Guests from Kyiv

24.7.2019

The honorary guests from Kyiv visited our University.

On July 18, during a working visit to the Luhansk region, a delegation consisting of Iryna Zhdanova, General Director of the Open Policy Foundation, and Iryna Zahorodnia, Program Coordinator of the Open Policy Foundation, together with Iryna Kravchuk, Head of the Department for Organizational Support and Control of the Chief Directorate of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine visited our University.

The guests were met by the Rector Serhii Savchenko, Vice-Rectors for Scientific and Pedagogical Work Dmytro Uzhchenko and Oleksandr Babichev, and the Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences Natalia Matsai.

During a tour of the university, Serhii Savchenko spoke about the historical and architectural features of the building where the university is located now, about the history of the establishment and development of the university, about the present of the university, how it works in terms of displacement and the prospects for its development. In his office, the Rector drew the guests’ attention to the relic of our Alma Mater – a flag that was found on the ruins of the Luhansk airport after its defense in 2014. This flag, risking their lives, was taken out by one of the university teachers in 2015 already from the occupied Luhansk city.

The guests visited the exhibition of paintings by students and graduates of our University, located on the second floor of the building. They also visited the premises of the university assembly hall, which was repaired this year before the 97th anniversary of our Alma Mater.

The guests were amazed by the geological museum, the opening of which was timed to the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Faculty of Natural Sciences. The restoration of the museum and the structure of its work were carried out by the Honorary Professor of our University, Candidate of Geological-Mineralogical Sciences, Associate Professor of Geography Mykola Udovichenko. The highlight of our geological museum is the exposition of paleontological specimens from both Donbas and other regions of the world. Recently, the museum expositions are replenished with samples that have already been found by current students during research expeditions. Especially guests were struck by a sample of fossil petrified wood found by our students last year.

Exhibits of zoological collections were presented to the guests, which will become the basis for the restoration of the university’s zoological museum. All presented exhibits were made by the hands of biology students during educational practices in zoology and practical lessons on taxidermy under the guidance of Serhii Lytvynenko, teacher of the Department of Biology and Agronomy.

The guests were acquainted with the educational laboratory “New Ukrainian School” of the Educational and Research Institute of Pedagogy and Psychology, on the basis of which, under the guidance of Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Preschool and Primary Education Department Liudmyla Varianytsia implement modern approaches in teaching students and raising the level of teachers in the primary school.

In order to visit the Luhansk region, the delegation met with the organization of the work of the admission committee and the educational center “Donbas-Ukraine”, directly communicating with the Vice-Rector for Scientific and Pedagogical Work Dmytro Uzhchenko, executive secretary of the admission committee Yaroslava Yurkiv, and the head of the educational center Svitlana Kharkivska.

A sincere and cordial meeting was held with guests at the Faculty of Natural Sciences. Not only the administration of the faculty welcomed the guests, but also the staff and even the students of the faculty who have friendly relations with the guests.

Iryna Zhdanova, General Director of the Open Policy Foundation, was presented with a commemorative plate with thanks for the fruitful cooperation and support in educating students of the Faculty of Natural Sciences.

The guests saw the living conditions of the students. Oleksandr Babichev, Vice-Rector for Scientific and Educational Work, conducted a tour of the new hostel, which will be settled in the new academic year. The guests saw the living rooms with modern renovation and new furniture, a self-preparation room comfortably equipped with modern appliances, as well as commercial and business premises, which have everything you need to ensure a comfortable stay for the residents of the hostel. Guests were pleasantly amazed by what they saw.

We thank the guests for their visit and look forward to further meetings!

According to the Faculty of Natural Sciences