“Be patient. Because great things take time. You can do a lot! Look far away!”, the bishop wished the youth. According to him, the world will be different. Ukrainians will be different. “But we have to distinguish ourselves qualitatively. Remember the sacrifices of our soldiers. Under no circumstances should the sacrifices made by our brothers and sisters at the front come down to nothing,” he said.
The next day, an exclusive meeting was organized for UCU graduates with Rafal Dutkiewicz, a Polish politician and entrepreneur who served as the president of the city of Wrocław for 16 consecutive years — from 2002 to 2018. LvBS CEO Yaryna Boychuk and founding dean of the Business School Sofia Opatska were also present at this meeting. Graduates asked the politician how he managed to gather and retain a team to work in public service and implement innovative approaches to community development. Rafal Dutkiewicz sincerely shared his experience, how Wrocław developed and thousands of jobs were created, about the role of immigrants, their diversity in creating an innovative city and generating new ideas, cooperation between academic and educational communities and business.
The newly created UCU Foundation in Wroclaw is headed by Roksolyana Voronowska, director of LvBS Consulting, head of the LvBS family business center:“Our goal is to create an open community in Poland, where you can come, talk about various topics, invite experts, intellectuals, writers, historians to discuss the challenges facing Ukraine and every Ukrainian, wherever he is.”
The foundation should serve Ukrainians living in Poland, unite them, create new educational opportunities and meanings, and support the development of cooperation between the countries.
The article uses photos and materials from the Ukrainian Catholic University
