Annually and it’s already the 15th time that Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Ukrainian Maecenas League organize Petro Yatsyk competition in the Ukrainian language. The aim of the competition is to consolidate status of the Ukrainian language is state language, its prestige raising and respect to the native language upbringing. In the competition take part pupils of schools (3-11 form), students of vocational schools, and HEI.

This year students of Ukrainian Philology Department proved their good knowledge of Ukrainian. At XV Petro Yatsyk International competition in the Ukrainian language experts the victory was gained by first year students.

I place took Illiana Bondarenko (scientific supervisors: Candidates in Philology, assistant professors Zoya Komarova and Tetyana Grygorenko).

II place took Alyona Mandzyuk (scientific supervisors: Candidates in Philology, assistant professors Tetyana Grygorenko and Oksana Zelinska) and Iryna Tyhovska (scientific supervisors: Candidates in Philology, assistant professors Valentyna Rozgon and Iryna Gontsa).

III place took Kateryna Bondar (scientific supervisors: Candidates in Philology, assistant professors Tetyana Zhyla and Inna Kolomiets’).

Our congratulations to competition winners and their scientific supervisors! We wish them success in all your beginnings, understanding and support from colleagues and adherents, pleasure and victories in professional activity. New happy, successful and exciting paths behind you!

Inquiry: Petro Yatsyk – Canadian entrepreneur with Ukrainian roots, Maecenas and philanthropist, famous by his investment to Ukrainian studies in the West and Ukraine. He is a founder of International Charity Fund “Ukrainian Maecenas League”.