Ternopil State Medical University named after I. Horbachevsky has begun this new project in August of 2006. The aim of the project is to wide-spread the knowledge about cultural and national peculiarities of the different countries among the young people, to find out more facts about higher medical education in their countries, to create new perspectives in the cooperation between medical institutions and to create new trends in the students’ exchange programs. The ability to speak fluent English is requested from the participants.

Almost 100 participants from Ukraine, USA, Russia, Kazakhstan, Poland took part in the project this year. We hosted the representatives of the University of South Carolina Upstate, Moscow State University named after M. Lomonosov, Moscow State Medical-Dental University, Kazakh State Medical Academy, Silesian Medical Academy.

On the pictures below one can see students’ activities during summer school.

Rector of TSMU prof.Leonid Kovalchuk and mayor of Ternopil Roman Zastavny while the opening ceremony

Participants of the 1st International summer school

Excursion to Pochaiv Lavra

Workshop “Leadership and teamwork”

Training of the first medical aid (practice and theory)

Excursion to the castle in Hotyn

Presentation of TSMU (Ukraine)

Presentation of the University of S. Carolina Upstate (USA)