During the Opening Ceremony of American University Kyiv in Dnipro, a special and deeply symbolic moment occurred: the tradition of Partnership Hands. It was initiated in Kyiv in 2022 when the "first bricks" of the university were laid, and this solemn moment brought together the founders and partners of AUK from different parts of the world.
This year, the co-creators of AUK project in Dnipro, Borys Markov, Chairman of the Board of Directors, CEO of ATB Corporation, and Co-Founder of INSPIRA business club, and Mykola Demchenko, co-founder of law firm "Prave Dilo", co-founder of Clarity Project, joined this tradition, thereby marking the beginning of a long and successful partnership between Dnipro and AUK.
Oleksii Shershnov, AUK vice-president, who is the ideological inspirer of the creation of American University Kyiv, congratulated everyone on such a significant moment,
"American University Kyiv, which opened on February 22 on the slopes of the Dnipro in Kyiv, has already started its work in the Dnipro city in September 2024. All this became possible thanks to the business leaders of the region, associations of progressive and dedicated entrepreneurs, true patriots of their region and forward-thinking visionaries. Namely thanks to such communities as INSPIRA business club, LEAD business club and IТ Dnipro Community.
I want to express my gratitude to Borys Markov and Mykola Demchenko, who worked tirelessly together with AUK, uniting the business community of Dnipro around the idea of bringing American education to their hometown and creating unique educational opportunities for Dnipro residents."