The results of the contest of research essays on social and legal topics among schoolchildren of Lviv region were announced at Lviv State University of Internal Affairs.

This year the event took place for the third time. The event is a joint project of LvSUIA, the Department of Education and Science of LRSA and the Lviv Regional Minor Academy of Sciences for Youth.

27 young men and women from educational institutions of Lviv and Lviv region took part in the event. The meeting with the contestants was held online.

Roman Blahuta, Rector of LvSUIA, welcomed the audience.

"The talented youth of Lviv region, despite studying under martial law, can demonstrate high performance not only in mastering school subjects, but also in science. I am convinced that each of you has a strong civic position and is a real patriot," the Rector of the university emphasized.

The event was moderated by the LvSUIA Vice-Rector Olha Balynska.

The participants' works the were evaluated in seven nominations. In their research, young scientists substantiated their own vision of ways of solving social and legal problems at the level of a person, family, social group, society, state. The issues of national resistance, national security and language were raised. In addition, they covered gender problems of Ukrainian society, investigated problems of economy, psychology and pedagogy.

All essays have been peer-reviewed and checked for academic integrity on StrikePlagiarism.com anti-plagiarism system. Preference was given to works that were distinguished by original vision of the problem and the unique author's approach.

This year, the participants who won prizes will be awarded with diplomas, and their scientific supervisors will be awarded with letters of commendation from the organizing committee of the contest. In addition, schoolchildren will receive memorable gifts.

Sofia Shevchenko, a first-year student of Faculty No. 1, won the second place at the regional stage of the competition. Its participants were students of higher education institutions in Lviv region.

"I love the work of the Great Kobzar, I often reread his poetry. Shevchenko's words are especially relevant during the war. After all, he wrote about our national identity and urged us to unite in the fight against the enemy," the cadet said.

She was prepared for participation in the competition by Oksana Klak, Assistant Professor of the Department of Foreign Languages and Culture of Professional Speech of the Faculty No. 2.

Taras Shevchenko International Language and Literature Competition for Pupils and Students is held every year. Its main tasks are to reveal creative young men and women, develop their potential, as well as to educate the young generation to respect the language and traditions of their people.

Contestants traditionally write essays on a given topic and perform grammar tasks. 

The event took place in the format of a blitz conference. It was held as part of the global action "16 days against violence" and to implement the Comprehensive Preventive Program Against Human Trafficking.

The smart meeting was attended by students of 11 universities of Lviv, such as future lawyers, police officers, military personnel, rescuers, doctors and theologians.

The expert circle included representatives of the public organization "Women's Prospects Center", the Department of Social Protection of the Population of the Lviv Regional Military Administration, the Migration Police Department and the Juvenile Prevention Department of the MDNP in Lviv Region, the patrol police in Lviv Region, as well as research and pedagogical staff of Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, the Ukrainian Institute of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy and Psychological Counseling, Lviv Theological Seminary of the Holy Spirit (UGCC) and Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University.

The event was moderated by Olha Balynska, Vice-Rector of LvSUIA.

"It is extremely important that now Ukrainians are ready to talk about violence and look for ways to counter this shameful phenomenon. So today we have invited representatives of many Lviv universities and experts to discuss this topic and share their experiences. I wish all the participants a fruitful discussion!", Olha Balynska said.

Liubov Maksymovych, Head of the NGO "Center Women's Perspectives", addressed the audience with an opening speech. She spoke about cases of rescue of injured persons and compared violence to an epidemic.

It should be noted that at the beginning of the event, the participants also honored the memory of the victims of violence with a moment of silence.

The format of the event envisaged students' questions and experts answers. In the course of the discussion, the participants of the meeting discussed with the winners the urgent issues of creating a safe environment, accessibility and inclusiveness of education.

The issues of responsibility for committing domestic and gender-based violence, ways of helping victims and perpetrators were discussed. Specialists emphasized, in particular, that communication of the latter with psychologists and representatives of the clergy is an important aspect of moral correction.

The participants learned that countering violence is based on four components: preventive measures, anti-violence policy, assistance to the victims, and punishment for the offenders.

