Department of Tourism

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The Department of Tourism was founded at the Faculty of Geography, the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv,  in 2003 on the basis of the Academic Council resolution dated 29th January 2003 (proceedings № 21/3) which was later on confirmed by the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv Rector’s order dated 4th February 2003 (№ 194). 

The Department develops the following directions of research: 

  • Theory and Methodology of Tourism and Tourismology (Malska M., Shults S., Bordun O., Romaniv P., Zinko Yu.); 
  • Management and Marketing within Tourism Activities (Malska M, Mandiuk  N., Bilaniuk O., Bilous S., Kizyma V., Masiuk Yu., Munkachii I., Purska I., Manko A.); 
  • Legal Regulation of Tourism Activities (Bilous S., Kizyma V., Masiuk Yu., Munkachii I.); 
  • Structural and Spacial Organization of Tourism and Service Industries within Western Ukraine (Malska M.,  Romaniv P., Hamkalo M., Pankiv N., Zinko Yu.); 
  • Tourism Resource Studies (Pankiv N., Krasko A.); 
  • Tourism Country Studies (Malska M., Hamkalo M., Bordun O., Stetskyi V., Maliuha L.); 
  • Organization of International Tourism (Malska M., Bilaniuk O, Hanych N., Hrytsyshyn A., Purska I., Stetskyi V., Maliuha L.); 
  • Organization and Geography of Religious Tourism (Bordun O., Kadnichanskyi D., Zavadovskyi T., Manko A.); 
  • Recreology and Recreational Geography (Bezruchko L., Monastyrskyi V., Mandiuk N.); 
  • Tourism Geography of Ukraine (Malska M., Monastyrskyi V., Pankiv N., Stetskyi V., Zinko Yu., Blahodyr S., Manko A.); 
  • Active Tourism Organization (Hamkalo M., Romaniv P., Krasko A., Manko A.); 
  • Hospitality Industry (Malska M., Fil M., Pandiak I., Bezruchko L., Hataliak O., Hanych N., Zhuk Yu., Zhuk I., Hnativ N., Pshyk O.); 
  • Insurance in Tourism (Hataliak O., Monastyrskyi V.); 
  • Heritage and Cultural Tourism (Bordun O., Kadnichanskyi D., Zavadovskyi T. Manko A.); 
  • Tourism Local Lore Studies (Bordun O., Zavadovskyi T., Kadnichanskyi D., Stetskyi V., Manko A.); 
  • Geotourism, Ecotourism, Rural Green Tourism (Zinko Yu., Blahodyr S., Bezruchko L., Zhuk Yu.); 
  • Innovative Development of Tourism (Malska M., Romaniv P.); 
  • Transport Service in Tourism (Bordun O., Kizyma V., Hrytsyshyn A.); 
  • Organization of Excursion Activities (Yarmolovych V., Zavadovskyi T., Zhuk I.); 
  • Medical and Health Tourism  (Malska M.,Bordun O., Bezruchko L., Maliuha L.);
  • Military tourism (Kadnichanskyi D., Zavadovskyi T.).

In 2017, according to the order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Department of Tourism began training bachelors in the educational and professional program “Hotel and Restaurant Business” of the first (bachelor’s) level of higher education specialty 241 “Hotel and Restaurant Business”. The Department of Tourism trains experts in the following specialities: 242 «Tourism» (Bachelor’s degree), 241 «Hotel and Restaurant Business» (Bachelor’s degree), 242 «Tourism» (Master’s degree): educational and professional programmes «Tourism Activities» and «International Tourism». 

Educational and industrial practices remain an important component of student training. The Department arranges numerous trainings for students which enable them to visit various regions of Ukraine and Europe as well as try their hand at working for different institutions in the field of tourism and hospitality. Cooperation of the Department of Tourism with international tour operators and protected areas allows students to undergo internships in Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, Poland etc. 

The Department includes 32 teachers (including 2 doctors of sciences, professors and 19 candidates of sciences, associate professors) and 5 assistants. 

The Department also supervises the work of two training laboratories — «The Training Tourist Agency» and «Hotel and Restaurant Business». 

