etc. are held. With the opening of the Academic Palace, circle work with students with creative abilities and musical preferences has revived. In particular, a theater studio, a ССR team (The Club of the cheerful and resourceful), a vocal studio, and so on have been created. All public holidays at the University are celebrated according to the calendar, concerts, ceremonial holidays are organized, etc. Now the academic Palace is one of the best cultural and artistic centers in Chernivtsi, equipped with modern stage equipment-lighting and radio equipment. Its stage is equipped with everything necessary for showing performances, concerts, conferences, lectures and social events. At Academic Palace there is a Folk amateur song and dance ensemble "Trembita", which takes part in concerts, festivals of the University and the region; it takes part in concerts for participants of scientific and methodological conferences held on the basis of the University; organizes and conducts Christmas carols; the ensemble participated in the All-Ukrainian Festival-competition of folk choreography named after Pavel Virsky. At Academic Palace, an Annual Art Week is held — a report of the palace collectives, in particular, a concert of the Folk amateur song and dance ensemble "Trembita", an evening of poetry "Poetry, let me go to your temple", a concert of modern song and dance, a performance of "Funny Scenes From Our Life", an Evening of instrumental music, a concert of opera and classical music. Every year there are thematic cultural and artistic holidays: Pharmaceutical worker's day, Dating ball, Education Workers 'Day, Faculty days, Student's day, New Year's Eve (New Year's matinee for employees' children, student evening, evening for employees), Christmas carols, St. Valentine's day, International Day of women's rights and peace, Sixth-year benefit, Medical worker's day. Vocal students and members of the CCR teams (the Club of cheerful and resourceful) take part in organizing meetings with graduates of different years, regional and city events. Student life The University Students' Self-government is of a great significance as a means of realization of the rights, duties and initiatives by the student community. Appropriate conditions of lodging are created for students. The students' town consists of five dormitories with good conditions of life; there are reading halls, sports halls, and libraries; students' computers are connected to the Internet. The Palace "Academichny" actively functions for improvement of leisure time and students' creative abilities. A great variety of clubs and societies are placed here. Among them