The discussion participants also discussed the causes of violence and social stereotypes that encourage illegal acts, harassment and aggression. In addition, the students were told about the "social relay phenomenon". It means that children who observe the act of domestic or any other violence may repeat such actions in adulthood, considering them a norm.

At the end of the smart meeting, young men and women asked experts about combating human trafficking during the war. 

Ambassador Henrik Villadsen, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office – Project Coordinator in Ukraine, and Vitaliy Hatseliuk, Project Coordinator in the field of rule of law, democratization and good governance of the OSCE Support Program for Ukraine, have paid a working visit to the university. They have been met by the LvSUIA Rector Roman Blahuta and the First Vice-Rector Taras Sozanskyi.

The participants of the meeting discussed issues of further cooperation and realization of joint projects.

Ambassador Henrik Villadsen emphasized that the OSCE is a long-term partner of the LvSUIA. Due to such cooperation, many initiatives in the field of education and science have already been implemented.

This time, the OSCE Project Coordinator in Ukraine handed over to the university the technical equipment for the high-quality training of specialists for the National Police units.

During the meeting, Ambassador Henrik Villadsen also got acquainted with the facilities and the equipment of the university, in particular, he visited the "Green Room" educational and training complex. 

The event on the occasion of the anniversary of the birth of the Ukrainian philosopher, poet and teacher Hryhoriy Skovoroda took place at the Lviv State University of Internal Affairs.

Lyudmyla Andrushko, an art expert and specialist of the department of social and humanitarian work, addressed the audience with opening remarks.

"Skovoroda not only wrote wise and thorough books, but also presented the practical science of harmonious life in the world," she noted.

The presenters of the event, Yuliana Litvinova, a cadet of Faculty No. 1, and Bohdana Onyskiv, a student of the Institute of Law, read inspired prose texts dedicated to Skovoroda.

"Today we have the opportunity to follow the paths of his life, to reread the pages of his works. It is a matter of honor for us to join his wisdom and bright poetic words," Yuliana Litvinova noted.

During the event, talented cadets and students of LvSUIA also performed. Artem Danylenko, a cadet of Faculty No. 1, recited Hryhoriy Skovoroda's poem "DeLibertate," and Denys Svynaryk, a student of the Institute of Management, Psychology and Security, read the poem "Oh peace, our beloved! Where can I find you nowadays?"

Tetiana Soyu, a student of the Institute of Management, Psychology and Security, performed the touching composition "Candle". The song "City of Spring" dedicated to Lviv was also sung.

In the second part of the event, the audience watched the documentary film "Great Ukrainians. Hryhoriy Skovoroda". It is part of a cycle about ten prominent Ukrainian figures. The presenter of the tape, actor Ostap Stupka, talked about unusual facts from the life of the "traveling philosopher" and dispelled myths related to him.

Training from the Advisory Mission of the European Union on combating domestic and gender-based violence has begun at the Lviv State University of Internal Affairs. The event will last for four days.

The event is held within the framework of the Global 16 Days Campaign Against Violence.

Iryna Yevkhutych, Rector's Adviser on Gender Issues, addressed the training participants with a welcoming speech.

"Representatives of those structural units who are the first to react to cases of domestic and gender-based violence have joined the event. Therefore, due to qualified trainers, each of the participants will learn a lot of interesting information and gain useful skills. I wish effective communication and successful training," Iryna Yevkhutych emphasized.

Representatives of the Main Department of the National Police in the Lviv region, as well as the Department of the Patrol Police of the Lviv region became the participants of the training.

LvSUIA will be presented at the event by Diana Pylypchuk-Prishchenko, a teacher of the Cycle of General Law Disciplines Western Ukrainian Center for Primary Vocational Training "Police Academy".

The training will be conducted by Gediminas Buciunas, Senior Adviser on Prosecution, from Lithuania and Jukka Larkio, Trainer on Criminal Investigations, from Finland. Besides that, Marta Vasylkevych, Head of the Sector of Domestic Violence Prevention of the Lviv District Police Department No.2, and Vira Protsiv, Deputy Head of the Public Relations Department of the Lviv Region Patrol Police Department, will join the event.

