Preliminary Program ESD 2020
30 August, Sunday
- Participants’ arrival
- Welcome evening party:
- Greeting words from Dr Iwan Dacko (IES’ President), Dr Pavlo Smytsnyuk (IES’ Director), Dr Roman Zaviysky (Dean of Theology and Philosophy Faculty), Dr Roman Fihas (ESD’s Coordinator)
- Presentation of the Ukrainian Catholic University and the Institute of Ecumenical Studies
- Participants’ motivation stories
- Ukrainian culture eve, folk bandura band, nonformal communication
31 August, Monday
- Lecture of Dr Yaroslav Hrytsak, Doctor of Historical Sciences UCU
- Lecture of Dr Yuriy Pidlisny, Chair of Political Studies, Director of the Program “Ethics, Politics and Economics” UCU
- Discussion, lunch
- Visit of Lviv
1 September, Tuesday
- Lecture of Dr Iwan Dacko, IES’ President, Member of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue Between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church
- Lecture of Myroslav Marynovych, Vice-Rector of UCU, Co-Founder of Amnesty International Ukraine, and a Founding Member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group
- Discussion, lunch
- Visiting UCU buildings, visit of Lviv Christian, Jewish and Muslim communities
2 September, Wednesday
- Lecture of Dr Vasyl Rudeyko, theological-liturgical department UCU
- Visit of Univ monastery
- Lecture about history of the monastery, its activity in saving Jews during the Second world war
- Lunch in the monastery
- Visit of Svirzh castle
- Watching a movie and discussion
3 September, Thursday
- Lecture of Dr Taras Dzyubanskyy, Adviser to the Mayor of Lviv in Religious Issues, Director of the Libertas Center.
- Lecture of Dr Oleh Kindiy, Assistant Chair in the Theology Department in UCU
- Discussion, lunch
- Hand-made master-class (T-shirt painting)
- Visit of Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet
4 September, Friday
- Departure to Kyiv by train at 7:00, arrival at 12:00.
- Visit of Kyiv
- Dinner at the city
5 September, Saturday
- Visiting Kyivan Sophia National Historical and Cultural Reserve
- Lecture of Fr George Kovalenko, Rector at Open Orthodox University of Saint Sophia the Wisdom
- Discussion, lunch
- Visit of Kyiv
- Departure to Lviv at 18:00, arrival at 23:00
6 September, Sunday
- Liturgy attendance
- Lunch
- Visit of Lviv (Vysokyy zamok and Museum of National Folk Architecture and Rural Life «Shevchenkivsky Hay» (Shevchenko Park))
- Dinner at the city
7 September, Monday
- Lecture of Dr Roman Soloviy, Director of Euro-Asian Accreditable Association’s Research and Resources Center
- Lecture of Taras Tymo, lecturer in Patristics and Theology of the Icon UCU
- Discussion, lunch
- Visit of Lviv or masterclass of the icon painting
8 September, Tuesday
- Lecture of Taras Kurylets, Project manager IES/UCU
- Lecture of Dr Pavlo Smytsnyuk, Director IES/UCU
- Discussion, lunch
- Visit of Zhovkva and Krekhiv monastery
9 September, Wednesday
- Lecture of Dr Pavlo Smytsnyuk, Director IES/UCU
- Lecture of Dr Roman Zaviysky, Dean of Theology and Philosophy Faculty UCU
- Discussion, lunch
- Seminar
10 September, Thursday
- Lecture of Dr Volodymyr Turchynovskyy, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences UCU, Director of the International Institute for Ethics and Contemporary Issues
- Lecture of Dr Roman Nazarenko, Administrator at UCU, Researcher of the inter-religious dialogues
- Discussion, lunch
- Visit of the Lviv Spiritual Seminary
- Conclusion
- Farewell party
11 September, Friday
- Participants departure
