Scientific seminar dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of Ukraine was held at Lviv State University of Internal Affairs. Scholars, practitioners and graduates have shared their views on the problems of theory and practice of modern constitutionalism.
The seminar on this topic was initiated by the Department of Administrative and Legal Disciplines of LvSUIA Institute of Law. Such a scientific event is held annually on the eve of the Constitution Day of Ukraine.
The event was co-organized by the Western Research Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
This year the event was held remotely via online platform ZOOM.
The organizers offered the participants several areas for discussion. Discussions concerned, in particular, the socio-legal dimension of constitutionalism. In addition, it was about the history and current state of development of Ukrainian constitutionalism. They also discussed the problems of realization of constitutional rights and freedoms of human and citizen in Ukraine, ways to improve the activities of public administration bodies.
The event was moderated by Olha Balynska, LvSUIA Vice-Rector.
In general, the event was attended by representatives of HEI, research institutions, the court and bar. Some of theme: Western Research Center of NAS of Ukraine and MES of Ukraine, Military Institute of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, State Research Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Dnipropetrovsk State University of Internal Affairs, Western Ukrainian National University, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Lviv University of Business and Law, Educational and Scientific Institute of Law after Prince Volodymyr the Great of the Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, National Academy of Internal Affairs, National Academy of Land Forces named after Petro Sagaidachny, “Lviv Polytechnic” National University, National University of Defense of Ukraine named after Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Precarpathian Faculty of National Academy of Internal Affairs and Kharkiv National Pedagogical University named after Hrihoriy Savich Skovoroda.
Lviv State University of Internal Affairs hosted a round table “Criminal Justice in Ukraine: Realities and Prospects”. The event was organized by employees of the Department of Criminal Law of the Institute of Law and was held online via ZOOM platform.
The work of the round table was divided into several areas. Scholars and practitioners talked about the trends in the formation of the criminal process, prospects of criminal law in Ukraine and gender mainstreaming in the field of criminal justice.
The round table resulted in the joint work of scholars and practitioners on the reform of criminal justice in Ukraine.
Meeting of the Presidium of Lviv Regional Small Academy of Sciences of student youth took place on the 3rd of June.
Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Ihor YUKHNOVSKY chaired the meeting. The event was moderated by the Director of the Small Academy Ivanna BORODCHUK. The purpose of the meeting of representatives of the leading HEI of Lviv city was to elect the President of the Small Academy.
The meeting was attended by Vice-Rectors for Research and Scientists of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv and Lviv Polytechnic National University. Lviv State University of Internal Affairs was represented by Vice-Rector Olha BALYNSKA.
At the initiative of the Head of the Western Research Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Zinovy NAZARCHUK, Honored Professor of Lviv University Oleh SHABLI, Professors Sofia GRABOVSKA and Yaroslav PRYTULA, as well as the unanimous support of all participants, Roman HLADYSHEVSKY was elected President of the Lviv Regional Small Academy of Sciences. He is a well-known scientist in the field of crystal chemistry of inorganic compounds, Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine, Vice-Rector for Research at Ivan Franko Lviv National University.
LvSUIA congratulates the newly elected President of the Small Academy of Sciences of Lviv Region, wishes success in working with talented youth and expresses sincere hopes for the continuation of fruitful cooperation. We remind you that LvSUIA together with the Lviv Regional Small Academy of Sciences of Student Youth and the Department of Education and Science of the Lviv Regional State Administration launched a regional competition of scientific essays on social and legal issues among schoolchildren last year. Commenting on the event, Olha BALYNSKA expressed confidence that the joint efforts of the academic community will be able to find and support young scientists, and this will contribute to the further development of Ukrainian science.
Scientific and methodological seminar “Childhood: modern realities, challenges, prospects” was held for the International Children's Day. The event was held online. Event was organized by Khmelnytsky National University, Polissya Academy of International Cooperation of Creative Pedagogy, Ivan Franko Zhytomyr State University, Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Institute of Training of the State Employment Service of Ukraine, Khmelnytsky Institute of Postgraduate Education Khmelnytsky City Center for Social Services for Families, Children and Youth, as well as the Juvenile Prevention Department of the Khmelnytsky Region Police.