The training participants will discuss how to counteract various forms of violence and overcome gender stereotypes in society. Experts will also talk about the algorithm of law enforcement officers' actions of in domestic violence cases and how to bring the offender to justice.

In addition, the participants will learn more about the experience of other countries in countering and preventing domestic and gender-based violence, will consider the issues of the legal framework in this area, as well as various practical cases.

The Vice-Rector of Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Vasyl Franchuk, joined the regional flash mob #НЕ_ламай_калину. The event was held as part of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

The participants planted viburnum saplings, which is an ethno-national symbol of the Ukrainian women.

As the organizers note, the goal of the action is to raise awareness of various forms of violence.

LvSUIA Vice-Rector Vasyl Franchuk addressed the participants of the event. He emphasized the importance of discussing this topic and finding ways to counter violence.

Representatives of government bodies, local self-government, public organizations and city residents joined the flash mob.

The event was initiated by the Lviv Regional State Administration together with the NGO "Women's Prospects Center". 

The participants discussed the prospects of cooperation and the possibilities of joint initiatives implementation.

The First Vice-Rector of the University, Taras Sozanskyi, emphasized the importance of such a partnership, in particular regarding the training of police officers. He also presented the achievements in this field.

Representatives of the Criminal Analysis Department of the National Police of Ukraine, Denys Tsvetkov and Vitaliy Shamordin, spoke about the implementation of the Europol methodology for assessing threats of serious crimes and organized crime, which is one of the requirements for Ukraine's entry into the EU. Within the framework of this project, an analysis of legislation in the field of combating organized crime is provided, which is planned to involve university specialists.

The participants discussed the implementation of the project for the development of the direction of criminal analysis in the system of the National Police of Ukraine. The issue of the possibility of organizing educational training for police officers also was discussed during the training.

At the end of the meeting, Denys Tsvetkov and Vitaliy Shamordin invited representatives of the university to visit the Criminal Analysis Department to learn more about the specifics of this service.

University cadets called on Lviv residents not to tolerate violence and distributed information booklets on the topic

The event was held as part of the global action "16 days against violence".

The interactive action "Sensitivity will overcome violence" took place in 60 cities of Ukraine. A mosaic with images of various forms of violence was installed in each of them. The installation was created from magnets, on the back of which a QR code with useful resources was placed. Anyone could join the initiative. To do this, it was enough to remove one of the magnets from the general mosaic, so that the image disappeared, and a sensitivity symbol appeared in its place. The action was initiated by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund with the support of the UK, Canada and the USA Governments.

If you or your friends need help, go to the site «Розірви коло».

The second stage of the project "Security specialist in the educational environment" continued in Lviv State University of Internal Affairs for a month. It was attended by 25 participants from 13 regions of Ukraine.

Training of specialists took place within the framework of the initiative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Inna Yashchuk, Director of the Department of Education, Science and Sports of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, addressed the audience with a welcoming speech. "For the second time, we have trained specialists within the framework of the pilot project of the Ministry of Internal Affairs "Safety Educator". Its goal is to create a safe educational environment for children, improve partnership and communication with the police, rescuers, educational institutions, parents and pupils government. I congratulate you on passing this important stage and believe that you will apply the new experience in your communities," Inna Yashchuk said.

She expressed her gratitude to the LvSUIA team for realization of all parts of the project and creating comfortable atmosphere for training future security specialists.

The next speaker was Taras Sozanskyi, First Vice-Rector of Lviv State University of Internal Affair. He passed the greeting from the Rector of the university Roman Blahuta to the participants and thanked them for their active involvement in the project.

The Chief of the Department of Regional Policy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Vitaliy Zahainyi, said that maintaining security at the level of territorial communities is one of the main tasks that the state is facing today. "You face a difficult challenge; gaining experience and establishing communications you have to return to your communities and implement your ideas and take care of the safety of the educational environment," Vitaliy Zahainyi emphasized.

At the end of the event, all participants were ceremoniously presented with certificates of completion of their training. 

Today, the practical seminar "Human trafficking: prevention, counteraction and interdepartmental cooperation" has begun at Lviv State University of Internal Affairs. Employees of the Police, Prosecutor's Office, and the State Border Service of Ukraine have been taking part in it. Representatives of other regions also have joined the event using the ZOOM platform.

