V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

On March 14, 2026, as part of the “GeoAcademy” project of the Faculty of Geology, Geography, Recreation and Tourism of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Associate Professor of the Department Ievgeniia Telebienieva gave a lecture to applicants on the topic “Geography in Action: How Tourism Discovers the World”. The lecture was dedicated to tourism as a practical application of geographical knowledge and was aimed at applicants, who were shown the possibilities of learning about the natural, cultural and socio-economic…

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On February 28, 2026, as part of the GeoAcademy project, the head of the department, Kateryna SEHIDA, gave a lecture “Cultural Landscapes: Geographical Vision of Meanings” to applicants, introduced puplis to concepts aimed at explaining the formation and functioning of cultural landscapes, considered examples from countries around the world, and discussed issues of emotional geography, participation, and memorialization of spaces in Ukraine in today’s conditions. The pupils of lyceums in the city of Kharkiv and the Kharkiv region, pupils of…

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Head of the Department Kateryna SEHIDA joined the work of the international winter school “Climate Justice Now! Critical Approaches for Media and Climate Activism” https://cjll.eu/winter-school/ The program took place from January 21 to February 11, 2026 as part of the innovative project Climate Justice Living Lab (CJLL), funded by the ERASMUS+ program of the European Union. The 2026 Winter School became a platform for in-depth study of theoretical and practical tools for environmental protection. We thank the organizers for the…

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On February 27, 2026, the second webinar was held on the topic: “The Nature Restoration Law in practice: Roles, responsibilities and expectations in the Finnish forest sector”. The webinar was held as part of the project “Nature Restoration – challenges and opportunities for future landscape specialists” (FutureLand) under the Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnerships for Higher Education (KA220-HED) program. The participants of the project are the University of East Finland (Finland), Universitat de Girona (Spain), Université luav di Venezia (Italy), the Regional Council of North…

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Senior lecturer and PhD student of the K. Niemets Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies, Daria Venhryn won the “Young Teacher” nomination in the annual “Morning Dawns -2026” award from Ranok Publishing House. This year, 1,857 applications were received from educators from different parts of Ukraine. Each of them has a living story: about the class and children, responsibility and care, fatigue and strength, faith in education even when it is very difficult. Daria entered the semi-finals of the…

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We sincerely congratulate the PhD student and senior lecturer of the department Daria VENHRYN on the high achievement of her student: Yevheniya Andrushko, a 11th year pupil of the the Private Lyceum “First Ukrainian School”, took third rank at the regional stage of the Small Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in the 2025/2026 academic year of the scientific department “Earth Sciences” of the section “Geography”! Such a worthy result of hard work, deep knowledge and true love for geography! We…

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On February 20, 2026, lecturers of the K. Niemets Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies, members of the working group from V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, took part in an online working meeting on the project: “Nature Restoration – challenges and opportunities for future landscape specialists” (FutureLand), funded by the Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnerships for Higher Education program (KA220-HED). The participants of the project are the University of East Finland (Finland), Universitat de Girona (Spain), Université luav di Venezia (Italy),…

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On February 21 and 22, 2026, the II stage of the All-Ukrainian competition-defense of scientific and research papers of students-members of the Small Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in the 2025/2026 academic year of the scientific department “Earth Sciences” of the section “Geography” was held. The Head of the Department Kateryna SEHIDA took part in the jury of the section, together with the Associate Professor of the Department of Physical Geography and Cartography Yulia PRASUL, Associate Professor of the Department…

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On February 12, 2026, lecturers of the K. Niemets Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies, members of the working group from V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, took part online in the working meeting of the leaders of the project “Nature Restoration – challenges and opportunities for future landscape specialists” (FutureLand), funded by the Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnerships for Higher Education program (KA220-HED). The project participants are the University of East Finland (Finland), the University of Girona (Spain), the University of Iuav…

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On January 30, 2026, the first webinar was held on the topic: “The Nature Restoration Regulation: Scientific Foundations, Policy Framework and Implementation Challenges”. The webinar was held as part of the project “Nature Restoration – challenges and opportunities for future landscape specialists” (FutureLand) under the Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnerships for Higher Education (KA220-HED) program. The participants of the project are the University of East Finland (Finland), Universitat de Girona (Spain), Université luav di Venezia (Italy), the Regional Council of North Karelia…

