wfn.org | New Adventist College Opens in Ukraine

["Christian B. Schäffler" <APD_Info_Schweiz@compuserve.com>]

October 30, 1999
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New Adventist College Opens in Ukraine

Kiev, Ukraine. (APD)  On October 15, 1999, the Ukrainian 
Seventh-day Adventist Church  opened the Ukrainian College 
of Arts and Sciences.  The institution has government 
approval to offer Bachelor degrees in Business 
Administration and English.  This institution is the 
first private college to be authorised to offer tertiary 
level degrees with state recognition.  There are several 
seminaries in the country offering non-accredited programs.

"Our Church in the Ukraine is pleased to be able to open 
a college to provide Christian education to the youth of 
the Church, as well as non-Adventist students," said 
Anatoli Zhalovaga.  Eighty-six students began classes at 
the beginning of October under national Seventh-day 
Adventist teachers.

Located 20 kilometres south of Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, 
the college property originally served as a recreation 
centre for families of employees of military factories 
in the area.  It was acquired with several buildings that 
are being refurbished to be used as classrooms, offices, 
student residences, staff housing, as well as a cafeteria, 
auditorium, library, and other services.

The Ukrainian College of Arts and Sciences is the 
95th institution of higher learning authorised and 
recognised by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.