The team of Lviv State University of Internal Affairs won the first place "Dynamіade-2023" in athletics. The championship was organized by the Lviv regional organization of Dynamo Sport Society.

Athletes of the university also won prizes in the individual championship. Volodymyr Korkishko, a second-year student of Faculty No. 2, won silver in the 400 m race. Maksym Shchuryk, a second-year student of Faculty No. 1, was third in the 100 m race.

Congratulations to the university team on the victory! We wish you success and conquest of new sports peaks! 

Today, graduates of Lviv State University of Internal Affairs have received bachelor's degrees. Young officers will join the ranks of law enforcement officers in 14 regions, where they will work in the units of investigation, criminal police and preventive activities.

The event began with the solemn performance of the National Anthem of Ukraine. After that, the attendees observed a minute of silence in memory of the fallen Ukrainian defenders.

Inna Yashchuk, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, delivered a welcoming speech on behalf of the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko.

"Today, the family of the National Police has been replenished with talented young people. This is a great event for you personally and your relatives, for whom you have become a source of pride by choosing the vocation of defenders of the Ukrainian people. The state and, first of all, those citizens who are still in the occupied territories are waiting for you. After the coming the of the police officers, Ukrainian history, power and law return there. Your energy, education, and inquisitiveness will contribute to the development of the law enforcement system according to the world's leading models," Inna Yashchuk said.

Maksym Hrytsayenko, the First Deputy Head of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, also addressed the youth. "Please accept my sincere congratulations on such a significant life step. You successfully graduated from the university and became highly qualified specialists, which the state needs in war times. I wish you good luck, inspiration, peaceful sky and Victory!", he emphasized.

Taras Sozanskyi, the Acting Rector of LvSUIA, congratulated the graduates and noted, "The state has a difficult situation, because we are at war. Tomorrow you and your colleagues will be able to serve and bring the Victory of Ukraine closer. Over the years, you have acquired enough knowledge and I am sure that you will use it with dignity."

The best graduates of the university received a number of awards. In particular, the Scholarship of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine named after Denys Monastyrskyi, awards and encouragement from the Lviv Regional Military Administration, the Lviv Regional Council, Lviv City Council and the Police in Lviv region.

LvSUIA cadets Anna Ilyina, Yuriy Sochyn and Mariia Prokopenko prepared a touching creative performance on the occasion of the event. They performed the composition "Ode to law enforcement officers".

The Priest of the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross of the Lord (UGCC) Fr. Volodymyr Kepych, and the Priest of the chapel of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin at LvSUIA Ivan Revutskyi, held an initiation for the graduates to serve the Law and the Ukrainian people and blessed them for a bright future.

A farewell ceremony with the university flag was also held.

At the end of the event, the young officers marched on the parade ground of their native university.

Good luck, graduates! We wish you professional success and achievements! 

Cadets, students and employees of the university collected more than three hundred books for Ukraine's defenders, who are undergoing rehabilitation in Lviv hospitals. In addition, project participants wrote warm words of gratitude for the heroes on many book covers.

"We have already given some of the books to wounded soldiers to support their fighting spirit and thank them for their courage. These are purely Ukrainian publications. The list includes non-fiction, fiction and documentaries," Yuliana Litvinova, head of the Council of Cadet-Student Self-Government of LvSUIA, noted.

The "Books to Heroes" project was implemented at the initiative of the Department of Education, Science and Sports of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. According to the organizers, such an action will improve leisure time and speed up the recovery of Ukrainian defenders. 

Ahead of the graduation, the cadets of Faculty No. 2 organized an action to help Ukrainian soldiers. With the money raised, young law enforcement officers acquired a powerful generator and handed it over to the front line.

"One of our graduates is currently in the combat zone and is involved in special operations. Therefore, we decided to help the unit in which he serves," said Viktoriya Dovha, a student of Faculty No. 2.

This idea was supported by everyone who cared, so in just a few days it was possible to collect the required amount.

"Our young people have once again joined forces to help Ukrainian defenders at the front and ease their stay in extremely difficult military realities," noted the Dean of Faculty No. 2, Ihor Sydoruk.

He also said that cadets and employees of the university have repeatedly joined charity events and volunteering in support of the Armed Forces. 

Vladyslav Bilyk, a first-year student of Faculty No. 1, won the "bronze" of the competition.

This year the championship was held in Lviv. The fights lasted for several days.

The winners were named in different age categories, among youth, adults and veterans.

