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.

Today, the Rector of Lviv State University of Internal Affairs Roman Blahuta and the Head of the National Social Service of Ukraine Vasyl Lutsyk have signed a cooperation agreement.

The document provides for the implementation of joint scientific and practical projects and programs, exchange of experience. They also agreed to develop and publish publications, informational and methodological materials on issues of public administration and public service, professional development of civil servants and local government officials. In addition, it is about developing proposals for the work of institutions under martial law.

Within the framework of the agreement, it is planned to hold an annual Summer Coaching School. Its goal is to implement modern training technologies and educational innovations in the field of professional training of civil servants. 

Employees, students and cadets of Lviv State University of Internal Affairs once again gathered in a cozy atmosphere to drink a cup of fragrant coffee and discuss science issues and its importance for young people.

LvSUIA Rector Roman Blahuta started the meeting.

"The university wishes students can realize their abilities, particularly in science. "Professors' Cafe" was created just for this purpose. Such a lively and relaxed way of communication which we have chosen is one of the best. It allows us to understand each other and freely offer our ideas," LvSUIA Rector noted.

University teachers became experts at the event. During six panel discussions, they discussed with students and cadets the topics of new dimensions of a safe educational environment, gender-sensitive science and the implementation of education in departmental universities.

They also shared their thoughts on what is needed to make science interesting and what is its main goal.

And at the end, they talked about who a scientific supervisor should be - a teacher, a friend or a controller.

The purpose of the "Professors' Cafe" is to attract young people's attention to science, interest them in new trends, and encourage them to do their own research.

The project was launched last year before Science Day. 

Meetings with EUAM representatives are ongoing at Lviv State University of Internal Affairs. Recently, the Mission's specialists have conducted classes for cadets on "Public Order".

Public Safety Coordinator Nuno Simoes, Senior Law Enforcement Advisor Michael Storm, and Advisor and Trainer on Public Order Magro Moros shared their practical experience.

The speakers talked about the purpose of the EU Advisory Mission and the history of its emergence after the Euromaidan events in 2014. They emphasized that the main function of the structure is to help Ukraine in the form of strategic consultations and practical trainings.

And after russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, EUAM specialists focused on conducting exercises to investigate international crimes committed by the invaders.

"Now we are focusing on how to improve the interaction between the police and the National Guard. We constantly conduct trainings on the protection of civil order, where we involve policemen and national guardsmen. We also train trainers to provide first aid," Magro Moros from Spain said.

EUAM representatives told the cadets about the international experience of public order protection. They discussed the purpose of the police service in a democratic society and the people's right to free assembly. In addition, the main provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights were considered. 

Lviv State University of Internal Affairs held a solemn academy of awarding employees and students for achievements in scientific activity. The event was held on the occasion of Science Day, which is celebrated annually on the third Saturday of May.

At the beginning of the event, Roman Blahuta, LvSUIA Rector, addressed the audience.

"We understand how important and necessary science is for society and the security of the state. After the start of a full-scale war, Ukrainian scholars proved that they were capable to defend the country under various conditions. They conducted lectures from the trenches and with weapons in hand, provided humanitarian aid, developed logistics, and made every effort to support our military. They showed that the development of education and science cannot be prevented by any difficulties," Roman Blahuta said.

The Rector the university awarded the participants of the traditional competition for the title "Best Scholar of LvSUIA" and "Best Department of LvSUIA" according to the results of scientific work".

We sincerely congratulate all the LvSUIA scholars on this achievement! We wish you good luck and success! 

BES employees presented the peculiarities of the activities of detective and analyst units, and also shared practical experience with young people.

Students of the Institute of Law visited the Bureau together with Oksana Horpyniuk, Associate Professor of the Department of Criminal Law Disciplines.

During the meeting, the future lawyers had the opportunity to communicate with a detective and an analyst of the Bureau of Economic Security. They also learned about the specifics of the investigation of certain criminal offenses investigated by the Bureau, got acquainted with the tasks, powers and directions of interaction in the field of economic security.

In order to understand the prospects of the future profession, young men and women were also told about the main criteria for conducting competitions for positions in the Bureau.

The meeting was held within the framework of the Memorandum on cooperation between the Territorial Administration of the Bureau of Economic Security in Lviv region and Lviv State University of Internal Affairs. 

Another meeting of the working group working on the draft of the new Criminal Code of Ukraine took place. The event was supported by the European Union Advisory Mission (EUAM) Ukraine.

The working group included representatives of the leading law schools of our country.

During the week, the team discussed the comments of Lithuanian, German and Ukrainian experts on the text of the CCU.

You can get acquainted with the draft Criminal Code at the link https://newcriminalcode.org.ua/ 

Future law enforcement officers - 2 year-study faculties №1 and №2, as well as master's students – joined the volunteer initiative.

Many of them do not become blood donors for the first time. After all, it is well understood that in times of war, such a need increases many times.

After donating blood, the students of the university tied red ribbons on the symbolic "Tree of Life", which was installed near the regional blood service center. This installation aims to draw the attention of passers-by to the problem of donation and to remind once again that even a drop of blood can save someone's life. 

For three days, a scientific and practical seminar for heads of investigative units investigating crimes in the field of transport was held at Lviv State University of Internal Affairs. The event was organized by the Main Investigative Department of the National Police.

During the training, they discussed the topic of introducing the latest technologies for the study of the technical condition of vehicles.

In addition, they raised the issue of imperfection of parts of the current legislation regarding the investigation of an accident. The participants also considered the problems that arise during the documentation of events in air and rail transport.

As a result of the seminar, the participants received certificates and thanks from the Main Investigation Department of the National Police. 

Yesterday, a scientific and practical seminar for heads of investigative units started at Lviv State University of Internal Affairs. The seminar on the investigation of crimes in the field of transport was organized by the Main Investigative Department of the National Police. The event will last for three days.

During the seminar, topical issues of introducing of the latest technologies in the study of material objects in criminal proceedings on road accidents will be considered. Participants will also be introduced to the possibilities of technical expertise.

In addition, they will discuss the peculiarities of organizing and conducting an inspection and seizure of physical evidence and recording trace information during events on air and rail transport. The participants will also touch upon problematic issues arising during consideration of criminal proceedings on road accidents in courts of first instance and appellate trial.

All these issues will be covered by leading experts in these areas, as well as specialists with practical experience. 

Within the framework of a working visit to Poland, Vasyl Franchuk, Head of the Department of International Education of Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, visited the University of Occupational Safety Management in Katowice.

He met with the Administration of the partner institution and got acquainted with the facilities of the forensic training ground. In addition, he received from his Polish colleagues a forensic suitcase for examining corpses, which was transferred to the Department of Criminal Procedure and Criminalistics of Faculty No. 1.

Vasyl Franchuk also agreed on the organization of online classes for LvSUIA cadets. It will refer to the Polish experience in using a forensic suitcase for examining corpses in crisis situations.

It should be noted that LvSUIA jointly with the University of Occupational Safety Management in Katowice implements the "Grants for Graduates" project. The initiative is funded by the Lane Kirkland Program and the Leaders of Change Charitable Foundation.