On 31 August 2023, the National University "Odesa Law Academy" and the State Archives of Odesa Region solemnly signed a cooperation agreement.
In accordance with the main provisions of the document, the parties have identified areas of research activity, as well as planned to systematically conduct scientific and communicative events of an educational, cultural and scientific nature. The agreement was signed at the National University "Odesa Law Academy" and was the result of many years of contacts.
This agreement was initiated by the First Vice-Rector of the National University "Odesa Law Academy", Professor M. Arakelyan and implemented through the efforts of the Associate Professor of the Department of History of State and Law, N. Efremova and the Director of the University Scientific Library, T. Ivaniychuk. In addition to the above, the agreement also provides for methodological and creative contacts, and participation in the development of educational programmes for the training of qualified specialists in the field of record keeping and archival affairs, history and state studies.
The content of the agreement was determined on the basis of many years of joint cooperation between the scientists of these two institutions in order to provide them and the university's higher education students with a legal basis for more precise definition and organisation of their research, as well as improvement of the educational process.
The agreement also aims to build cooperation in the creation, storage and promotion of information resources reflecting the national and world cultural heritage and joint scientific and educational activities.
In his interview, Director of the State Archives of Odesa Oblast P.H. Lukianchuk noted the importance of continuing scientific cooperation between the two institutions and drew attention to promising areas for its future development.
Petro Khomych also noted the significant contribution of the President of the National University "Odesa Law Academy", Academician Sergiy Kivalov and the university's faculty to the development of education and science in Odesa region and throughout Ukraine.