LvSUIA is presented at the event by Larysa Brych, Head of the Research Laboratory, and Olena Herasymiv, Assistant Professor at the Department of Criminal Procedure and Criminalistics.

Specialists of the European Union Advisory Mission (EUAM) Ukraine are the main speakers at the training. They are Gediminas Buciunas, EUAM Senior Adviser on Prosecution, Jukka Larkio, Trainer on Criminal Investigations, and Aymar Koss, EUAM Senior Adviser on Integrated Border Management.

"Such a social phenomenon as human trafficking or "21st century slavery" has existed since ancient times. Unfortunately, we still face it, but we are trying to fight it. Today, my colleagues and I are updating this topic once again and we will be happy to share our own work experience in the area of counteracting this phenomenon," Senior Adviser on Prosecution Gediminas Buciunas said.

Then his colleague, Trainer on Criminal Investigations Jukka Larkio, introduced himself. He spoke about his professional development and work at the Helsinki Police Department.

Aymar Koss, Senior Adviser on Integrated Border Management, also addressed the audience.

For better communication, Gediminas Buciunas offered the training participants to introduce themselves and talk about their experience in combating human trafficking and share their expectations from the event.

He focused on different ways of the "human trafficking" concept and emphasized that the best way is to define it as "a type of activity when a person's freedom is stolen for the purpose of making a profit."

During the seminar, Gediminas Buciunas also mentioned the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, which Ukraine ratified in 2004. The purpose of this legal document is to promote cooperation in the effective prevention and fight against transnational organized crime.

The specialist also shared with the participants his own experience in combating organized crime. 

This year, young people from nine higher education institutions joined the discussion of topics that most concern the Ukrainian society. Young scientists shared their thoughts on how Russia's armed aggression affected each of us. How Ukrainians had been changed and whether they were ready for the challenges caused by the war; all together looked for answers to these questions.

The scientific event was held under the title "Mechanism of civil society functioning under war conditions (autumn readings)". The event took place in a hybrid format.

Prior to the plenary session, Olha Balynska, LvSUIA Vice-Rector, addressed all the participants with a welcome speech. She noted that such an all-Ukrainian scientific conference is traditionally held at Lviv State University of Internal Affairs. Young scientists from different parts of our country join the conference.

She also congratulated the youth on International Students' Day and wished them perseverance in acquiring knowledge.

The work of the conference was carried out in several directions. The participants discussed the latest challenges and problems of human rights protection under war conditions, shared opinions about current issues of administrative law and process.

Besides that, criminal-legal, criminological, criminal-procedural and criminological issues of combating crime under martial law were discussed. Young researchers also raised the issue of transformation of private law in the context of European integration. They also discussed social sciences about threats to modern Ukraine and ways to overcome them.

As a result of the conference, an electronic collection of abstracts of the reports will be published.

The university students once again proved that they belong to the cohort of the best. Five LvSUIA representatives became prize winners of this year's championship of the FSA"Dynamo" in Lviv region.

Danylo Vyshynskyi won "gold" in his weight category. Vasyl Slavytiak, Pavlo Stadnik and Vladyslav Voroniuk took the second place, and Bohdan Lytvyn took the third place.

As a result, the team of the Lviv State University of Internal Affairs took the second place as a team.

Mykola Kostovskyi and Mykhailo Dominyuk, teachers of the Department of Special Physical Training of Faculty No. 2, prepared the sportsmen for the championship.

We congratulate the university team on another achievement, we wish the sportsmen strength, effort and new victories!

On the occasion of the Student's Day, the Charitable Foundation "With an Angel on the Shoulder" called on the youth of Lviv to become blood donors. Cadets of Lviv State University of Internal Affairs also joined the action.

More than 30 cadets of the university became donors. Among those who supported the initiative is Rostyslav Muliar, a fourth-year student. He said that this is not the first time he participates in such a volunteer action.

"There is always a need for donor blood. It helps save our defenders' lives. We regularly donate blood for those who need it," said Rostyslav Muliar.

