Professional Seminar for the Approbation of Neonila Kryvtsun’s Dissertation

On October 21, 2025, at 3:00 p.m., a specialized seminar for the approbation of the dissertation by Neonila Zenoviivna Kryvtsun, a third-year part-time PhD student (contract-based) majoring in 011 Educational and Pedagogical Sciences, was held at the Bohdan Stuparyk Department of Pedagogy and Educational Management of the Faculty of Pedagogy, Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University. The dissertation topic was “Personalities of Foreign Cultural and Educational Figures in the Historiography of Ukrainian Pedagogical Science (1990s – Early 21st Century).”

Academic Supervisor:
Halyna Vasylivna Bilavych, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Primary Education and Educational Innovations.

The specialized seminar, aimed at conducting a preliminary examination and providing an expert conclusion on the scientific novelty as well as the theoretical and practical significance of the dissertation results, was held with the following members:

  • Viktoriia Volodymyrivna Stynska – Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Bohdan Stuparyk Department of Pedagogy and Educational Management, Guarantor of the Educational and Scientific Program, Chair of the Seminar;

  • Mariana Petrivna Dereniuk – PhD, Assistant of the Bohdan Stuparyk Department of Pedagogy and Educational Management, Secretary of the Seminar;

  • Liubov Mykolaivna Prokopiv – Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Bohdan Stuparyk Department of Pedagogy and Educational Management, Member of the Seminar;

  • Halyna Vasylivna Bilavych – Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Primary Education and Educational Innovations, Academic Supervisor, Member of the Seminar;

  • Borys Petrovych Savchuk – Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Bohdan Stuparyk Department of Pedagogy and Educational Management, Member of the Seminar;

  • Oksana Sozontivna Kondur – Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Pedagogy, Member of the Seminar;

  • Oksana Petrivna Tsiuniak – Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Primary Education and Educational Innovations, Member of the Seminar;

  • Bohdan Dmytrovych Kindratiuk – Doctor of Art Studies, Associate Professor, Professor of the Bohdan Stuparyk Department of Pedagogy and Educational Management, Member of the Seminar;

  • Nataliia Mykolaivna Salyha – Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Bohdan Stuparyk Department of Pedagogy and Educational Management, Member of the Seminar;

  • Inha Viacheslavivna Yehorova – Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Bohdan Stuparyk Department of Pedagogy and Educational Management, Member of the Seminar;

  • Nataliia Yaroslavivna Basarab – PhD, Assistant of the Bohdan Stuparyk Department of Pedagogy and Educational Management;

  • Taras Valeriiovych Paska – PhD, Assistant of the Bohdan Stuparyk Department of Pedagogy and Educational Management;

  • Iryna Valeriivna Komar – Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Social Pedagogy and Social Work, Member of the Seminar.

Following the presentations by the doctoral candidate, the academic supervisor, and the experts, the seminar concluded that the dissertation meets all official requirements. Based on the discussion results, the dissertation was recommended for defense before a one-time Specialized Academic Council at Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University.