On July 11, the First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine, Andriy Gurzhiy, was on a working visit to Lesya Ukrainka Volyn State University, reported "Lutsk Investment" by Antonina Mitlosh, head of the press center of VSU.

At an extended meeting of the university's academic council, Andriy Gurzhiy read out the order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine on the appointment of Professor Ihor Kotsan as rector of Volyn State University and wished the university staff, headed by the new leader, to continue working on strengthening and developing scientific potential to achieve national status.

Also, the Deputy Minister awarded a Certificate of Honor of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine to the former rector of VSU, Professor Ivan Oleksyuk, for many years of work and significant contribution to the development of higher education in Ukraine.

At the meeting of the academic council, Andriy Gurzhiy touched upon the most painful issues in the field of higher education: salaries of academics, financing of state educational institutions, peculiarities of entering the Bologna process, the need to increase state orders for training specialists in higher education institutions, strengthening and growth of scientific schools in higher education institutions.

Deputy Head of the Regional State Administration Volodymyr Karpuk, Head of the Department of Education and Science of the Regional State Administration Mykhailo Popovych, and Deputy Mayor of Lutsk Sviatoslav Kravchuk expressed their wishes for successful activity to the university staff and the newly appointed rector.