MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WDLB) -- As Ukrainian leaders continue to fight pro-Russian separatists, they also continue to fight for a better way of life, and that includes leaning on University of Wisconsin officials for help in establishing a better higher education system.
Four young professionals from the Ukrainian government are spending this week in Wisconsin, as part of the Open World program established by Congress in 1999.
Markian Duleba is from Kiev, trying to understand the rules and regulations of higher education in the U-S. Oleksander Sych is a first Deputy with the Ukrainian Ministry of Education. He drafted new higher education laws in Ukraine, and says through an interpreter that he has seen examples of things he can take back from Wisconsin. The Ukrainian delegation is getting help from current UW Board of Regents member and former Lieutenant Governor Margaret Farrow.
The delegates are spending the week observing classes at Marshfield and Pittsville High Schools and U-W Marshfield-Wood County. They will also visit the U-W Madison Law School and the Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service at U-W Marathon County in Wausau. They've also had an opportunity to observe cranberry harvesting while in central Wisconsin.