On December 10, 2025, the rector of the Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University, Valentyna Yakubiv, participated in the Regional Human Rights Conference “Community as a Starting Point for Human Rights Protection in Ukraine: Ivano-Frankivsk Region”, dedicated to Human Rights Day.
The event brought together people’s deputies of Ukraine, representatives of state authorities and local governments, international organizations, human rights activists, and the public.
In her speech, Rector Valentyna Yakubiv emphasized that Carpathian National University is an active participant in the formation of a regional human rights ecosystem and has powerful expert potential in the field of human rights, public administration, and social policy.
“Our university is an environment where a culture of human rights is formed, expertise is developed, and specialists are trained who are able to influence the quality of public decisions. The protection of human rights begins in the community, and the university is an important point in this social process,” the rector noted.
During the conference, the Student Ombudsman of the Carpathian National University, Oleksiy Vorobets, was also introduced, and he joined the discussion on the role of youth in the development of a human rights environment and the formation of a responsible civil society.
The University has been cooperating with the Regional Representation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Commissioner for Human Rights in the Ivano-Frankivsk region for a long time, implementing joint educational, research and outreach initiatives.
Participation in the conference was another step in strengthening partnerships and developing human rights competence of students and teachers.
