Lviv Polytechnic National University was full on November 30. The University gathered its friends and partners in the most beautiful hall to expresses its gratitude for their support and common values, for helping to develop education and science during the war, for taking care of students’ development and providing assistance in the implementation of valuable projects.
Professor Yurii Bobalo, Rector of our University, emphasized in his address that people who trust Lviv Polytechnic, support the development of education in Ukraine and understand the power of the scientific potential of Polytechnicians came to this event.
– I am proud that it is thanks to you, Polytechnic does not stop working, developing and moving forward. We always feel your support on different levels. Before the event, I had the opportunity to talk to some of you, and I was pleasantly surprised by your interest in various formats of cooperation. I am confident that in the future we will be able to achieve even better results in cooperation, addressed Yurii Bobalo in the Assembly Hall to the friends and partners of our University.
We remind you that Benefactors are chosen in the following categories:
- Benefactor of the year – a legal entity;
- Benefactor of the year – an individual;
- Benefactor of the year – the best volunteer.
Nominees can be persons who made a charitable contribution to the development of the university during the current year of at least 1 million hryvnias – for legal entities and at least 100 thousand hryvnias – for individuals. This ceremony is an act of honoring those who in their activities are based on spiritual values and selflessly work for the public good.
Therefore, this year the winners in the nomination «Benefactor of the Year – Legal Entity» are:
- International Organization for Migration – IOM Ukraine;
- Mitsubishi Electric B.V. – Polish Branch.
The winners in the nomination «Benefactor of the Year – an individual» are:
- Volodymyr Yarandin;
- Andrii Uhryn.
The winners in the nomination «Benefactor of the Year – the best volunteer» are:
- Jacob Dalhoff, CEO of MatchOffice Ukraine;
- Public Association «ROTARY INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 2232».
The Rector also presented awards to institutions and organizations that have been supporting Lviv Polytechnic this year:
- Lviv City Council – to the Mayor of Lviv Andrii Sadovyi;
- Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – to the head of the Lviv office, Ryan Marshall;
- The Danish Refugee Council – to the head of the Regional Office, Siobhan Patricia Luikham;
- MASHINTEKH LLC – to director Oleksii Belevskyi;
- Charitable organization «CORE Ukraine» – to the executive director Liana Khorovytska;
- Charitable organization «Strategic Change Foundation» – to the Director of ZMIN, Khrystyna Boyko;
- Charitable Foundation «Fund for Educational Initiatives» – to the Chairman of the Board Anton Dziuba;
- JSC «Privatbank» – to the director of the Western Regional Department Andrii Yakymiv;
- Honorary Consul of the Republic of Lithuania in Ternopil Yaroslav Vizniak;
- «PricewaterhouseCoopers» LLC – to the Director Taras Skyba;
- Hilfswerk Ukraine – to the Director General of the Fund Serhii Tomashkov;
- Clairina Foundation and Social Story Center – to the Treasurer Jean Lee.
Also the Polytechnic community expressed its gratitude to those who always help our University:
- JetSoftPro – Oleksandr Samuilov;
- GlobalLogic – Kostiantyn Pelekh;
- Educational center «MRIYDIY» – Lidiia Bilas;
- Pharmaceutical corporation «Arterium» (JSC «Halychpharm») – Iryna Hnativ, Oksana Smaliukh, Maksym Havrylyshyn;
- Individual entrepreneur Marian Vatsiak – Marian Vatsiak;
- Bank «Credit Dnipro» – Tetiana Verbytska;
- LLC «Valetudo» (Soluki Mineral Water Plant) – Bohdan Hachko;
- Individual entrepreneur Bohdan Dmytryshyn Agiliway – Anastasiia Lobanova, Dmytro Riznik;
- Enzym Company PJSC – Volodymyr Yerokhin;
- SoftServe – Ivan Zahorodnii, Oksana Kohuch;
- Individual entrepreneur Taras Zakharko – Taras Zakharko;
- Architectural and investment company «KREATIV» – Kateryna Yanchuk;
- Technologies for business – Valerii Mykolaichuk;
- Lvivoblenergo – Stepanov Pakizh;
- Savytskyy Design – Marko Savytskyi;
- Luminal/CTS – Ihor Smetana;
- Sulyk Architects –Taras Sulyk;
- Energoinvest, Sambir solar station – Taras Fedak;
- Technobudmat – Yurii Frant;
- Sombra – Viktor Chekh.
This year, the awarding ceremony of the winners of «Lviv Polytechnic Benefactor of the Year 2023» was complemented by a professional panel discussion «Lviv Polytechnic: capitalization of history». The conversation concerned the transformation of historical buildings, in particular educational ones, the transformation of which achieved great success. The impetus for the discussion of this topic was the idea of revitalization of one of the most interesting premises of Lviv Polytechnic – Machine Hall. Here we want to create a special space in which the history of the development of engineering and mechanics will be combined with interactive events that will inspire young students to create new projects and bring the most fantastic ideas to life.
The panel discussion was moderated by Yulian Chaplinskyi, a graduate of Lviv Polytechnic, architect, urban planner, head of the Lviv City Architecture Department in 2015–2019, Deputy Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development in 2019–2020. Yuliia Bohdanova, theoretician of architecture, historian, Pavlo Hudimov, art critic, museum curator and Ivan Ostapovych, the head of the Lviv Organ Hall, participated in the event.
Each of the participants of the discussion shared their own experience of studying the transformation of historical spaces into modern ones filled with interesting ideas. Yuliia Bohdanova focused attention on the uniqueness of the Lviv Polytechnic campus, in particular the Machine Hall.
Pavlo Hudimov spoke about his foreign and Ukrainian experience, explaining how a museum can be profitable and attractive for both artists and visitors.
Ivan Ostapovych, having the experience of reviving the Organ Hall, which, by the way, is part of the Lviv Polytechnic campus, told how to turn a loss-making institution into a living institution, and it is not only about concerts, but also about archiving and popularizing Ukrainian music.
After a rather lively discussion, all participants of the event had the opportunity to see with their own eyes how interesting and unique the space of the Machine Hall is, and to continue the exchange of ideas about filling this space with new meanings.
Read more information about the event on the website of Lviv Polytechnic Benefactor of the Year.