Olha BALYNSKA, Vice-Rector of Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, addressed the participants of the seminar with a welcoming speech. She noted that among all human rights, the fundamental rights of the child are of huge importance, because it’s exactly in childhood when the basis of the worldview is formed, the foundations of understanding and perception of the environment are laid, and the core of further self-development is created. “The most important way to ‘form’ a person is education, because it’s used from birth and all other methods of influencing the person are based on it,” Olha BALYNSKA stressed. She stressed that LvSUIA implements a student-centric approach, and applicants have the opportunity to choose an individual educational trajectory.
Рarticipants of the seminar discussed a number of problematic issues related to social protection and education of children. During the event, the report was made by the Head of LvSUIA Department of Practical Psychology of the Institute of Psychology, Management and Safety, Doctor of Psychology, Associate Professor, Chairman of the Ukrainian Institute of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy and Psychological Counseling Halyna KATOLYK. She shared her professional views on the topic of childhood and the simulacrum of modern society.
Participants discussed the psychological features of Generation Z, as well as the opportunities, advantages and disadvantages of distance learning.
Lviv State University of Internal Affairs has become a kind of platform for discussing the problems of improving the activities of law enforcement agencies to detect, stop and prevent corruption for ten years in a row. This year the scientific-practical event on this topic was held in a mixed format.
event with a welcoming speech. “The topic of combating corruption remains relevant for Ukrainian society. This problem, despite the political, legal, economic, social context, has acquired a moral and ethical nature, because it affects everyone. Only in April, more than half a hundred entries were made in the Register of Corruption, and since the beginning of the year - almost two and a half thousand, ” Olha Mykhailivna emphasized. She also noted that corruption undermines Ukraine's authority at the international level, forms a shadow economy, and undermines citizens' trust in the government.
Deputy Director of the Institute for the Training of Specialists for National Police Units, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Danylo YOSYFOVYCH also greeted the participants of the scientific event and wished everyone to have an interesting and productive discussion. He noted that over the years of the seminar, the mechanism for preventing and combating corruption has changed significantly, becoming much better and more effective.
Marta SAMCHENKO, Candidate of Law, Head of the 6 Department (Anti-Corruption) of the Department of Strategic Investigations in Lviv Oblast, said that since the beginning of the year, employees of this unit have handed over 334 administrative protocols on committing administrative offenses related to corruption. “Most often, we recorded violations of the requirements of financial control, namely, late submission of declarations, as well as failure to report conflicts of interest and decision-making in a real conflict of interest,” - said Marta SAMCHENKO.
The discussion was continued by the First Vice-Rector of LvSUIA, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Taras SOZANSKY, who spoke about the limits of criminal liability for evading e-declaration. During the seminar, they also discussed the use of operational and investigative measures in the detection of corruption crimes by units of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine. Yuriy HOVOR, Candidate of Law, dedicated his speech to this topic.
The next speaker - Vasyl CHEREPUSHCHAK, Candidate of Law, drew attention to the peculiarities of detecting corruption crimes by the NABU units. Participants of the seminar discussed administrative and legal problems of functioning of anti-corruption legislation of Ukraine and criminal and legal problems in the field of combating corruption. Topical issues of criminological characterization of corruption crimes were raised. They also discussed the problems of application of anti-corruption legislation in law enforcement.
The discussion also concerned the practice of anti-corruption commissioners in public law entities and the detection and cessation of corruption offenses by National Police units.
Representatives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, the State Bureau of Investigations, Department of Strategic Investigations of the National Police, Lviv Regional Prosecutor's Office, State Institution “Territorial Medical Association of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in Lviv Region” and higher education institutions - National Academy of Internal Affairs, Donetsk State University of Internal Affairs, Luhansk State University of Internal Affairs named after E.O Didorenko, Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, Odessa State University of Internal Affairs, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, S.Z Gzhytsky Lviv National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology. and Lviv State University of Life Safety joined the scientific and practical event.
The discussion ended with a number of practical proposals concerning the work of higher education institutions, which were expressed by anti-corruption commissioners, in particular, Andriy HODIAK LvSUIA), Olha PISKUNOVA (KhSUIA) and Olha SERGIENKO (OSUIA).
On May 27, dissertations for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the specialty 081 “Law” were defended Lviv State University of Internal Affairs.
Olha TSITSYK, LvSUIA graduate student, presented her research at the discretion of the Specialized Academic Council. The theme of her work – “Community in a transitive society: philosophical and legal reflection.”
