TNMU Opened a Separate Structural Unit (Representative Office) in London (UK)

On May 6, 2025, I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University officially opened its separate structural unit (representative office) in London, United Kingdom.

In the context of martial law, when a significant number of Ukrainian citizens have been forced to stay abroad, ensuring uninterrupted access to quality higher education is an extremely important. The opening of TNMU’s structural unit in London marks a major step toward this goal. It enables the university to provide education not only to Ukrainian citizens who are unable to return home due to the Russian Federation’s military aggression, but also to international students interested in studying at Ukrainian institutions of higher education. Moreover, the establishment of this branch will enhance the image of Ukrainian medical education, foster international cooperation and integration of the Ukrainian academic community into the global educational space, strengthen partnerships with leading European educational institutions, and help preserve national identity and cultural connection with Ukraine for students studying abroad — a matter of particular importance in the context of globalization.

This project was made possible with the support of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and the International Institute of Women’s Folk Diplomacy of Ukraine in Belgium.

The opening ceremony was attended by delegations from Ukraine, Belgium, and the United Kingdom, as well as representatives from banking and business institutions in London, government agencies, civil society organizations, legal corporations, and the University of Cambridge. TNMU was represented at the event by the Rector Mykhailo Korda, Head of the Research Management Office Oksana Shevchuk, Director of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Nursing Svitlana Danchak, and Head of the Legal Department Taras Borys.

During the official ceremony, words of support and congratulations were delivered by TNMU Rector Mykhailo Korda; founder and head of the Charitable Foundation “Institute of Women’s Folk Diplomacy” Lyudmyla Onofryiese; representative of St. Mary’s Ukrainian School (Free Space Support Project for Displaced Ukrainians Family) Svitlana Opanasenko; Director of the National Academy of Culture and Arts Management’s representation in Belgium and founder of the European Collaborative Institute Rena Faradzheva; founder and president of Education in Europe LLC Prithviraj Ghosh; General Director of the Institute of Women’s Folk Diplomacy of Ukraine Yaroslava Bilan; and founder of Educare International Limited and Director of TNMU’s London branch, Razi Uddin.

The event also featured a musical program with performances by Honored Artist of Ukraine Tetiana Kysliak and Ukrainian singers Vasyl Hrynkov, Mariia Filonenko, Tetiana Makovey, and Petro Savula.

The administration of Ternopil National Medical University expresses its sincere gratitude to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the Embassy of Ukraine in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Chairman of the Committee on Education, Science and Innovation of the Verkhovna Rada Serhii Babak, and to Anna Kryzhanivska, Kateryna Kotsiubivska, and Olena Tymoshenko for their support in making this project a reality.

A special thank-you goes to Lyudmyla Onofryiese, founder and head of the Charitable Foundation “Institute of Women’s Folk Diplomacy,” whose initiative and inspiration were the driving force behind the opening of our branch.