Within the framework of the Joint Operational Programme Romania-Ukraine-Republic of Moldova 2007-2013, under the slogan "Common borders. Common decisions", Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University in partnership with the University of Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" implements the project "Historical and ethnographic heritage - part of sustainable development of tourism in Bukovina» (HERITAGE) MIS-ETC Code 829. This project was implemented in May 2012 and aims to promote the development and improvement of infrastructure of historical and ethnographic tourism by increasing tourist interest in border areas, either in the North or in the South Bukovina. The objectives of the project are to promote the historical and ethnographic heritage of Bukovina aiming to raise awareness of citizens of Ukraine and Romania and of foreign tourists about the historical and ethnographic potential of the region and to increase the number of tourists, who visit Bukovina. The total project budget is 1 474 463, 00 Euro. The project is financed by the EU up to 90%. One of the main objectives of the project is to promote the historical and ethnographic heritage of Bukovina through conducting of the international folklore-ethnographic festival, which is an important step for the promotion of historical and ethnographic heritage of Bukovina and surrounding areas, and will lead to increased competitiveness of Bukovina region and will cause the high rate of the guests’ tourist awareness. In pursuit of this goal, Within the framework of the project HERITAGE, Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University opens at 11 a.m, , 7/10/2015 the International folklore-ethnographic festival. The event will be conducted on 10-12 July 2015. Everyone is invited on the opening. The ethnographic ensembles from Ukraine and Romania, to 45 folk craftsmen will participate in the festival. It is expected that the total number of participants of the ethnographic festival (ethnographic ensembles and folk craftsmen) will be up to 375 people. The festival aims to popularize cultural traditions, historical and ethnographic heritage of Bukovina with the help of multi-component ethno-artistic arrangement in Chernivtsi, to accumulate the best creative and cultural forces of cross-border territory, active propaganda of local traditions. The main goal of the event - is preservation, revival and popularization of folk art, increasing the role of traditional culture in forming the worldview and spirituality, attracting the wide public and creative intellectuals, establishing cultural relations, creative collaboration of ethnographic ensembles and folk craftsmen from different regions of cross-border territory. Simultaneously with the rapid diversification of tourism either in North or in South Bukovina, conducting of the ethnographic festival will increase awareness of citizens of border areas and foreign tourists about the historical and ethnographic potential of the region. This will lead to increasing the number of tourists to Bukovina. Associate partners will contribute to Chernivtsi team of this project. For more information, please contact: Dmitriy Fedortsov - Project Coordinator, tel. +380509164634