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From 15 to 18 September 2010, in Zvenigorodka (near Moscow) an international conference “The Bible and science: Creating a bridge between education and the Church” was held. The conference was organized by the Biblical Theological Institute of St. Andrew the First-Called and the Dutch Protestant organization Kerk in Actie.
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From 9 to 21 August 2010, an introductory session before the beginning of the distance learning course at DMPES was held. Thirteen students traveled to UCU from different parts of Ukraine and attended three intensive courses on the history of the Church in Ukraine, Christian ethics, and public relations for churches and religious organizations. During the session, numerous meetings and discussions were held.
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The Institute of Ecumenical Studies launched a new Christian media project “Spirituality.” It is a monthly informational publication of ecumenical character about Ukraine. It is published in Ukrainian with Russian translation. It was established by the Institute of Ecumenical Studies at the Ukrainian Catholic University and the newspaper “Vysokyi Zamok” (Lviv).
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On October 8, 2010, a theoretical and practical conference “Christian ethics within the system of modern education,” dedicated to the 20th anniversary of teaching Christian ethics in Lviv region schools, was held as part of the 3rd Ecumenical Social Week.
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On October 25, 2010, a meeting of Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper with students and teachers of the Institute of Ecumenical Studies was held in Lviv (pictured).
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During the 3rd ESW, the Institute of Ecumenical Studies presented its new project “The Observatory of successful initiatives.” This is an electronic data base of successful initiatives from all over Ukraine, which is meant to generate the best ecumenical, philanthropic and solidarity initiatives from all Ukraine (in English and Ukrainian).
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On October 6, 2010, the head of the representative office of the World Bank in Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, Martin Reiser, was the chief speaker at the round table “Trust as a foundation of effective business development.”
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At the round table “The role of mass media in solving significant social issues: The philosophy of 'Reporters of hope in Ukraine,'” conducted by the Institute of Ecumenical Studies on October 8, the competition “Reporters of Hope in Ukraine” was presented and an idea of good news was popularized.
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The Institute of Ecumenical Studies became a co-organizer of the Lviv regional competition “Philanthropist of the year 2010.” It happened during the 3rd ESW at the round table “Evaluation of charity: a moral or material category?”
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From 4 to 10 October, the Ecumenical Social Week “Trust. Responsibility. Philanthropy” was held in Lviv. The event was unique for Ukraine and brought together a wide circle of religious workers, politicians [political analysts?] and representative of the social sector. The 3rd ESW was organized by the Institute of Ecumenical Studies, the Ukrainian Catholic University, the Lviv City Council, the Lviv Regional State Administration, the National University “Lvivska Politekhnika.”