SVOBODY (FREEDOM) SQUARE
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PARTICIPANTS OF BOLOGNA PROCESS
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Ukraine joined the Bologna Process. The decision on that was adopted during the Ministerial Conference at Bergen, Norway on May 19, 2005.
Ukrainian Delegation led by Minister of Science and Education also takes part in joint work to identify priorities in establishing Common European Space of Higher Education until 2010.
Bologna Convention has been signed by all countries of Central and Western Europe. The main objectives of the document are standardization of approaches to higher education system and study process in the EU.
45 countries participate in the Bologna Process: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium (Flemish Community and French Community), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, the Holy See, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, the Russian Federation, Serbia and Montenegro, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, „the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
Fill in the gaps in the sentences:
1. Ukraine became the member of the Bologna Process in … .
2. The main task of the Bologna Process is … .
3. The countries of … signed the Bologna Convention.
4. … implement the strategy of the Bologna Process.
5. The participants of the Bologna Process do their best to establish … until 2010.
Kharkiv main square is the largest square in Ukraine and one of the largest in Europe.
This is the venue of festivals, concerts, fairs, rallies, meetings, and other public events. The central part of square is occupied by the State Industry Building or Derzhprom. This is one of city’s unique architectural and historic sights. It was built in 1925-1928 to become the first high-rise building in the country. The Derzhprom consists of a group of blocks connected by passages running on different levels. The building was designed by architects S.Serafimov, S.Kravets, and M.Feldher. The construction work was headed by prominent civil engineer and academician of architecture P.Rottert.
To the left of the Derzhprom is the building of the Kharkiv National University named after V.Karazin, one of the oldest and largest higher educational institutions founded in 1805. The University building has about 2,500 lecture rooms and laboratories.
A monument to the University founder V.Karazin is located nearby on the side of the Shevchenko Gardens. The monument was designed by sculptor I.M.Andreoletti and architect A.I.Beketov in 1906.
An eight-story building of the Hotel “Kharkiv” also faces the Svobody Square.
The square’s architectural ensemble is completed by the building of the Oblast Council of People’s Deputies erected in 1954 on site of the old one destroyed by Nazis during the war. The building was designed by architects V.Orekhov and V.Kostenko.
On the grounds of the T.Shevchenko Gardens there is an astronomical observatory of the Kharkiv National University founded in 1808. Scientists study solar processes, observe planets of the solar systems and satellites. For many years, the observatory was headed by a prominent scholar Academician N.P. Barabashov. In recent yeas, his name is more often associated with the Metro station named after this prominent scientist and Ukraine’s largest Barabashov Market. So, the T.Shevchenko Gardens provide an opportunity to recall who really was Academician Barabashov.