On November 20, 2007, the second round table meeting of representatives of student self-government bodies of higher educational institutions of the city took place in the city of Lutsk. This event was held within the framework of the project "Student Space - Territory of Active Actions," implemented by the Volyn Regional Youth Public Organization "Association of Young Reformers (AMoRe)" with the support of the Democracy Assistance Fund of the US Embassy in Ukraine. The event was attended by Mykhailo Shelep, head of the VRYPO "Association of Young Reformers (AMoRe)," Serhiy Adamchuk, member of the Board of the All-Ukrainian Student Council under the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, leaders and representatives of student self-government bodies (SSG) of the leading educational institutions of the city: Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, Lutsk State Technical University, Vyacheslav Lypynsky Volyn Institute of the Interregional Academy of Personnel Management (IAPM), Volyn Institute of Economics and Management, Lutsk Institute of Human Development "Ukraine," Volyn State School of Culture and Arts. During the meeting, a number of issues were discussed. In particular, the format, program, and composition of participants of the training for SSG leaders to be held in the city of Lutsk on November 24-25 on the initiative of AMoRe were determined. The form of information questionnaires about SSG was also approved, on the basis of which a guidebook and brochures about student self-government of the city of Lutsk will be prepared and printed. Another issue of the meeting was the participation of Lutsk students in events dedicated to student self-government outside the region, in particular in the international round table and the 2nd school of student self-government leaders to be held in Lviv. At the conclusion of the meeting, representatives of student self-government bodies of higher educational institutions of the city of Lutsk adopted a Resolution in which they announced the creation of a Coordination Council of Student Associations of Lutsk. Within the framework of the Coordination Council, student activists will, in particular, maintain a common informational student space for exchanging information about seminars, conferences, projects, or other events and happenings related to students and student self-government, and coordinate their actions to exert a more effective influence on university administrations and city leadership, with the aim of resolving urgent problems of student youth - members of the territorial community of the city of Lutsk. A special feature of the Coordination Council of Student Associations of Lutsk is that it will not be a new student superstructure and will have neither a leader nor a fixed membership. It should become a coordination center of student self-government bodies and student associations, that is - student trade unions, youth organizations, and should serve as a platform for exchanging ideas and developing joint proposals for resolving important issues and problems of student youth of our city.

Additional information: The project "Student Space – Territory of Active Actions" is implemented by the VRYPO "Association of Young Reformers (AMoRe)" with the support of the Democracy Assistance Fund of the US Embassy in Ukraine. The project is intended to help develop and strengthen the institutions of student self-government of higher educational institutions of III-IV accreditation level of the city of Lutsk and to consolidate the student community of the city. Within the framework of the project, it is planned to hold round table meetings of student self-government activists of the city, training sessions and educational seminars for SSG activists, an informational seminar for representatives of university administrations, and the organization of familiarization trips to educational institutions of Ukraine and neighboring countries.

Resolution of the participants of the meeting of representatives of student self-government bodies of higher educational institutions of III-IV accreditation level of the city of Lutsk

20.11.2007 city of Lutsk

We, the representatives of student self-government bodies of higher educational institutions of III-IV accreditation level of the city of Lutsk, declare our desire and readiness to cooperate with SSG of other educational institutions and youth public organizations of Lutsk for the sake of consolidating the student community and defending the interests of student youth of our city. For this purpose, we are creating the Coordination Council of Student Associations of Lutsk - a coordination center of student self-government bodies and student associations, which will serve as a platform for exchanging ideas and developing joint proposals, but in no case will be a new student superstructure. Within the framework of the Coordination Council of Student Associations of Lutsk, we will: - maintain a common informational student space for exchanging information about seminars, conferences, projects, or other events and happenings related to students and student self-government; - participate in educational seminars and trainings in order to improve personal knowledge and skills in the field of public activity and to increase the level of organizational capacity of student self-government bodies; - find, organize, and train young people who wish to take an active civic position and work for the development of student self-government; - establish contacts with student associations of other regions of Ukraine and foreign countries, with the aim of exchanging experience and using the latest methods and means of SSG activity; - coordinate their actions and help one another to exert a more effective influence on university administrations and city leadership, with the aim of resolving urgent problems of student youth - members of the territorial community of the city of Lutsk.

Representatives of student self-government bodies of higher educational institutions of III-IV accreditation level of the city of Lutsk