspondent of the Institute of Pedagogics of APS of Ukraine Natalia S. Pobirchenko.


This year highly respected guests, headed by governor of Cherkassy region, hero of Ukraine Sergiy B. Tulub visited holiday of knowledge, education and science.


There were invited other leaders of region, district and town, sponsors and friends of the university. Among them were vice-chair of regional state authorities Yuriy V. Tymoshenko, Uman mayor, assistant professor Yuriy I. Bodrov, Uman district state authorities mayor Anatoliy I. Petrenko, head of Central administrative board of education and science Ivan D. Sharapa, director of dendrologic park "Sofiyivka", Doctor of Sciences (Biology), professor Ivan S. Kosenko, general director of joint-stock company "Umanfermash", honourable machine builder of Ukraine Anatoliy V. Lipkan, chairman of closed joint-stock company Uman "Agroshliakhbud", Honourable builder of Ukraine, laureate of State prize in the field of architecture and construction Gennadiy S. Granovskiy.

Holiday was given some more solemnity and importance. Freshmen and their parents had a possibility to acquaint with leaders and coryphaei of university science and to see that Uman State Pedagogical University has a great support from the state authority and to make sure that university is one of leading pedagogical universities of Ukraine.

A moment of delivery presents from governor to the best students and scientists and certificate of the computer class for the university was Especially pleasant.



In this academic year S.B. Tulub delivered a first lecture under the title: "Social economical development of Cherkassy region". Lecture interested students and they asked Sergiy B. Tulub meaningful questions and they received solid and full answers.


When the lecture ended, rector of the university prof. N.S. Pobirchenko informed all present audiance that on the meeting of Academic council in the 30 of August 2011 Sergiy B. Tulub was given a rank of "Honourable professor of Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogic University" - the highest honorary university title. And then she began ceremony of delivering a diploma of Honourable professor and mantle. Students congratulated the distinguished guest with honorary rank, thanked him for the attention to the university, care about students and teachers, then wished him good luck in hard work of Cherkassy region governor.


Overall, there was a ceremonial opening of business-incubator, created on governor of Cherkassy region own initiative. With introductory information spoke a rector of the university, professor N.S. Pobirchenko. To acquaint with aims and tasks of business-incubator A.S. Muzychenko announced it to be formed as structural subdivision of the university. Activity of incubator is directed to create favorable environment for new enterprises, assistance in realization enterprising ideas and business-projects, searching sponsors and investors, supplying commercialization of scientific-research works' results.


Simultaneously with opening a business-incubator a juridical clinic began its functioning. The main tasks are:

  • provision of legal aid of socially not protected sections of the population;
  • legal education of population;
  • education of socially-oriented specialists;
  • realization researches and preparation of publication upon actual problems of law;
  • ensuring cooperation with state authorities and local self-government.