The Ukrainian side was represented by:

• Tetiana Tkachuk, Deputy Dean for Scientific and Methodological Work and International Relations of the Faculty of Technology and Business, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Hotel and Restaurant Business Management;
• Ruslana Bezugla, Head of the Department of Design, Doctor of Arts, Associate Professor.
• Dina Fedorova, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Restaurant and Craft Technologies.

During the meeting, they discussed key areas of possible cooperation between institutions regarding joint educational and creative projects in the fields of Graphic Design, Illustration, Concept Art, and Food-Art Design; the organization of digital and physical UK–UA student exhibitions; joint workshops, mini-courses, and guest lectures by teachers from University Centre Leeds and Leeds City College.

They discussed the participation of British experts in the creative nominations of the BestCookFest festival, in particular, conducting master classes in food art and joining the international jury.

The parties agreed to start a joint search for opportunities for projects with funding from EU programs — Erasmus+, Creative Europe, Horizon Europe, as well as Ukrainian-British grants, in particular with the support of local creative industries.

The meeting was an important step towards expanding cooperation and opened up new perspectives for students and teachers.

Exciting initiatives, ambitious ideas, and new international projects lie ahead!

We express our gratitude to our British partners for their support and cooperation!

Tetiana Tkachuk,
Deputy Dean for Scientific and Methodological Work and International Relations, Faculty of Technologies and Business