More information about the educational and professional program “European Studies” (Bachelor’s degree) at the link: European Studies

 

More information about the educational and professional program “European Studies” (Master’s degree) at the link: European Studies

Since 1995, the Faculty of International Relations at the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv has been preparing students for the specialization “Country Studies” within the specialty “International Relations”, and since 1996 – the specialty “Regional Studies”. In 2001 the Department of Regional Studies and International Tourism was created at the Faculty, and the first graduation of specialists in Country Studies and International Relations. It was a step aimed at eliminating the lack of national knowledge in the work of Ukrainian embassies and representative offices. The department teaches such normative disciplines of the national history profile as “Theoretical Foundations of Regional Studies”, “General Regional Studies”, “Comparative Analysis of Political Systems”, “History of Geopolitical Studies”, “Fundamentals of Geopolitics and Geostrategy”, “Methods of Regional Studies” etc.

Strengthening integration processes is an objective political, economic process at the present stage of human development, but the most complete development has taken place on the European continent. That is why the Department of Regional Studies and International Tourism has introduced the European Union specialization to train experts with systematic knowledge of the EU’s structure, functions and mechanisms.

Regional Studies became a good basis for another specialization of the department – “Economics and organization of international tourism and services”. After all, in today’s world economy, international tourism is the most dynamic industry, which provides a tenth of the world’s gross national product and acts as a regulator of employment. The experience of many countries, including and post-communist, proves that international tourism has contributed to the accumulation of foreign exchange reserves for the transition period. Today, industrial potential revival, especially in Western Ukraine, is unlikely. Instead, industries have emerged that have more natural prerequisites for development and are more attractive to invest in financial and human resources. Since 1995, given the positive impact of tourism on the country’s social processes and economy, tourism has been recognized as a priority industry in Ukraine. Under these circumstances, it is important to train highly qualified specialists in the management and marketing of international tourism, specialists who will be directly responsible for the formation, development and location of the national market for tourism services in the world system of international tourism, including specialists who would monitor tourism development and promote Ukraine’s tourism potential at embassies, consulates and representative offices abroad.

On May 25, 2022, by decision of the Academic Council of the University, the Department of Country Studies and International Tourism was renamed to the Department of European and Regional Studies.

 

 

OUR ALUMNI

 

The Department of European and Regional Studies of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv is proud of its graduates and their professional achievements. 

Graduates of the department, who teach in institutions of higher education and work in scientific institutions of Ukraine, having obtained a scientific degree: 

-Candidates of Political Science: Halyna Zavoritnia, Oksana Krayevska (Brechko), Petro Baikovskyi, Olha Ivasechko, Halyna Protsyk (Utko), Nadiya Lytvyn, Nataliya Lukach (Baziv); 

-Doctor of Philosophy Olha Sharan. 

Graduates of the department with the scientific degree of Candidate of Political Science who work in other fields: Sviatoslav Hvozdynskyi, Solomiia Zinko, Uliana Rudnytska, Oksana Kapinus, Olha Matolych (Kaprus), Mariia Kondyra (Puriy), Yuliia Senyuk, Khrystyna Fohel. 

 

Among the successful graduates of the “Country Studies” and “European Union” majors who preceded the creation of the educational programs “European Studies” (Bachelor’s degree) and “European Studies” (Master’s degree): 

• Sukhovych Iryna – the first secretary of the North American Department of the Third Territorial Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, worked as the first secretary of the Embassy of Ukraine in Poland; 
• Svavolia Iryna – Head of international technical assistance programs for the prevention of conflicts, promotion of stability and security at the Embassy of Great Britain in Ukraine, worked as a coordinator of a number of programs for the protection of human rights at the office of the Council of Europe in Ukraine; 
• Kodrova (Ril) Diana – Expert of the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on the implementation of the Program Interreg NEXT Poland-Ukraine; 
• Bakai Ihor – Business analyst, IT company EPAM Systems;
• Zhuchkovskyi Nazar – Consular Specialist of the Embassy of Ukraine in Angola; 
• Dzhyhovska Iryna – Chief specialist-legal advisor of the Department of External Relations and Legal Support of the “Council Secretariat” of the Lviv City Council;
• Fomov Dmytro – Head of the Department of Interregional Cooperation and Protocol Support, Department of International Cooperation and European Integration of the Department of International Technical Assistance and International Cooperation of the Lviv Regional Military Administration, etc. 

 

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