CCNY hosts ‘best and brightest’ from war-torn Ukraine’s top STEM high schools

Contact

Jay Mwamba, CCNY Public Relations, 917.892.0374
jmwamba@ccny.cuny.edu

 

Who

Cohort of 36 Ukrainian high school students (primarily from Ukrainian Physics and Mathematics Lyceum (UPML);

Dr. Vincent G. Boudreau, Pres. The City College of New York;

Dr. Alexander Khanikaev, [event organizer and chair]; and others

What

Thirty-six students, from the UPML and other specialized high schools in Kyiv and Kharkiv for Ukraine’s mostgifted learners, are in New York for a three-week summer school program at CCNY. They will be joined by several New York students from Bronx HS of Science, Brooklyn Technical HS and CCNY’s Grove School of Engineering. The program, which runs through Aug. 12, begins on Tuesday, July 25, with a welcoming ceremony at the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) located on the CCNY campus. The schedule includes talks, orientation, lab safety training and a tour of the ASRC, culminating in a mini conference where the visitors will present their research topics. Click here for more details about the gifted Ukrainian students’ CCNY summer camp.

When

10 a.m., Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Where

ASRC auditorium, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace, Manhattan.