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10.01.2026

Students of the department completed their studies under the Erasmus+ international academic mobility program at the University of Ostrava (Czech Republic)

Students of the K. Niemets Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies namely Orest DUNIKOV (educational program “Economic, Social Geography and Regional Development”, 2nd year, group GE-21) and Oleh DZIUBA (educational program “Economic, Social Geography and Regional Development”, 4th year, group GE-41) successfully completed their studies at the University of Ostrava (Czech Republic) under the Erasmus+ Learning Agreement Student Mobility for Studies International Mobility (KA171).

During the first semester of 2025-2026 academic year, students studied at the Department of Human Geography and Regional Development, Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava without a break from their main studies in Ukraine.

During their studies, the boys mastered the following subjects:

  • Economic diplomacy;
  • Theory and practice of local and regional development;
  • Geography of mobility.
  • Applied geography (Dziuba O.);
  • Environmental modelling (Dziuba O.);
  • Introduction to the Czech language and science (Dziuba O.).
  • Geographic information systems (Dunikov O.);
  • Practical and Specialist English 5 (Dunikov O.);
  • Czech for Foreigners 2 (Dunikov O.).

In addition to classroom activities, the mobility program included an active socio-cultural component organized by the Czech side for faster adaptation and study of the region, namely: a study tour through city of Ostrava; an educational trip to the Great Javornik Mountain (Moravian-Silesian Beskids); a visit to a horse farm to study local recreational and economic facilities.

Separately, the students also visited the capital of the Czech Republic – Prague, where they got acquainted with the urban structure of the city. A joint trip to the border-divided city of Cieszyn (Poland/Czech Republic) became an interesting case for studying cross-border territories. Also, the 2nd-year student Orest Dunikov visited leading European centers – Vienna (Austria), as well as Zurich and Lucerne (Switzerland). Evaluating the results of spatial planning, regional policy and infrastructure of leading countries is an extremely important practical experience for the formation of future geographers.

The K. Niements Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies of the Faculty of Geology, Geography, Recreation and Tourism of Karazin University maintains long-term and successful partnerships with the University of Ostrava. Over the past five years, 15 of our students have completed a semester of study under this program, which confirms the high level of international integration of our department.

We congratulate the guys on their return and wish them success in their further studies!