The consecration of the foundation and capsule for the construction of the student campus of the Ukrainian Catholic University will take place on 5 September at Stryiska Street, in Lviv. The consecration will be administered by the head of UGCC, Patriarch Lubomyr together with the bishops participating in the Synod of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC).
The campus is designed by an American company Kallman McKinnel & Wood Architects, chosen from among 15 companies. However, the project will be completed and implemented by Ukrainian architects as the American company holds no license and has no knowledge of Ukrainian building norms. According to Vice-Rector of UCU on external relations, Fr. Dr. Bohdan Prakh, the American company worked with the project on condition of reimbursement of the cost price, that is they received no profit as such.
The campus will be constructed in stages. First of all, they will build a hostel, a multi-functional academic building/center containing class rooms and offices, including Dean's Office, rooms for the teachers and a large hall which can be used as a dining room. The first stage will last 5 years. However, it is planned to complete the hostel by Euro 2012. According to Fr. Bohdan, it is quite possible that the hostels will serve as a hotel for tourists during the championship.
At present, a wooden Church of the Holy New Martyrs of UGCC is located in the territory of the intended campus. It will serve the spiritual needs of people who will live and study there. The church's future has not been decided yet. It will probably be moved to another location.
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The idea of the construction of the student campus of a new model was conceived in 1999, when UCU acquired the unfinished building of the Theatre "PrykVO" with a land plot of 4 Hectares.