Viktor Yanukovich

President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovich during an opening ceremony of the Odessa Vocational Education Center of the State Employment Service in Odessa, on Thursday, February 17, 2011. President of Ukraine took part in an opening ceremony of the Odessa Vocational Education Center of the State Employment Service. Congratulating those present on the event, President of Ukraine noted the critical importance of quality education in the context of building a strong modern state. In particular, President of Ukraine said, it concerns the system of vocational education. "I am sincerely glad that we have a very good example of how to organize technical and vocational education. This is a very topical issue," he said. President noted that the idea of creating such specialized college in Odessa had appeared back in 1991, and despite the differences in attitudes of the authorities to it, "its team has remained responsible in the approach to its duties and addressing this challenge." Photo by Mikhail Markiv / POOL / UNIAN