Welcome to the official web-site of

K. Niemets Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies 

V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

  

15 лютого 2024 року пішов із життя доцент кафедри соціально-економічної географії і регіонознавства імені Костянтина Нємця Володимир Іванович Редін.

Володимир Іванович Редін більше 50 років працював у Харківському національному університеті імені В.Н. Каразіна, на геолого-географічному факультеті, на кафедрі соціально-економічної географії і регіонознавства. Він завжди був вірний своїй кафедрі, завжди підтримував молоде покоління географів, був дороговказом у їхнє професійне життя.

У спілкуванні з Володимиром Івановичем розкривалися особистісні і професійні риси його колег, співробітників, друзів…. І він сам був відкритим для спілкування: давав поради, вказував орієнтири, надихав на творчу діяльність….
На посаді вченого секретаря спеціалізованої вченої ради із захисту кандидатських дисертацій В.І. Редін дав дорогу багатьом науковцям-географів Харківського регіону та інших регіонів України.
Добра, чуйна, щира людина…. Вас буде не вистачати, дорогий Володимире Івановичу…..

Greeting speech of the Head of Department

"Modernity requires highly qualified and competitive specialists, and their availability can provide only quality education. One of the oldest universities in Eastern Europe – Karazinsky – provides classical education in the light of current trends"

Academician V.S. Bakirov

Dear friends!

Welcome to the official web-site of K.Niemets Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.

The department carries out training bachelors on a specialty 106 "Geography", educational and professional programs "Economic, Social Geography and Regional Development" and "Geography of Recreation and Tourism"; and masters in specialty 106 "Geography", educational and professional programs "Economic, Social Geography and Regional Development", "Geography of Recreation and Tourism" and "Geographic Information Systems in Areal Management"; and on a specialty 014.07 «Secondary education (Geography)», educational and professional program «Geography, Economics, Regional Studies and Tourist Work».

Professional training is carried out by 4 DSc., professors, 9 PhD, associate professors.

The department teaches professionally oriented and special courses: "Fundamentals of Human Geography", "Fundamentals of Social Geography", "Geography of the World Economy", "Regional Human Geography", "Geographic Information Systems", "Regional Problems of Sustainable Development", "Basics of Geographic Modeling", "Regional Studies", "Excursion Studies", "Business Management", "Geopolitics", "Recreational Country Studies", "Geography of Domestic Tourism ", "External connections of Ukraine" and others. Much attention is paid to the study of modern computer technologies and their application in the teaching and research work of students. Students learn foreign languages ​​(English, French, German and others if desired). There is an educational laboratories at the department.

Educational and industrial practices of students are conducted not only within their region, but also in other regions of Ukraine, in particular in Transcarpathia, Lviv, Kiev, Chernivtsi and the neighboring countries. Annually, within the framework of the industrial practice, a comprehensive training and research expedition is conducted in districts of Kharkov region.

The Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies named after Kostiantyn NIEMETS has signed agreements on academic mobility and cooperation with the University of Oradea (Romania), the University of Girona (Spain), Tallinn University (Estonia), Akdeniz University (Turkey), University of Ostrava (Czech Republic) within the Erasmus+ program.

The knowledge and scientific and practical skills of our graduates fully correspond to the competence of educational programs. Graduates of the Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies have the following competencies:

  1. Communication in the state language.
  2. Communication in foreign languages.
  3. Mathematical literacy.
  4. Competence in the natural sciences and technology.
  5. Information and digital competence.
  6. Ability to learn throughout life and self-improvement.
  7. Social and civil competencies.
  8. Entrepreneurship.
  9. General cultural literacy.
  10. Environmental literacy and healthy life.

Graduates of the department work in government bodies, including committees of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, in research institutions, secondary, secondary special and higher educational institutions, in banking and commercial structures.

Teachers and staff of the department profess the principles of academic integrity and professionalism, possess all professional competences, they are creative and know how to motivate students.

Yours faithfully and best regards Niemets L.M.

 

Contact Information

Adress: Square Svobody, 4, room. 3-62, K. Niemets Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies

tel.: +38 (093) 300-12-58

е-mail: soc-econom-region@karazin.ua