Vladyslav Bilyk, a cadet of Lviv State University of Internal Affairs took the third place in left-handed wrestling. The young man competed in the 60 kg weight category.

We congratulate Vladyslav on this achievement and wish him more victories! 

Vasyl Matviy and Volodymyr Vysochanskyi, employees of the Explosive Service Department of the Police in Lviv region, visited the Lviv State University of Internal Affairs.

They told young men and women about the main types of explosive devices and ammunition used by the invaders.

The Deputy Head of the Explosives Service Department of the Police in Lviv region, police lieutenant colonel Vasyl Matviy, acquainted the participants with the principles of searching for and disarming explosive objects and substances.

In addition, the cadets learned about practical cases of demining de-occupied territories.

In the second part of the event, cynologist Volodymyr Vysochanskyi told how service dogs are trained. And his four-legged assistant Watson found a hiding place with a suspicious package in a matter of minutes. 

Today, the Rector of the university, Roman Blahuta, and the Head of the Youth Council at the Lviv Regional Military Administration, Bohdan Talatura, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation. The document envisages the deepening of partnership in the educational and scientific spheres.

It is about implementing joint projects, holding round tables, trainings, seminars and master classes. As well as internships and employment of the best students at Lviv RMA.

"First Opportunity Academy" is a new project that we have launched recently. Students of the Lviv State University of Internal Affairs will be able to become its participants and undergo internships in the departments and offices of the Lviv Regional Military Administration," Bohdan Talatura said.

He also emphasized that students would have the opportunity to try themselves in various areas, including the IT.

It should be noted that the Youth Council at Lviv RMA was created two years ago to help young people realize themselves in the public sector. 

The university held a regional training on the main provisions of anti-corruption legislation (restrictions and prohibitions), as well as rules of ethical behavior. It was joined by employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the National Police, Research Forensic Centers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Territorial Medical Associations, and Regional Service Centers in Lviv, Volyn, Ternopil, and Rivne regions.

Roman Blahuta, LvSUIA Rector, addressed the audience with a welcoming speech. "The issues that will be discussed today are important for the implementation of qualitative changes to the legislation on combating corruption at all levels. I wish everyone a fruitful discussion!", the Head of the university emphasized.

Anatoliy Fodchuk, Head of the Corruption Prevention Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, also welcomed the participants of the online meeting. "According to the new Anti-corruption program for 2023-2025, a whole set of measures is planned, which we must implement in order to overcome this negative phenomenon. In general, there is already a tendency to reduce the level of corruption in all state authorities. The training conducted on the basis of Lviv State University of Internal Affairs will contribute to the formation of zero tolerance and intolerance to corruption. This is the key to building a strong state that will take a worthy place on the world stage," Anatoliy Fodchuk noted.

Maryna Kohut, Coordinator of the NATO Building Integrity in Ukraine, spoke next. She noted that the goal of this initiative is to provide targeted support in the field of reducing corruption risks, implementing the principles and practices of good governance, as well as enriching individual knowledge and institutional capacity. "The NATO Building Integrity helps the security and defense sector of Ukraine to strengthen its moral culture and effectively reform anti-corruption legislation," the speaker noted.

The first topic of discussion concerned international and national approaches to building integrity for employees of the structures of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It was highlighted by Alina Hryshchuk, Associate Professor at the Department of Administrative Law Disciplines of the Institute of Law.

Yuriy Lozynskyi, Associate Professor at this department, also joined the discussion. He presented a study on administrative responsibility for violations of the anti-corruption legislation of Ukraine. In addition, he outlined the peculiarities of the qualification of administrative offenses related to corruption in the field of official activity.

The next speaker was Oksana Horpyniuk, Associate Professor at the Department of Criminal Law Disciplines of the Institute of Law. She focused on the theoretical and practical principles of criminal liability for corruption offenses.

At the end of the event, Andriy Hodiak, Authorized Person for Anti-Corruption Activities at LvSUIA, focused on the issue of managing corruption risks in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In addition, he shared his experience of cooperation with business partners and emphasized some features of working with whistleblowers. 

Oleksiy Navrotskyi, a first-year student of Faculty No. 1, became the prize-winner of the sports event.

The second stage of the Cup of Ukraine in athletics throwing in honor of the Olympic champions F. Melnyk and A. Bodnarchuk was held in the city of Kamianets-Podilskyi in the Khmelnytskyi region. The competition lasted for two days.

