Open AccessTrends and problems of Geography development in Ukraine in the context of higher education reform
Author(s) -
Roman Lozynskyy,
Volodymyr Bilanyuk
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
vìsnik lʹvìvsʹkogo unìversitetu. serìâ geografìčna
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2415-7201
pISSN - 2078-6441
DOI - 10.30970/vgg.2016.50.8709
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , bachelor , christian ministry , higher education , prestige , specialty , geography , regional geography , political science , institution , location , economic growth , sociology , social science , human geography , economic geography , medicine , archaeology , economics , linguistics , philosophy , geodesy , pathology , law
Changes in training geographers in Ukraine in the context of the reform of higher education are analysed. In particular, on the basis of materials of admission to universities in 2016 geographical specialization in the first year (The Bachelor of Education), modern tendencies and problems of geographic education in higher educational institutions of Ukraine are identified. Possibilities to university entrance on the geographical specialties in 2017, taking into account recent changes in education, are characterized. Educational reform in Ukraine has strong effect on the training of the professional staff in geography in higher educational institutions. A new list of specialties, approved by the Ministry of Education and Science in 2015, does not include geography. Therefore, the number of students that started studying at the geographical specializations had significantly decreased in 2016. The average grade point of admitted students also had decreased. The number of students is highly dependent on the number of State-financed places allocated to the Ministry of Education and Science. Altogether about 900 students entered the geographical specialties in 2016. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and Ivan Franko National University of Lviv are the largest training centers of the students admitted to geographical specialty. In the coming years, the further reduce of the prestige of geographical education is possible. To overcome the negative trends it is necessary to update the geography education according to the world requirements. Key words: geography, Earth Sciences, secondary education, specialty, specialization, higher education institution.