On the same day, Associate Professor of Lviv State University Nazariy POLISHCHUK defended his dissertation. He presented a scientific paper on the topic “Exemption from punishment for illness in the criminal law of Ukraine.”
Marta KOMARNYTSKA, LvSUIA graduate student, also successfully defended her scientific work. In her dissertation, she explored the topic of liability for accepting an offer, promise or receiving an illegal gain under the criminal law of Ukraine.
Scientific works of the dissertations became the subject of lively discussions and debates. Based on the results of the defense, the Specialized Scientific Councils decided to award the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the field of knowledge 081 “Law” in the specialty “Law” to Olha TSYTSYK, Nazariy POLISHCHUK and Marta KOMARNYTSKA.
Congratulations to the scientists with the successful defense of the dissertations, we wish further development and new professional achievements!
A regular meeting of the Academic Council took place at Lviv State University of Internal Affairs.
The event began with solemn events – Rector of the university, Police Colonel, Professor Roman BLAHUTA presented a certificate of professor to the Director of the Institute of Law Ivan KRASNYTSKY and certificates of associate professor to research and teaching staff. Lubomyr LONEVSKY was also awarded a Doctor of Philosophy diploma.
Consideration of the agenda, which included issues on the main activities and development of the university, began with hearing the results of the Plan of LvSUIA scientific and pedagogical staff of internship (training) in 2020-2021 academic year and organization of the university's preparations for the 2021 admission campaign.
The results of the internship were recognized as advanced training of the associate professor of the Department of Criminal Procedure and Criminology of the Faculty of 1 Nazariy TATARYN at the Research Institute of the Lublin Science and Technology Park (Lublin, Poland).
The interdisciplinary educational and scientific program “Psychology and Management of the Organization” was also approved and changes were made to the educational and scientific program “Economic Security of Socio-Economic Systems”. The Rules of Admission to the LvSUIA in 2021 have been approved in a new edition.
In addition, the Academic Council proposed LvSUA candidacies of employees for the promotion of departmental awards of the National Police of Ukraine.
Rector of Lviv State University of Internal Affairs Roman BLAHUTA presented diplomas and thanks to students of the Institute of Law and the Institute of Management, Psychology and Security. The applicants were celebrated on the occasion of the Science Day.
Students of the Institute of Law Olena NAHIRNYAK, Diana TATUSKO and Yulia NIKITINA were thanked by The order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine for their conscientious attitude to the performance of official duties, initiative and persistence.
According to the results of other competitions other students received certificates or diplomas.
Welcoming the applicants of the Institute of Management, Psychology and Security, LvSUIA rector Roman BLAHUTA said: “Your future success in professional activity depends on how well you’ll be able to express your opinion and work with literature. I’m sure that this audience already has those who will eventually become a well-known scientist. So, I urge you to continue to work tirelessly to realize your own talent”.
Final scientific-practical conference of the competition of scientific works among applicants for higher education institutions in the sphere of management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine has started on the 20th of May.
This year the event was held on the basis of Donetsk State University of Internal Affairs. The conference will last for two days, and the winners of the competition will be determined based on its results.
Participants present their research remotely via online platform Google Meet.
The final stage of the competition included six applicants for higher education from Lviv State of Internal Affairs, who prepared scientific papers in various categories.
The conference was also attended by the Vice-Rector of the University Olha BALYNSKA, who is a member of the Organizing Committee of the scientific event.
Lviv State University of Internal Affairs hosted a remote meeting of the Scientific Society of Students (Cadets, Students), Postgraduate Students (Adjuncts), Doctoral Students and Young Scientists.
The event was attended by the Head of the Juvenile Prevention Department of the Lviv Region Police Olha KOVALCHUK and Senior Inspector of the Juvenile Prevention Sector of the Lviv District Administration Ulyana LUKASHUK.
Representatives of the police acquainted the audience with the peculiarities of the work of this unit.
After that, LvSUIA cadets presented their reports. Dmytro YEZERSKYI, a sophomore at Faculty № 1, presented the topic “Taking into account the age-specific features of children's psychophysiological development by juvenile prevention workers in professional communication.” 3rd year cadet of the faculty № 3 Nazar ZABLOCKI made a report on the standards of professional ethics in law enforcement. Maryana CHERVINKO, an adjunct professor of the 2nd year of the Department of Criminal Procedure and Criminology at the Faculty of Literature, told the audience about child-friendly criminal proceedings.
