First-year students studying under the “Urban Studies, Spatial Planning and Regional Development” educational program participated in the events that took place in Lviv from September 16 to 22 on the occasion of the European Mobility Week. In particular, they went on excursions to tram depots, and also participated in the competitions provided for in the program.
The European Mobility Week is a pan-European initiative aimed at improving the environment and living conditions in cities with the help of urban practices that...

On September 15, 2021,  the assistant professor of the Department of Geography of Ukraine H.M. Labinska conducted an educational excursion dedicated to the topic: “The role of public spaces in the development of the settlement” for students-geographers, GRF-31c, as part of the course “Spatial Development Management”. The group successfully used the opportunity to explore E. Malanyuk Square, which has recently attracted attention due to the installation of a monument to F.K. Mozart; evaluate the new organization of space on the...

On September 14, 2021, the first year students of the educational program “Urban Studies, Spatial Planning and Regional Development” and the third year students of the specialization “Spatial Planning and Geourban studies” visited Lviv Open Lab – a city youth center, a space for innovative education, created to popularize science and technology.
First, students were given a tour of the youth center. Next, director Olena Pavliuk presented Lviv Open Lab, talked about its mission and vision, its role in the youth...

On September 7, 2021,  an introductory meeting was held for 1st-year students of the Department of Geography of Ukraine studying under the educational program “Urban Studies, Spatial Planning and Regional Development” with representatives of the “Institute of the City” of the Lviv City Council.
Maksym Terletskyi, the head of the international activity program, Mykhailo Lenchuk, project manager (both graduates of the Faculty of Geography) and Dmytro Shevchenko, project manager, spoke with the students.
Maksym Terletskyi spoke in detail about the...

We begin the new academic year with words of thanks.
This year, the Department of Geography of Ukraine carried out the first recruitment of applicants for the educational program “Urban Studies, Spatial Planning and Regional Development”.
For a more thorough students education, we formed “UrbanGeographerLibrary” in our Department.
However, this would not have happened so quickly and easily without the help of organizations that implement up-to-date urban initiatives, research and prepare high quality publications for specialists.
The department expresses its thanks for replenishing the...