Begin 11.06.2020, 11.00

End 11.06.2020, 13.00

The Agents of Changes, Svitlana Kropelnytska and Tetiana Myhovych, participated in discussing and working out the concept of developing Halych which should become a true tourist magnet to guarantee the increase in the number of tourists coming to the region.

The working meeting took place in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Administration with the support and organization of the Department of International Cooperation, Eurointegration, Tourism and Investment.

The meeting was opened by the head of the Department of International Cooperation, Eurointegration, Tourism and Investment of the OSA, Oleksandr Zraiko. He told the present about the necessity to determine the main ways of reestablishing Halych as a cultural and recreational center of the Precarpathian region. He introduced the counsellor of the OSA head, Lesya Krupyak, as a person responsible for this direction.

The civil activist, Volodymyr Oliynyk, raised the issue of the necessity to develop the educational space, in particular, the department of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University. Together with the first deputy mayor of Halych City Council of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Volodymyr Chuiko, the participants discussed the possibility of placing this space in Halych.

The expert of the Centre “Agents of Changes”, Tetianа Myhovych, proposed to consider a number of directions for the development of Halych, namely: education, tourism, international cooperation. To support this idea, the director of the Centre, Svitlana Kropelnytska, stated that it is necessary to use the cluster approach in order to achieve the defined objectives, to reveal choke points and gaps in the comprehensive potential cluster organization of developing both Halych and tourism in Halych Raion.

The dean of the Tourism Faculty of the Precarpathian University, Volodymyr Velykochiy, expressed his view on possible ways to develop Halych.

The director of the communication agency “FAMA”, Marichka Artysh, suggested defining the territory, target groups and results to be achieved by the working group.

Mykhailo Kovtun, the director of the Oblast Municipal Enterprise Serhiy Didych Dniester Regional Landscape Park, justified the necessity to provide the private business with the opportunity to solve the current problems.

The deputy general director of the National ReserveAncient Halych”, Semen Pobutskyi talked about the number of conservation areas and innovative ways to popularize the cultural heritage, which were developed by the Reserve “Ancient Halych”.

Vitaliy Perederko, the head of the Tourism Department, said that it is necessary to work out tactical steps to achieve the objectives in a more narrowed circle of specialists.

Mariya Kovaliv, the deputy head of the POAssociation of the Economic Development of IvanoFrankisk Region (AEDIVR)” insisted on defining clear limits and forms of cooperation.

The deputy head of the POAncient Modern Halych”, Arina Syvak, and the chief specialist of the Tourism Department, Maryana Pavliv, also took part in the working meeting and discussions.

After the two-hour active discussion, Volodymyr Chuiko and Lesya Krupyak agreed on the next steps in order to achieve the defined objectives of developing Halych.

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