As part of the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Constitution of Ukraine, Oksana ONYSHKO, Associate Professor of the Department of Theory of Law, Constitutional and Private Law, Faculty 1, made a speech. She presented a report on “The Constitution – basic law of the state” and presented interesting facts and recent changes to the CC.
At the end of the meeting, the curator of the Scientific Society of the Department of Organization of Scientific Work Yulia SHEVTSIV thanked the participants for fruitful scientific work during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Lviv State University of Internal Affairs hosted a Solemn Academy of permanent staff of the university on the occasion of the Day of Scienc. The scientists were congratulated on the holiday, presented with awards and distinctions for professional merits and achievements. The moderator of the event was Olha BALYNSKA, LvSUIA Vice-Rector.
Roman BLAHUTA, LvSUIA Rector, addressed the audience with a welcoming speech. “I express my gratitude and admiration for your work. Higher education is not possible without quality scientific support. That’s why on Science Day we traditionally remember your achievements, we honor our scientists. Over the past year, you have prepared a large number of educational literature, research, monographs and dissertations, participated in the development and examination of regulations, worked with students of our university. Therefore, it is safe to say that, despite the difficult working conditions during the pandemic, the high level of our joint scientific activities has not changed,” said the head of the university.
According to the results of scientific work in 2020, the university held a competition for the title of “Best Scientist” and “Best Department”. According to the results of the competition, the title of “Best Department of Lviv State University of Internal Affairs based on the results of scientific work in 2020” was awarded to the Department of Operative and Investigative Activities of Faculty № 2, the Department of Criminal Law and Criminology of Faculty № 1 and the Department of Management of the Institute of Management, Psychology and Security.
In the nomination “Doctor of Sciences” I place was taken by Zinaida ZHIVKO, Professor of the Department of Management at the Institute of Management, Psychology and Security; II place - Viacheslav NAVROTSKY, Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty № 1; III place - Vasyl FRANCHUK, LvSUIA Vice-Rector.
In the nomination “Candidate of Sciences” the winner was Ihor FEDCHAK, Associate Professor of The Department of Operative-Search Activity of Faculty № 2; II place - Myroslav KOVALIV, Head of the Department of Administrative and Legal Disciplines of the Institute of Law; III place - Halina LYALYUK, Associate Professor of Theoretical Psychology, Institute of Management, Psychology and Security.
In the nomination “Researcher” I place was won by Roksolana ZAPOTICHNA, Lecturer at the Department of Foreign Languages and Culture of Professional Broadcasting of Faculty № 2; II place - Volodimir HOBELA, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Management, Institute of Management, Psychology and Security; III place - Lyudmila BALUSHKA, Lecturer at the Department of Special Physical Training of Faculty № 2.
Reporting Scientific Conference also was held on the occasion of Science Day. Its moderator was Olha BALYNSKA, LvSUIA Vice-Rector. Heads of faculties and institutes reported on the success of scientific & pedagogical staff and congratulated everyone on their professional holiday.
Victoria NADURAK, a second-year cadet at the Faculty №1 of Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, won second place in the All-Ukrainian competition of student research papers. The cadet's research was presented in the specialty “Theory and history of state and law; history of political and legal doctrines; philosophy of law”.
The competition was held on the basis of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs. Participants of the second round presented their works at the final scientific-practical conference. The event was joined by 20 young scientists from 13 institutions of higher education in Ukraine. In total, more than 60 scientific papers from 34 universities were submitted to participate in the second round of the competition.
Victoria NADURAK presented her research on “Ensuring the implementation of the rule of law in the administration of justice”. Supervisor – Associate Professor of Theory of Law, Constitutional and Private Law, Faculty №1 Natalia FEDINA.
“The relevance of my research is that there are significant problems with the rule of law in Ukraine, which create instability of state power, lack of proper access to justice, impartial and fair court, increasing corruption, which leads to violations of fundamental human and civil rights and freedoms”, said Victoria NADURAK.
In addition, she noted that the principle of the rule of law is one of the leading components of the general system of principles of any modern democratic state governed by the rule of law. “It embodies a combination of ideas such as freedom, equality, justice and humanism. That's why I chose this area of research”.