This time, the youth of the university helped the wounded soldiers.

In the end, the cadets tied ribbons on the symbolic "Tree of Life" to encourage everyone who cares to support the charitable initiative.

It should be noted that everyone who has reached adulthood and does not have chronic diseases can become a donor. You should prepare for the procedure: 24 hours before the donation, you should not drink alcohol, and for 12 hours, you should give up fried, fatty and dairy foods.

 The informational and educational marathon "Protection of children's rights in wartime; frankly about the current issues" took place at the initiative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.

The online meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and MIA universities from Lviv, Donetsk and Odessa.

The participants of the marathon considered the issues of protection of children's rights in today's contex. In particular, they discussed possible violations of children's rights who were forcibly moved to safer regions or outside Ukraine. They also emphasized the fact that minors die and are injured as a result of the war.

In addition, the participants discussed the actions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs aimed at ensuring children's rights and creating a safe environment for them.

"Ukraine is the only one, together we are invincible!" - under such slogan, a charity race was held in LvSUIA. It was held in support of the temporarily occupied territories of our country. All participants of the action tied up blue and yellow ribbons as a sign of solidarity with the brave people who, despite the terror and intimidation of the russian aggressors, are not afraid to express their pro-Ukrainian position.

Such a patriotic flashmob was initiated by the cadets of the Kherson faculty of OSUIA.

Everyone may join the action. To do this, you need to run any distance with a blue-yellow ribbon on your wrist and post a photo or video with the hashtag #DeoccupationUA on social networks.

The cadets and students of the university joined the charity flash mob at #ЛьвДУВС.

After the race, they passed the baton to Donetsk State University of Internal Affairs.

We believe that our defenders will liberate the Ukrainian land from the enemy step by step. And over every city, town and village that is currently under occupation, a blue-yellow flag will raise soon! 

Lviv State University of Internal Affairs held a meeting with representatives of the Criminal Analysis Department of the Lviv Region Police. They told about the tasks performed by this service, and also shared interesting case studies from their practice. The methodological approach and organization of criminal analysis were also discussed during the event.

"Given the rapid pace of digitization in Ukraine, there was a need for new methods of collecting, evaluating and analyzing information that would help law enforcement officers in solving crimes. Therefore, in 2016, a criminal analysis department was established on the basis of the Information Support Management Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This unit performed the function of administrative support for the "102" line. And in 2020, the Criminal Analysis Department was created within the structure of the National Police, which brought together experienced practitioners from various services. Later, relevant units appeared in region as well," Natalia Khyzhnyak, Deputy Head of the Criminal Analysis Department at the Lviv Region Police, told the audience.

She noted that the structure of this unit has two departments – of analytical work and operational accounting. Employees of the first are engaged in search and information activities and carry out informational and analytical support during the investigation of criminal proceedings, as well as within the framework of operative and investigative cases. Their colleagues from the operational accounting department form, accumulate and analyze operational data.

She said that in their work, employees of this unit use open sources, departmental databases, as well as operational information. All this helps law enforcement officers quickly and efficiently solve even the most complex crimes.

The cadets learned about cases when it was due to the professional work of criminal analysts managed to identify and detain dangerous criminals.

At the end of the meeting, senior colleagues answered all the cadets' questions. 

 For the second week in a row, representatives of territorial communities from 13 regions of Ukraine are being trained within the framework of the "Security Specialist in the Educational Environment" project.

Training takes place in the form of binary classes, which are conducted by research and pedagogical employees of LvSUIA together with invited practitioners. Representatives of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, the Training and Methodological Center for Civil Protection of Life Safety in Lviv Region, the 6th Anti-Corruption Department of the Strategic Investigations Department of Lviv Region, and specialists from Lviv State University of Life Safety have already shared their experience with the project participants.

And recently, employees of the KORD special forces unit of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Lviv region joined the training. They told the audience about the peculiarities of their profession and the difficulties they face during their work.

Project participants note that the training program is very rich and interesting.

In general, the course consists of twelve modules that cover questions in different fields of knowledge. Representatives of territorial communities will learn the basics of gender equality, communicative competence, and anti-corruption legislation.

