The past year will probably go down in history as one of the toughest. In 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak introduced significant changes in everyday life of all people worldwide. Doctors from all countries came to defend the humankind. Their devoted and fruitful work has already produced the first results: specialists have managed to develop a disease vaccine bringing hope to overcome this dangerous virus. However, the pandemic accompanied by severe quarantine measures has definitely changed our views on healthcare issues and the importance of preventive measures.

International European University cares about life and health of its students and staff members, as well as always respond to today’s challenges. To prove this fact, the University signed a cooperation agreement with Feofil Yanovskyi National Institute of Tuberculosis and Pulmonology for six years. According to the Agreement, all employees and students of International European University will be provided with necessary planned and unplanned professional assistance. The agreement was signed by Oleh Padalka, acting rector of International European University, and Yurii Feschenko, director of Feofil Yanovskyi National Institute of Tuberculosis and Pulmonology.

The National Institute of Tuberculosis and Pulmonology is a leading medical facility known for its achievements and history. The Institute was founded on November 28, 1922, by the decree of the Council of People's Commissars No. 112. In 1928, the institution was named after Professor Yanovskyi, one of its founders. Feofil Yanovskyi is a prominent scientist standing at the origins of the Ukrainian therapeutic school and considered to be the founder of clinic phthisiology. His patients included poetess Lesia Ukrainka, famous actress Mariia Zankovetska, dramatist Ivan Karpenko-Karyi and many other well-known figures. This Institute initiated surgical treatment of heart diseases led by Professor M.M. Amosov in 1955 and applied the first heart and lung machine in 1958. Since September 1993, the Institute has been a part of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine.

We believe that the cooperation between International European University and Feofil Yanovskyi National Institute of Tuberculosis and Pulmonology will be efficient and comfortable, as well as will become a good example of interaction between advanced education institutions and specialized facilities in terms of healthcare issues. International European University cares not only about providing students with up-to-date knowledge, but also about health of its multinational family members.