LvSUIA cadet Oleksiy Navrotskyi took third place among juniors in the shot put, weight 6 kg.

This is not the first achievement of a talented athlete. Previously, he became the champion of the Ternopil region and was among the prize-winners of all-Ukrainian shot put competitions.

At the end of last year, Oleksiy Navrotskyi was recognized as the best athlete of the Ternopil region.

We congratulate the cadet on another achievement and we wish ршь new victories! 

Yesterday, the Rector of the university, Roman Blahuta, met the Head of the EUAM Lviv Field Office, Hannelore Valier, and the Senior Adviser on General Policing, Michael Storm.

During the meeting, the results of cooperation were discussed and plans for the future were outlined.

The Rector thanked EUAM for organizing and conducting trainings on countering domestic and gender-based violence for law enforcement officers of the Lviv region and thematic seminars for cadets at the university.

Roman Blahuta invited the Mission's experts to speak at the scientific events that will take place this year at the university. In addition, he proposed to start training for police officers on the peculiarities of service in the de-occupied territories at LvSUIA.

The EUAM representatives emphasized that the implementation of such a comprehensive course for law enforcement officers is very urgent, so they expressed their readiness to support this initiative.

The Head of the EUAM Lviv Field Office noted that they are looking for an expert, who will be able to share the best practices of using a laser 3D scanner by law enforcement officers and conduct training on this topic. She also suggested organizing training for psychologists on communication with those who lost relatives as a result of the war.

At the end of the meeting, the Rector of the university, Roman Blahuta, emphasized that LvSUIA will continue its cooperation with the European Union Advisory Mission (EUAM) Ukraine. 

 Representatives of the International Police Association from London (Great Britain) Mark O'Donoghue and David Lewis have visited Lviv State University of Internal Affairs. Soon, they will implement a pilot project on learning professional English to LvSUIA cadets. It will last throughout the year.

During the meeting, Taras Sozanskyi, the First Vice Rector of the university, and Yuriy Nazar, Director of the Institute for Training of Specialists for Units of the National Police, discussed with British experts the details of the training and the specifics of the program.

At the beginning of the event, foreign guests were shown a presentation video about the university. In addition, Taras Sozansky spoke about the areas of police training and the peculiarities of the recruitment campaign.

"We want to help in the situation that has arisen in Ukraine due to the war. Your people have inspired the whole world with their courage and invincibility. Today, the Ukrainians guard over the security of all of Europe. In the UK, we have already organized more than 50 volunteer campaigns in support of Ukrainians. The pilot program for learning English for cadets of your university is one of such initiative," David Lewis said.

Requiem meetings for the 37th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident, the largest man-made disaster in the history of mankind were held at various locations of the university.

Cadets, students and employees of the university paid tribute to those who bravely fought the consequences of this terrible catastrophe.

"According to unofficial data, almost 15,000 people died in Ukraine as a result of the Chernobyl disaster", Roman Sushko said, the host of the event, the Deputy Head of the Human Resources Department. About 30,000 law enforcement officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs participated in the liquidation of the aftermath of the tragedy. Many of them suffered acute radiation sickness."

Employees and cadets of our educational institution were among the liquidators of the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. They went to the exclusion zone in 1987 as part of two combined detachments.

"Today we have gathered here to honor the employees of the university and our fellow citizens who participated in the liquidation of the aftermath of the Chernobyl catastrophe. We must remember their heroism. Those who first arrived at the station did everything to localize the fire and prevent it from spreading.

They did not have sufficient equipment and, obviously, were not aware of all the danger, but they continued to deal with the consequences of the accident," Yuriy Nazar said, the Director of the Institute for Training Specialists for National Police Units.

He also noted that more than five million people are considered victims of the Chernobyl disaster. About three thousand settlements suffered from its consequences. And according to rough estimates of international organizations, the exclusion zone will not be habitable until at least 2065.

Events to honor the memory of the disaster fighters of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant were also held in the "Vereshchytsia" educational and training department. 

The competition is held every year. Its main tasks are to identify creatively gifted students and schoolchildren. And also the education of young people respect for language and traditions of their people.

This year, the cadet of Lviv State University of Internal Affairs Sofiya Shevchenko became a prize-winner of the final stage of the competition.

She is a first-year cadet of the Faculty No1 and dreams of becoming an investigator in the future.

Since her school days, she has admired the work of the Great Kobzar, likes to reread his poems and is convinced that Shevchenko's words are especially relevant in the wartime. 

