ON THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE GEOLOGY FACULTY OF THE IVAN FRANKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LVIV

Abstract

The article analyzes the educational and scientific work of the staff of the Faculty of Geology, the publication of monographs, textbooks, manuals, and teaching aids, as well as student research.Attention is drawn to the increase in the number of scientific articles in journals included in the Web of Science and Scopus scientometric databases, which made it possible to form the editorial boards of three faculty periodicals and transfer them to category B professional journals. An analysis was carried out of the implementation by employees of scientific state budget topics and topics that are carried out within the working hours of teachers. The organization and conduct of scientific conferences, round tables, seminars, and the disclosure of all-Ukrainian and international ties of the Faculty of Geology are briefly described. The new optimized structure of the Faculty of Geology and the new staffing of scientific, teaching, and laboratory personnel, as well as the new number of educational and research laboratories, are presented. The possibilities for conducting general education and geological survey training practices for first- and second-year students at the university in the village of Verkhne Synevydne in the Skole district of the Carpathians are described. It is noted that the list of educational programs that students of the faculty master covers all existing problems of geological production and sciences in terms of content. It has been synthesized that the faculty consolidates the long-standing traditions of powerful scientific schools with modern innovative trends and approaches to teaching and training highly qualified specialists in the field of geology, in accordance with the needs of the labor market in the context of European integration. It was concluded that the Faculty of Geology of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv is one of the leaders in the field of training geologists, which meets the high standards of quality of geological higher education.