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On January 26, 2026, lecturers of the K. Niemets Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies, members of the working group from V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, took part in an online working meeting on the project: “Nature Restoration – challenges and opportunities for future landscape specialists” (FutureLand), funded by the Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnerships for Higher Education program (KA220-HED). The project participants are the University of East Finland (Finland), Universitat de Girona (Spain), Université luav di Venezia (Italy), the Regional Council of North Karelia…

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On January 15, the 4th final seminar was held within the framework of the project “Urban Hackathon on Revitalization of Student Campus Spaces”, which is implemented with the financial support of the International Visegrad Fund within the framework of the V4 Gen Mini-Grant program. The co-organizers of the project are the K. Niemets Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, the Department of Urban and Regional Planning of the Silesian Technical University and the…

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Head of the Department Kateryna SEGIDA joined the implementation of the international course Girls Go STEM on the development of the circular economy, which is implemented by Junior Achievement Ukraine with the support of the EIT Community and the European Union https://ja-ukraine.org/programs/girls-go-circular/ The Girls Go Circular project is an educational initiative aimed at empowering women in STEM fields. It not only helps to overcome the gender gap in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, but also prepares a new generation for…

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Students of the K. Niemets Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies namely Orest DUNIKOV (educational program “Economic, Social Geography and Regional Development”, 2nd year, group GE-21) and Oleh DZIUBA (educational program “Economic, Social Geography and Regional Development”, 4th year, group GE-41) successfully completed their studies at the University of Ostrava (Czech Republic) under the Erasmus+ Learning Agreement Student Mobility for Studies International Mobility (KA171). During the first semester of 2025-2026 academic year, students studied at the Department of Human…

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On December 20, 2025, the II (regional) stage of the All-Ukrainian Student Geography Olympiad for 2025/2026 academic year was held. The jury of the Olympiad included the head of the department, Prof. Kateryna SEHIDA, Prof. Liudmyla NIEMETS, and Assoc. Prof. Yuriy KANDYBA. The Olympiad was held remotely based on the Faculty of Geology, Geography, Recreation and Tourism of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. More than 260 students from secondary education institutions in the city of Kharkiv and districts of the…

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On December 18, 2025, the 3rd workshop was held as part of the project “Urban Hackathon for the Revitalization of Student Campus Spaces”, which is implemented with the financial support of the International Visegrad Fund within the framework of the V4 Gen Mini-Grant program. During the workshop, the third section of the future monograph was discussed, which is dedicated to the urban hackathon for the revitalization of student campuses in Gliwice. The section provides the context of the transformations of…

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On December 18-19, 2025 the defense of qualification theses of applicants for the second (master’s) level of higher education in the specialty 106. Geography of the educational programs “Economic, social geography and regional development”, “Geography of Recreation and Tourism” and in the specialty 014.07 Secondary education (Geography) of the educational program “Geography, Economics, Local Studies and Tourism Work” was held at the K. Niemets Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies. All the presented papers were devoted to current problems…

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On December 18, 2025, lecturers of the K. Niemets Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies, members of the working group from V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, took part in an online working meeting on the project on the topic: “Nature Restoration – challenges and opportunities for future landscape specialists” (FutureLand), funded by the Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnerships for Higher Education program (KA220-HED). The participants of the project are the University of East Finland (Finland), the University of Girona (Universitat de…

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On December 17, 2025 lecturers and PhD students of the K. Niemets Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies took part in the Annual International Scientific Session of Doctoral Students «The contemporary geo-spatial analysis for the future spatial planning», which was organized by the Doctoral School of Geography, Sports Sciences and Physiotherapy of the Faculty of Geography, Tourism and Sports of the University of Oradea (Romania). The conference was held in a hybrid format and brought together graduate students from…

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On November 26, 2025, students and PhD students of the K.Niemets Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies took part in a training dedicated to issues of mine safety and explosive remnants of war. The the Charitable Organization “Coordination and Humanitarian Center” organized the event. Students of all levels and all educational programs of the department joined the training. The format of the training was mixed: some participants worked online, others offline in the safe space of the university. During…

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On November 27, 2025, the second webinar was held within the framework of the project “Urban Hackathon on the Revitalization of Student Campus Spaces”, which is implemented with the financial support of the International Visegrad Fund within the framework of the V4 Gen Mini-Grant program. At the meeting, the second part of the future monograph was presented and discussed. Students of the K. Niemets Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies: Olha PODPRIATOVA, Viktoriia STUPAK, Orest DUNIKOV, Oksana APANASENKO, Oksana…

