MATRICULATION CEREMONY

On 29^th of August 2014 Solemn meeting dedicated to Matriculation ceremony of Bogomolets National Medical University freshmen has taken place.

Traditionally the celebration started from Ukraine National Anthem performing and flowers tribute to Students and teachers died during The Great Patriotic War memorial and Heroes of Heaven hundred stella.

Bogomolets National Medical University’s rector Kateryna Amosova directed a solemn speech to the freshmen:

«Honorable attendees!

Freshmen initiation to students is always a special event in the University chronicles.

It is a great celebration of unity, belief in own power, unbreakable generations connection.

For now University along with our native Motherland survives tough challenges.

It is time of challenges, but also time of hope. Last months had direct impact on our common European future. Our chose is development of university democracy, respect to every member of collective, strong knowledge of our graduates. Sure we will win this struggle!»

According to words of Kateryna Amosova, this year’s amount of application became historical maximum – 16551/ friendly university family was joined by 2113 students, future doctors and pharmaceuticals.

Rector noted the high level of entrants’ preparation and informed that among accepted to studying are 30 winners of International and Ukrainian academic competitions, 300 young men and girls, which gained from 195 to 200 points of each subject at Independent external evaluation, 600 persons which received gold and silver medals or honours degrees of medical colleges.

On this solemn day freshmen were also congratulated by celebration attendees: Genadiy Knyshov, Hero of Ukraine, academic of National Academy of Science and Ukraine Academy of Medical Sciences, M.M. Amosov Cardiovascular surgery institute director, Oleg Liashko, Ukraine peoples deputy, Vitaliy Tsymbaliuk, vice president of Ukraine National Academy of Medical Sciences, head of Bohomolets NMU neurological surgery department; Olga Bohomolets, professor, member of Bohomolets NMU supervisory board; Hanna Hopko, public activist, member of Bohomolets NMU supervisory board; Igor Naida, Ukraine Minister of Health advisor; archpriest Vitaliy Klos; prorector for Kyiv Orthodox Theological Academy UOC KP.

We hope 2014 freshmen will start their students’ life with dignity and will bear the title of student of Kyiv Bogomolets National Medical University with honor.