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New director of the Ukrainian Institute in London to be appointed on 19 June
Ukrainian Institute, London,
London, UK, Thu, April 9, 2015
The new director of theUkrainian Institute in London will be presented at the Ukrainian CatholicUniversity’s fundraising dinner on 19 June, 2015, at the Houses of Parliamentin London. Andy Hunder, who has served as director since 2010 will be steppingdown and relocating to Kyiv. Hunder will now focus on building a betterinvestment climate to boost Ukraine’s economy, where he has been appointed President ofthe American Chamber of Commerce.
“Allthe team at the Ukrainian Catholic University is most proud that a member ofour community has been chosen for such a key responsibility at such a crucialtime for the future of Ukraine and Europe. We express our sincere gratitude toAndy for his remarkable work at the Institute. Andy has served as Director on apro-bono basis over the past five years and has shown a great example ofselfless service, performing to a highly professional standard with admirable tangible results. At a time of great challenge forthe entire global Ukrainian community, from London he effectively addressed aglobal audience, becoming one of the most recognised analysts of the situationin Ukraine. We are very grateful to Andy and wish him well in his new positionin Kyiv, where we know that he will continue his stellar support of our almamater” commented Bishop Borys Gudziak, President of the Ukrainian CatholicUniversity.
“It hasbeen a privilege and a great pleasure to serve as director of the UkrainianInstitute in London over the past five years. I am very grateful to all theteam at the Ukrainian Catholic University and everyone that has been a part ofthe Institute in London. I am truly delighted that we have all worked together,keeping truthful to the mission and vision set out by the University’s and theInstitute’s founder, Josyf Slipyj,” commented Andy Hunder.
TheUkrainian Institute in London develops and promotes a greater awareness,understanding and knowledge of Ukrainian history, language, religion, currentaffairs, economy, literature and culture through educational, professional andnetworking activities. It is affiliated to the Ukrainian Catholic University, adynamic and distinctive institution of higher education and research inUkraine. The Institute was founded in 1979 by Patriach Josyf Slipyj, Cardinaland Head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, following his release from an 18-yearprison sentence in concentration camps, where he was persecuted by the Sovietregime for his convictions and beliefs.
Over the past year, the Ukrainian Institute has become aleading voice in the British and international media providing quality Englishlanguage comment and analysis on the events taking place in Ukraine. Itsdirector, Andy Hunder, has given over 100 live TV and Radio interviews to themajor channels, including BBC, Sky News, CNN, ITV, ABC Australia, CCTV China,Phoenix TV Hong Kong, Bloomberg TV and Al Jazeera.
The Ukrainian Catholic University is holding a black-tiefundraising dinner at the Houses of Parliament in London on Friday, 19 June.Fundraising events for UCU have been taking place across the globe, mostrecently in New York, Chicago, Toronto, Kyiv and Cleveland. To find out moredetails about the London event and how to support the University, click here.
For more information please contact, Olia Zarichynska, Directorof the Development Department at the Ukrainian Catholic University on zarichyn@ucu.edu.ua