Dissertations for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the field of knowledge 081 “Law” in the specialty “Law” were defended at Lviv State University of Internal Affairs. Rostyslav BORYSLAVSKY presented his research at the discretion of the Specialized Scientific Council.
Topic of the dissertation was “Differentiation of criminal liability for destruction or damage of property under the criminal law of Ukraine”. The scientific supervisor was Taras SOZANSKY, Candidate of Law, Docent, Associate Professor of the Department of Criminal Law and Criminology of LvSUIA Faculty №1.
Rostyslav BORYSLAVSKY's dissertation is the first in Ukraine systematic and complex research of differentiation of criminal liability for destruction or damage of property under the criminal law of Ukraine.
On the same day, Mykhailo STYRANKA presented his work on “Criminal-legal characteristics of separatism in Ukraine”. The scientific supervisor of the dissertation was Halyna YAREMKO, Candidate of Law, Docent, Associate Professor of the Department of Criminal Law at LvSUIA Institute of Law.
Mykhailo STYRANKA's work is a study in which systematic reassessment of the criminal law protection of the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine was carried out in the conditions of aggravation of the factors threatening the above-mentioned legal relations. “My work is characterized by a thorough approach to the concept of separatism, a view on the protection of territorial integrity and inviolability, as well as the territorial structure of the state as a system of legal requirements to ensure the preservation of such social relations”, said Mykhailo STYRANKA.
Lviv State University of Internal Affairs hosted a scientific-practical seminar “Overcoming the emotional burnout syndrome”. Event was held remotely on the online platform ZOOM. The seminar had a clear application orientation and brought together four masterclasses by well-known practicing psychologists.
LvSUIA Rector Roman BLAHUTA addressed the participants of the seminar with a welcoming speech.
“Today we will hold not just a scientific event, but a training seminar on the problems, causes and prevention of emotional burnout”, said the Head of the university. “This issue is more relevant than ever in terms of the socio-economic situation in the country. Success of the work of employees of different departments depends on how well psychologists will be able to implement their knowledge and skills. This is also important in the context of training higher education students, which will enable them to use these practical skills in their work”.
Head of the Department of Practical Psychology of LvSUIA Institute of Management Halyna KATOLYK also addressed the audience. She stressed that today everyone is talking about the emotional burnout syndrome. The psychologist noted that at present there are many different studies of this phenomenon, because over the past 30 years there has been a significant increase in the number of patients seeking help in this area.
After the congratulatory part, participants of the scientific event were divided into online classrooms, where scientific and pedagogical staff of the Institute of Management, Psychology and Security - psychotherapists, trainers, consultants - conducted workshops.
In the first room was hosted an event called “Using the method of nonviolent communication in overcoming emotional burnout”. The masterclass was conducted by associate professors of LvSUIA Department of Theoretical Psychology, practicing psychologists-consultants, hypnologists, coaches Natalia and Vitaliy KARPENKO.
Another training was conducted using the techniques of “Professional Credo”, “Me and Job”, “Kaleidoscope of Emotions” and “Fifth Floor”. This masterclass was conducted by the Head of the Department of Practical Psychology, practicing specialist, psychologist-psychotherapist of psychoanalytic orientation Halyna KATOLYK and senior lecturer of this department, specialist in working with metaphorical maps, polygraph specialist Natalia KALKA.
In the third room, Head of the Department of Theoretical Psychology, member of the NGO “Ukrainian Association of Family Psychologists” Zoriana KOVALCHUK conducted a master class using neurography.
In the fourth room was hosted an event with the usage of methods of art therapy and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy. It was conducted by Oksana KHRYSTUK, Associate Professor of Theoretical Psychology, practical psychologist and psychotherapist in the field of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy, and Olha UHRYN, Associate Professor of Theoretical Psychology, certified specialist in Art Therapy.
The event was moderated by Zoryana KISIL, Deputy Director of the Institute of Management, Psychology and Security, and Yevhen KARPENKO, Associate Professor of the Department of Practical Psychology.
It should be noted that scientists from various higher education institutions, as well as practicing psychologists joined the seminar. Particularly, the event was attended by representatives of the Personnel Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, Dnipro State University of Internal Affairs, Odesa State University of Internal Affairs, Lviv State University of Life Safety, Bohdan Khmelnytsky National Academy of State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, National Academy of the Security Service of Ukraine and the National Academy of Land Forces named after Hetman Petro Sagaidachny.