Support for Ukrainian Postgraduates at Cambridge

A new scheme providing financial support for students from Ukraine to study a one Year Master's Degree at the University of Cambridge has been launched thanks to a generous donation from a prominent Ukrainian businessman. Dmitry Firtash (pictured) has made a gift to Cambridge to found the Cambridge Ukrainian Studies programme in the Department of Slavonic Studies. This further donation provides financial support for five Ukrainian postgraduate Masters students studying any subject offered by the School of Arts and Humanities or the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. See the links on the right of this page for more details of these subjects. Dr Emma Widdis, Head of the Department of Slavonic Studies said: "Ukrainian students can choose from a wide variety of nearly 50 courses ranging from Archaeology, History and Literature to Linguistics, Economics and International Relations. The presence of these students will enrich the multinational community at Cambridge and contribute to promoting awareness and deeper understanding of Ukraine. We are extremely grateful to Mr Firtash" Dmitry Firtash said "I believe that education of Masters-level students from Ukraine in the United Kingdom will promote closer cohesion between the two nations.