On 29 November 2018 an excursion for students of the group PA-61 (Public Administration) (graduating Department of Management) was held at the Department of Property Management of the Sumy Regional Council within the practice-oriented preparation. During the meeting with the Deputy Head of Department Oleksii Siabrenko, the peculiarities of communal property management of the community in the framework of privatization and lease were discussed. Students acquired competencies regarding the issues of the regional council structure and its subdivisions. They got acquainted with the requirements and conditions of the first-time recruitment in local self-government bodies for young graduates of higher educational establishments.