Staff

ChairpersonMarta MalskaChairperson
ProfessorSchultz SvitlanaProfessor
Associate ProfessorLyubomyr BezruchkoAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorOlha BilaniukAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorSofiia BilousAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorOresta BordunAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorMariya FilʹAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorAnna HrytsyshynAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorMyroslav IvanykAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorDmytro KadnichanskyiAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorAnna KraskoAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorViktoriia KyzymaAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorNazarii MandiukAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorAndrii MankoAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorYuliia MasiukAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorVolodymyr MonastyrskyyAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorIryna MunkachiyAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorNataliia PankivAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorIryna PurskaAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorPavlo RomanivAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorVasyl StetskyiAssociate Professor
Senior LecturerSvitlana BlahodyrSenior Lecturer
Senior LecturerYuriy ZinkoSenior Lecturer
LecturerGalina BrigilevichLecturer
LecturerNataliia HanychLecturer
LecturerOksana HataliakLecturer
LecturerNadiya lemegaLecturer
LecturerLina MalyugaLecturer
LecturerYurii ZhukLecturer
Senior Department SecretaryOlesya PshykSenior Department Secretary
Senior Department SecretaryIryna Zhuk (Lesyk)Senior Department Secretary
Department SecretaryNatalia GnativDepartment Secretary

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Teaching materials

Research

The Department develops the following directions of research: 

  • Theory and Methodology of Tourism and Tourismology (Malska M., Shults S., Bordun O., Romaniv P., Zinko Yu.); 
  • Management and Marketing within Tourism Activities (Malska M, Mandiuk  N., Bilaniuk O., Bilous S., Kizyma V., Masiuk Yu., Munkachii I., Purska I., Manko A.); 
  • Legal Regulation of Tourism Activities (Bilous S., Kizyma V., Masiuk Yu., Munkachii I.); 
  • Structural and Spacial Organization of Tourism and Service Industries within Western Ukraine (Malska M.,  Romaniv P., Hamkalo M., Pankiv N., Zinko Yu.); 
  • Tourism Resource Studies (Pankiv N., Krasko A.); 
  • Tourism Country Studies (Malska M., Hamkalo M., Bordun O., Stetskyi V., Maliuha L.); 
  • Organization of International Tourism (Malska M., Bilaniuk O, Hanych N., Hrytsyshyn A., Purska I., Stetskyi V., Maliuha L.); 
  • Organization and Geography of Religious Tourism (Bordun O., Kadnichanskyi D., Zavadovskyi T., Manko A.); 
  • Recreology and Recreational Geography (Bezruchko L., Monastyrskyi V., Mandiuk N.); 
  • Tourism Geography of Ukraine (Malska M., Monastyrskyi V., Pankiv N., Stetskyi V., Zinko Yu., Blahodyr S., Manko A.); 
  • Active Tourism Organization (Hamkalo M., Romaniv P., Krasko A., Manko A.); 
  • Hospitality Industry (Malska M., Fil M., Pandiak I., Bezruchko L., Hataliak O., Hanych N., Zhuk Yu., Zhuk I., Hnativ N., Pshyk O.); 
  • Insurance in Tourism (Hataliak O., Monastyrskyi V.); 
  • Heritage and Cultural Tourism (Bordun O., Kadnichanskyi D., Zavadovskyi T. Manko A.); 
  • Tourism Local Lore Studies (Bordun O., Zavadovskyi T., Kadnichanskyi D., Stetskyi V., Manko A.); 
  • Geotourism, Ecotourism, Rural Green Tourism (Zinko Yu., Blahodyr S., Bezruchko L., Zhuk Yu.); 
  • Innovative Development of Tourism (Malska M., Romaniv P.); 
  • Transport Service in Tourism (Bordun O., Kizyma V., Hrytsyshyn A.); 
  • Organization of Excursion Activities (Yarmolovych V., Zavadovskyi T., Zhuk I.); 
  • Medical and Health Tourism  (Malska M.,Bordun O., Bezruchko L., Maliuha L.);
  • Military tourism (Kadnichanskyi D., Zavadovskyi T.).

History of Department

The Department of Tourism was founded at the Faculty of Geography, the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv,  in 2003 on the basis of the Academic Council resolution dated 29th January 2003 (proceedings № 21/3) which was later on confirmed by the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv Rector’s order dated 4th February 2003 (№ 194).

Teachers of the Tourism Department took part in the online webinar “Climatic Strategy Of Hospitality Establishments. Realities And Prospects In Ukraine”

16.12.2022 | 09:57

On December 13, 2022, the teachers of the Tourism Department  Associate Professor Mariya Filʹ, Associate Professor Olha Bilaniuk, Associate Professor Iryna Munkachiy, assistant. Oksana Hataliak received a certificate for active, productive work in the online webinar “Climatic Strategy Of Hospitality Establishments. Realities And Prospects In Ukraine”.

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Oresta Bordun, associate professor of the Department of Tourism, completed her studies at the School of Leadership. University Management 2.0″

10.10.2022 | 11:32

Associate Professor of the Department of Tourism, Candidate of Economic Sciences Oresta Bordun completed her studies at the School of Leadership. University Management 2.0″. This is a unique initiative of the Ivan Franko Lviv National University together with the SoftServe company and the Lviv Business School of UCU. The school is aimed at updating skills in the field of management of educational processes and introduction of new methods and approaches to higher education in general.

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