The "Student of the Year 2004" competition is being held in the region for the fifth time under the patronage of the head of the regional council, Vasyl Dmytruk. Eight nominations are presented to the attention of students of Volyn higher education institutions; application forms can be obtained from the dean's offices of all faculties until December 28. The next stage of the competition is the jury meeting, which will take place on January 17, 2005. Its members will include authoritative figures of Volyn, who will actually determine three finalists in each nomination and one winner. The final of the competition — an evening of refined classical style and the solemn awarding of finalists and winners — will take place on January 22, 2005 at the regional music and drama theater. Support in holding the competition is provided by People's Deputy of Ukraine Volodymyr Bondar, the Department of Family and Youth of the Regional State Administration, and the Youth Department of the Lutsk City Executive Committee. The official patron of the project is the Volyn organization of the Union of Entrepreneurs and Industrialists of Ukraine, patrons: VGRU PryvatBank, JSC "Lutsk Bearing Plant", JSC "Lutsk Automobile Plant", Ukrtelecom, insurance group "TAS", Imeksbank, LLC "Compservice", JV "Volynpak", "Volynholding", TM "Pan Kurchak", firm "Kobak", firm "Promexport", the official representative of the "Eurocar" plant — LLC "Promtechservice". The sponsor of the "Luckiest Student" nomination is the "Technoboutique" store, and the "Ukraina" hotel-restaurant provides refreshments.