Future specialists will also learn how to act in crisis situations, learn about the psychological characteristics of children's age. The course program also includes the basics of national security and patriotic education, organizational and legal principles of security formation in the educational environment. Separate modules will deal with administrative, criminal and civil liability of minors.

As a reminder, the project provides the training of 25 specialists who will become a kind of communicators between local self-government bodies, police, rescuers, educators, students and parents.

The training will last until November 25.

Today Lviv State University of Internal Affairs hosted a presentation of the Comprehensive Prevention Program of interdepartmental cooperation in the area of combating human trafficking. The document was developed within the framework of the cooperation agreement concluded last year between LvSUIA, the Department of Migration Police of the National Police of Ukraine and the Department of Social Protection of the Population of the Lviv Regional State Administration.

The program is planned to be implemented within 2023-2025. Its main tasks are to increase the level of professional training of migration police officers, to establish interaction between all subjects of combating human trafficking, as well as to conduct an information campaign among the population.

LvSUIA Rector Roman Blahuta noted that the idea of creating such a program arose due to the well-established cooperation between the University, the Migration Police and the Lviv Regional State Administration.

Serhiy Sotnikov, Deputy Head of the Migration Police Department of the NPU, emphasized the importance of further cooperation and expressed his gratitude to the university staff for developing a program of interagency cooperation.

The Comprehensive Prevention Program of interdepartmental cooperation was presented by one of its developers, Head of LvSUIA Research Laboratory Larysa Brych. She said that this document consists of six sections that cover different areas of interaction. In particular, measures to improve the qualifications of law enforcement officers, development and amendments to legislation in the field of combating human trafficking.

She noted that the interdepartmental program developed by the scientists of LvSUIA can become part of the implementation of the national policy in the field of combating human trafficking. 

Today, the second stage of the "Security Specialist in the Educational Environment" project has been launched at the Lviv State University of Internal Affairs. It provides for the training of 25 specialists. This time, participants from 13 regions of Ukraine are going to participate in the training. These are representatives of territorial communities from Chernihiv region, Odesa region, Mykolaiv region, Poltava region, Dnipropetrovsk region, Kirovohrad region, Cherkasy region, Vinnytsia region, Rivne region, Ternopil region, Lviv region, Transcarpathia and Volyn.

Kateryna Pavlichenko, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine has welcome the project participants. She emphasized that the formation of a safe educational environment is a priority area of activity of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the training of such specialists is carried out within the framework of the large-scale project "Safe Childhood".

"I would like to thank all those who has joined this initiative. There are four weeks of training ahead. I hope that after its completion, the participants will gain new knowledge and useful skills that will help improve the security situation in the educational environment," Kateryna Pavlichenko emphasized.

Roman Blahuta, LvSUIA Rector, also greeted the future security educators. "Our best specialists will be involved in the implementation of this interesting and very necessary project. The training will also be conducted by representatives of the National Police, the State Emergency Service, the State Migration Service and the Lviv Regional Military Administration. So, during the course, you will get a lot of practical experience that you can share in your communities," the Rector of the university said.

Vasyl Bohdan, Chief of the Juvenile Prevention department of the National Police of Ukraine, noted that safety educators will become a kind of "bridge" between the administrations of educational institutions, territorial communities, representatives of different services, as well as pupils and parents. He emphasized that most of the participants of this project have a higher pedagogical education and extensive experience working with children. Due to the second stage of the project, they plan to reach 68 educational institutions and about 26 thousand children.

Yuriy Kitsul, Chief of the Department for Protection of Children's Rights of the Human Rights Monitoring Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, also addressed the audience. He noted that due to the full-scale invasion, educational institutions had to face serious challenges that directly affected the security situation. "That's why we need to look for and use any tools to create a safe educational environment. After completing the training, the project participants will return to their communities and educational institutions to change this situation," Yuriy Kitsul said.

Safety educators will become communicators between local self-government bodies, police, rescuers, teachers, students and parents. Their main tasks will be to identify and stop offenses in educational institutions, participate in preventive measures and provide suggestions for strengthening a safe educational environment free from bullying, violence and drugs.