Guests from Bogomolets National Medical University in Kyiv Paid a Visit to the VU Faculty of Medicine
Delegation from Bogomolets National Medical University in Kyiv (Ukraine) at the Medical Science Sentre / VU MF archive.
On August 7, a delegation from Bogomolets National Medical University in Kyiv (Ukraine) paid a visit to the Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University (VU MF). The aim of the visit was to strengthen international cooperation in the fields of medicine and health sciences, to share good practices and discuss possible partnerships in scientific research and innovations.
Bogomolets National Medical University in Kyiv was represented by the Rector Prof. Iurii Kuchyn, Sergii Krasiuk, Director of the University Clinic, Valentyn Sadovyi, Head of the Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory, Ivanna Sakhanda-Piddiakha, Director of the International Mobility and Projects Centre, and Dr Nataliia Greben, Acting Director of the Institute of Postgraduate Studies. They were accompanied by the Director of Šiauliai Hospital, Mindaugas Pauliukas, and his deputy.
The guests were welcomed at the Medical Science Centre by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Prof. Dalius Jatužis, Vice-Dean of Science and Innovation, Assoc. Prof. Karolis Ažukaitis, Head of Innovation Development, Dr Andrius Kaselis, and Innovation Specialist Dr Dominyka Dapkutė-Sadauskienė.
During the visit, the activities of the VU Faculty of Medicine, as well as the vision of the future activities of the Medical Science Centre, the main challenges in the fields of science and studies, and directions of development were presented to the guests. The delegation members were interested in the prospects of medical and health sciences of Lithuania and VU study development issues, cooperation with external partners, management decisions of the new Medical Science Centre building and strategies for organising and evaluating scientific activities.
Such meetings help strengthen academic dialogue between institutions, create a basis for joint projects, and open new opportunities for exchanges between students, teachers, and researchers in the future.