Law Institute in cooperation with the Coordination Council of Young Lawyers of Ukraine with the support of Ministry of Justice of Ukraine held a Ukrainian legal VIP-tournament between law students of higher educational establishments of Ukraine on November 29th, 2013.
During the opening ceremony, which is traditionally held on the eve of All-Ukrainian week of law, Director of the Law Institute Irina Sopilko, Chairman of the Coordination Council of Young Lawyers of Ukraine Andriy Butenko, Deputy Head of the Coordination Council of Young Lawyers of Ukraine Yevhen Kotorobay noted that the participation of law students in the intellectual games promotes the formation of respect for the law, universal and national values and enhances legal awareness. 21 universities’ teams from different regions of Ukraine took part in the event: The National University Yaroslav the Wise Law Academy of Ukraine, Law Faculty of Sumy National Agricultural University, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Vinnitsa Socio-Economic Institute, National University of State Tax Service of Ukraine and other. Competitions were held under the rules of the game Brain Ring: teams had to demonstrate not only knowledge of different areas of law, but also to answer general questions. As a result of the contest team of master students from the National Academy of Internal Affairs took 3rd place, Law Faculty of the Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman - 2nd place. And the winner of the tournament became a team of Law Institute from the National Aviation University. Under the rules of the tournament the winning team will play in the Super Final with a team of lawyers during the All-Ukrainian week of law in December, 2013. We congratulate our students!