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Волинський національний університет імені Лесі Українки | |
| Motto | Scientia Vinces |
|---|---|
| Established | 1940 |
| Rector | Ihor Kotsan |
| Students | 12369 |
| Location | , |
| Website | [1] |
Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University in Volyn is a Ukrainian university in Lutsk, named after Lesya Ukrainka.
Mail address: Prosp. Voli 13, Lutsk, 43025, Ukraine
History
The history of this university began in 1940 with the founding of the Lutsk State Teachers’ Institute. During its first year of operation,135 students were enrolled for the first-year program. The instruction was provided by a staff of fifty professors working within the departments of Ukrainian and Russian philology, physics, mathematics and geography.
The functioning of the university was interrupted by the outbreak of war in 1941, and did not resume until 1946. In September 1951, the college was reorganized and designated a pedagogical institute, and a year later, it was granted the use of the name of Lesya Ukrainka. At that time the university's only faculties were those of history, philology and mathematics. By the beginning of the 1990s nine faculties were operating in the institute.
On July 16, 1993, by a decree of President Leonid Kravchuk the institute was given a higher status and received the name Lesya Ukrainka Volyn State University. In September 2007 President Viktor Yushchenko signed a decree granting the university the status of a national university. Then in August 2012, in accordance with a decree signed by President Viktor Yanukovych, Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University received a new name: Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University in Volyn.
Buildings
Classroom and laboratory instruction is conducted in nine different buildings; in addition there are five student dormitories, the university library with holdings of over 400,000 items, four museums, a sanatorium and student polyclinic, a sports complex and a stadium. These facilities are located at various sites within the city of Lutsk. In addition to this, there is a student camp named “Hart”, which is situated at Lake Svitiaz.
Institutes and faculties
Currently six institutes and twelve departments are functioning within the University:
- Institute of Social Sciences
Specialties: culturology, religious studies, sociology, philosophy.
- Institute of Physical Education and Health
Specialties: Olympic and professional sport; physical rehabilitation; physical education.
- Pedagogical Institute
Specialties: preschool upbringing, preschool education, primary teaching, primary education, social pedagogy.
- Institute of Fine Arts
Specialties: music art, visual arts, choreography.
- Psychology Department
Specialties: psychology.
- History Department
Specialties: documentation and informational activity; history; museology and the protection of historical and cultural sites; political science.
- Chemistry Department
Specialties: chemistry; ecology and environmental protection.
- Biology Department
Specialties: biology; forestry and landscape gardening management.
- Mathematics Department
Specialties: computer science; mathematics.
- Economics Department
Specialties: enterprise economics, accounting and auditing, finance and credit; management of innovational activity; management.
- Institute of Foreign Philology
Specialties: language and literature (English); language and literature (German); language and literature (French); Applied Linguistics.
- Department of Law
Specialties: jurisprudence.
- Department of Foreign Affairs
Specialties: country studies; international information; international relations; international economic relations.
- Institute of Philology and Journalism
Specialties: Ukrainian language and literature (with an additional qualification “teacher of foreign literature”); language and literature (Russian) (with an additional qualification “teacher of foreign (English) language”); language and literature (Polish) (with an additional qualification “teacher of foreign (English) language”); journalism; publishing and editing.
- Physics Department
Specialties: physics; physics-related computer studies.
- Geography Department
Specialties: geography; hotel management; economic and social geography; system of land use and surveying; tourism.
- Preparatory Department
The aim of the Preparatory Department is to provide suitable conditions for the effective training of citizens for passing of external independent scoring by means of thorough study of academic disciplines, entering high school and successful adaptation to studying in higher educational establishment. Also there is a preparatory department for foreign citizens.
- Teaching and Research Center of Postgraduate Education
Specialties:physical rehabilitation, Ukrainian language and literature, language and literature (English) Language and Literature (German), psychology, finance and credit, accounting and auditing, law, land management and cadastre, informatics, pre-school education.
Awards and reputation
Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University was awarded the honorary title “Leader of modern education” according to the results of X International Exhibition of Educational Institutions “Modern Education in Ukraine 2007” and was awarded with a bronze medal in the category “Modernization of higher education in a context of requirements of the Bologna Convention”. For development and implementation into teaching and educational process of innovational educational technologies the university was awarded witha diploma of exhibition “Innovational educational technologies 2007”. The university is a winner in a nomination “International cooperation in the branch of education and science 2007” of International exhibition “Education and career – Student’s day” (2008).
Activity of the university in the sphere of international relations was mentioned in Ukraine and abroad. In march 7-8, 2008 the delegation of the university took part in IX International Educational Fair “Perspektywy 2008” that was held in Warsaw. In 2009 VNU became a winner of the exhibition of Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine in nomination “International cooperation in sphere of education and science”.
VNU became a winner in a nomination of Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine “International cooperation in the sphere of education and science” in an exhibition “Modern education in Ukraine 2009” that was held in February 25–27, 2009 in Kyiv.