Academic Council of the KNUVS: financial challenges, infrastructure development and employee awards

Today at the Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University, during the regular meeting of the Academic Council, the acting rector, Professor Ihor Tsependa, solemnly presented awards to university employees for many years of conscientious work, high professionalism, organizational activities, conscientious performance of official duties, and personal contribution to the development and expansion of the university.

The gratitude of the Department of Education and Science of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration was received

  • Oleksandra Yaroslavivna Kupchak is a laboratory assistant at the Druzhba Arboretum, Faculty of Natural Sciences.

Received the gratitude of the Department of Education and Science and the Rector’s Certificate

  • Oksana Yaroslavivna Kutsela is a leading specialist at the Druzhba Arboretum of the Faculty of Natural Sciences.

Received the gratitude of the Department of Education and Science and the gratitude of the rector

  • Ivan Mykhailovych Riznychuk is the head of the Druzhba Arboretum of the Faculty of Natural Sciences.

Received the Rector’s gratitude

  • Roman Radoslavovych Slivka — Associate Professor of the Department of Geography and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences;
  • Okhotko Hanna Kostyantynivna — leading specialist of the astronomical research station of the research institute;
  • Natalia Romanivna Golubiak — Senior Lecturer at the Department of International Relations, Faculty of History, Political Science and International Relations;
  • Yulia Yaroslavivna Bogachyk-Didovich is a senior laboratory assistant at the Department of International Relations, Faculty of History, Political Science and International Relations.

Separately, on the occasion of Education Workers’ Day, the head of the primary trade union organization of university employees, Vasyl Klymonchuk, recognized his colleagues for their many years of work, active public and trade union activities.

Awarded the Badge of Honor of the Trade Union of Education and Science Workers of Ukraine “For Social Partnership”

  • Yuriy Mykhailovych Moskalenko — director of the Ivano-Frankivsk Vocational College, candidate of philosophy, associate professor.

Awarded with the badge “Trade Union Leader”

  • Gnezdilova Victoria Igorevna — Associate Professor of the Department of Biology and Ecology, Head of the Trade Union Bureau of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor.

A joint diploma from the regional committee of the trade union and the Department of Education and Science of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration was awarded

  • Yatskiv Natalia Yaremivna — Dean of the Faculty of Foreign Languages, Candidate of Philology, Professor;
  • Fedorak Volodymyr Vasylyovych — Director of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Arts, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor;
  • Yuriy Ivanovich Mykytin — Director of the Educational and Scientific Law Institute, Candidate of Law, Professor.

During the meeting, a number of agenda items were also considered. In particular, the formation of the university budget expenditure plan for 2025–2026 academic year,” said Yaroslav Shynkaruk, Vice-Rector for Scientific and Pedagogical Work and Socio-Economic Development.

The head of the Department of Biology and Ecology, Associate Professor Myroslava Mylenka, made a report on the optimization of the activities of the Druzhba Dendrological Park in the context of the prospects for the development of the university’s infrastructure and the development of the international educational and scientific center “Observatory”.