The round table dedicated to this extremely important topic was organized by the Lviv and Dnipropetrovsk State Universities of Internal Affairs.

The participants of the event discussed the peculiarities of the application of anti-corruption legislation under martial law. In addition, the European experience in this area and international standards for combating corruption in the security and defense sector were considered. They also discussed the implementation of the principles of integrity in the formation of professional, social and personal competencies of law enforcement officers.

At the beginning of the event, Anatoliy Fodchuk, Head of the Corruption Prevention Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, addressed the audience with a salutatory word.

"It is extremely important that the scientific community discusses this issue and develops the latest practical cases and recommendations for preventing corruption. Due to such decisive actions, Ukraine will take a rightful place among the states with the highest world ratings," Anatoliy Fodchuk noted.

Rector of Lviv State University of Internal Affairs Roman Blahuta also welcomed the participants of the round table.

"On the basis of higher education institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs with specific training conditions, events are systematically held, the purpose of which is to search for strategies to combat corruption. The current round table is one such initiative. This is an opportunity to hear the positions of specialists in the field of education and science, as well as the opinions of practical employees of law enforcement agencies and public organizations on the implementation of the Anti-Corruption Program. An effective fight against any manifestations of corruption is one of the keys to the security of the state and, at the same time, a step towards defeating the aggressor. Therefore, the event that we have organized today is our contribution to the victory of Ukraine," Rector of LvSUIA emphasized.

Rector of Dnipropetrovsk State University of Internal Affairs Andriy Fomenko also addressed the audience.

The discussion was moderated by Vice Rector of Lviv State University of Internal Affairs Olha Balynska and her colleague from Dnipro, Vice Rector of DSUIA Larysa Nalyvaiko.

The round table brought together more than half a hundred scientists, practitioners and researchers from different parts of Ukraine. Representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the National Police, the High Anti-Corruption Court, the High Council of Justice, the public organization "Together against Corruption" and departmental institutions of higher education joined the discussion.

As a result of the results of the meeting, recommendations are being prepared for the formation of zero tolerance in Ukrainian society for all manifestations of corruption risks and overcoming this shameful phenomenon.

The university held an interactive training on the topic "Raising the level of awareness of cadets and primary identification of cases of exploitation and human trafficking." It was conducted by Olena Kalbus, an expert from the public organization "Center for Women's Perspectives".

During the training, the cadets learned how to identify human trafficking and counteract various forms of this phenomenon.

At the beginning of the training, Olena Kalbus suggested to analyze the most common myths and facts related to human trafficking. In addition, she introduced the audience to a portrait of a vulnerable group.

"Even the people who had a stable financial condition and social status are now ready to take risks to earn a living for their family, and therefore can get into such a situation," the speaker noted.

Young men and women considered the main definitions of human trafficking and gender-based violence, the stages of committing this crime, its methods and purpose.

In the second part of the event, the cadets discussed the most pressing issues related to human trafficking, in particular, the difference between the victim and the injured person, the specifics of the prosecution and prohibited techniques in the investigation of such crimes.

International legal documents in the field of prevention of human trafficking were not ignored either.

At the end of the training, the cadets consolidated their knowledge in simulated situations.

It should be noted that the event was supported by the International Organization for Migration and the Swedish government.

Currently, Lviv State University of Internal Affairs is the only higher education institution in Ukraine that trains specialists in combating human trafficking.

Pupils of secondary schools, gymnasiums, lyceums, and other educational institutions from various regions of Ukraine visited the Lviv State University of Internal Affairs: Lviv, Volyn, Ivano-Frankivsk, Cherkasy, Rivne, Ternopil, Khmelnytsky, Kirovohrad, Chernivtsi, Zaporizhzhia regions, as well as Transcarpathian region.

In total, about 250 guests visited the Open Day.

At the beginning of the event, the participants performed the National Anthem of Ukraine. After that, a moment of silence was observed in memory of Ukrainian defenders who gave their lives in the fight for the freedom and independence of our country.

Then, the applicants watched a presentation video about Lviv State University of Internal Affairs. They got acquainted with the structure of the university, features of educational and professional programs and areas of training of cadets and students.

Yuriy Nazar, the Executive Secretary of the LvSUIA Admission Committee, the Director of the Institute for Training of Specialists for Units of the National Police, addressed the young people. He spoke about the conditions of the admission campaign, the duration of studies in various specialties and passing scores for applicants.