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From November 16 to 26, 2025, a student of the K. Niemets Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies Olha PODPRIATOVA took part in a study visit as part of the educational program “Study Tour to Poland”, which was organized by the Foundation for European Studies in Wrocław (Fundacja na Rzecz Studiów Europejskich). The goal of the program was to familiarize students with various aspects of life in Poland, present the mechanisms of systemic change and modernization, and provide experience…

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In November 2025, lecturers of the K. Niemets Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies, namely Nataliia HUSIEVA, Liudmyla KLIUCHKO and Kateryna SEHIDA, took part in the training “Psychological First Aid, Self-Care, and Mitigation of Burnout for Educational Providers”. The training, organized by the Psychological Support Service of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University together with the Israel Trauma Coalition, was conducted by Oleksandr GERSHANOV (M.Ed., Program Director ITC), namely a specialist in the field of psychological support in crisis situations….

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Based on the Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine No. 1526 dated November 19, 2025, the PhD student of the K. Niemets Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies Daria VENHRYN, studying at the educational program “Geography”, was awarded an academic scholarship of the President of Ukraine for the 2025/2026 academic year. Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine No. 1526 dated November 19, 2025 (https://mon.gov.ua/static-objects/mon/sites/1/uploaded-files/2025/akadem-imenni-sotsial-stypendiyi-studentam-kursantam-2025/19-11-2025/dokument-1526.pdf) We congratulate Daria and wish her further…

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On November 20, 2025, the department held the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Region – 2025: Optimal Development Strategy”. More than 80 applications were submitted to the conference from more than 100 participants from different regions of Ukraine and other countries, including Romania. More than 40 participants directly participated in the conference, including from domestic and foreign higher education institutions: V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Mykola Gogol Nizhyn State University, Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, Ivan Franko Lviv National University,…

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Based on the decision of the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education dated November 18, 2025, the student of the department Olha PODPRIATOVA, studying for the educational program “Economic, Social Geography and Regional Development”, is included in the register of experts for the accreditation of educational programs by the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education.We congratulate Olha and wish her fruitful work.

On November 15, 2025, the 10th Regional Student Scientific and Practical Conference of the Kharkiv Territorial Branch of the Small Academy of Sciences of Ukraine was held online, in which 112 6-11-years pupils of general secondary and extracurricular education institutions of the Kharkiv region took part. The participants of the conference presented the results of their own research, which covered a wide range of issues of geography and local studies, took an active part in the discussion, which contributed to…

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The project “Urban Hackathon for the Revitalization of Student Campus Spaces”, implemented with the financial support of the International Visegrad Fund within the framework of the V4 Gen Mini-Grant program, continues! On November 6, 2025 the students from the K. Niemets Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University Olha Podpriatova, Viktoriia Stupak, Orest Dunikov, Oksana Apanasenko, Oksana Moroz, Mariia Orlenko, Anastasiia Prykhodko, under the supervision of Kateryna Sehida, Kateryna Kravchenko, Daria Venhryn took part…

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On November 13, 2025, lecturers of the Department of the K. Niemets Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies, members of the working group from V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, took part in an online working meeting on the project on the topic: “Nature Restoration – challenges and opportunities for future landscape specialists” (FutureLand), funded by the Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnerships for Higher Education program (KA220-HED). The participants of the project are the University of East Finland (Finland), the University of…

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On November 6, 2025, Lecturers and PhD students of the K. Nemets Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University took part in the XI International Scientific and Practical Conference “Human-Geographical Factors of Regional Development”, which was held in a remote format. The conference was organized by the Department of Economic and Social Geography of the Faculty of Geography of Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University. The event traditionally brought together leading scientists, lecturers, PhD…

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On October 29, 2025, Daria VENHRYN, a PhD student and a senior lecturer of the K. Niemets Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies, completed the full-time training course ECONOMIC EDUCATION ACCELERATER. During 6.5 hours, the training participants managed to: – get acquainted with current educational materials helping to understand economics more deeply; – learn about immersive learning methods; – open up new opportunities for professional development and self-realization in education; – receive useful information about contemporary tools for teaching…

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