He also described the algorithm of admission at the expense of individuals and legal entities. Applicants must register an electronic account, upload documents there and apply for admission to a certain educational and professional program.

The attendees also asked Yurшy Nazar additional questions about this year's admission campaign.

After that, those who chose the profession of a policeman had the opportunity to submit an online questionnaire on the portal www.osvita.np.gov.ua. The university's employees helped them fill out the questionnaire. 

 The other day, the championship of Ukraine among students was held in Kyiv according to the rules of the Union of Kettlebell Sports "Hvardiyskyi Ryvok". It was attended by more than 200 athletes as part of 23 teams of higher education institutions.

The team of Lviv State University of Internal Affairs included cadets of Faculty No. 3 Andriy Berezhniuk and Mykola Tarasiuk, as well as master's student of Faculty No. 1 Danylo Vyshynskyi.

In the individual competition, LvSUIA athletes became prize-winners.

Mykola Tarasiuk won silver medal in the weight category up to 73 kg. The athlete also fulfilled the standards of a Candidate Master of Sports.

Danylo Vyshynskyi took second place in the weight category up to 78 kg.

The cadets were trained by Mykola Kostovskyi and Mykola Dominiuk, teachers of the Department of Special Physical Training of Faculty No. 2.

We congratulate the LvSUIA athletes on another achievement and wish them new victories!

Useful tools for finding new data on the Internet were discussed at the meeting.

Oleh Pidkhomnyi, Professor at the Department of Finance, Money Circulation and Credit of the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, spoke at the seminar "Possibilities of intelligence based on open sources (OSINT) in uncovering financial crimes related to the military aggression of the russian federation".

The speaker told the young people that it is important to search for information in different search engines and in different languages. He emphasized that there are many search tools, but the main thing is the researcher's own search style. And new data can be found on the Internet using photos, geographical maps or keywords.

"You can have a lot of tools, but not know what and how to look. Therefore, there should be an individual approach to each case," the speaker added.

Since the training of search and analytical abilities of a law enforcement officer should be systematic, the speaker recommended communication channels where, with the help of quest genre tasks and their video solutions, you can strengthen your ability to get the most useful information from open sources.

It is about the Facebook community "OSINT Real detective quests" and Youtube channel «Detective Quests».

The event was organized for the World Press Freedom Day, which is celebrated every year on May 3rd.

Mykola Saveliev, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Ratusha" and a soldier of the 103rd Territorial Defense Brigade, told the cadets about the standards of journalism and the basics of successful implementation in the profession. He told about interesting stories during the years of work, in particular, regarding the coverage of high-profile investigations. After all, Mykola Saveliev wrote a lot of materials on this topic.

"It is necessary to work a lot on any issue in order to understand a simple, at first glance, situation. But both the journalist and the law enforcement officer should think more broadly and check any information. When they bring you compromising material, you need to check what prompted a person to do it: truthfulness or a desire to harm a competitor," Mykola Saveliev said.

The editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Ratusha" and a soldier of the 103rd Territorial Defense Brigade shared his childhood dream. He said that he once wanted to become a law enforcement officer.

In February 2022, in fact, from the first day of the full-scale invasion, he went to the recruitment office. And already in April, he fought with the enemy on the front line.

Mykola Saveliev is currently undergoing treatment after being wounded. And soon he is going return to the front line.

According to the defender, after the war he wants to continue working in journalism. 

Lviv State University of Internal Affairs was visited by authors who write about the war, volunteer Halyna Matveieva and Ukrainian defender Viacheslav Raievskyi.

The event took place within the framework of the All-Ukrainian Forum of Military Writers, which is currently taking place in Lviv. The meeting was organized on the initiative of the Lviv Regional Library for Youth named after Roman Ivanychuk.

Halyna Matveieva is a co-founder of the creative workshop "PROauthor's Residence", a writer from Kharkiv, a volunteer at "Svidky sitky" (Witnesses of the Grid). She shared her experience of events, emotions and read several poems to the audience.

The writer said that she had been Russian-speaking since childhood. But later she switched to Ukrainian. She says that the Ukrainian language is her "password" from now on.

Viacheslav Raievskyi is a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, author of the book "PozityvVV. Memoirs. From a Soviet cadet to a defender of Ukraine." The collection of stories traces military realities from the time of the fall of the Soviet Union, the first years of independence, and up to the russian-Ukrainian war.

The defender of Ukraine shared his biography with cadets and students. He told various stories from the time of the ATO, described his volunteer adventures.