On October 21, 2025, at 4:00 p.m., a specialized seminar for the approbation of the dissertation by Oleksandr Anatoliiovych Bozhko was held at the Bohdan Stuparyk Department of Pedagogy and Educational Management of the Faculty of Pedagogy, Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University. The dissertation, titled “The Formation and Development of Sports and Health-Oriented Activities in Higher Education Institutions of Ukraine (1990s – First Quarter of the 21st Century),” was prepared by a fourth-year full-time (contract-based) PhD student majoring in 011 Educational and Pedagogical Sciences, for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the same specialty.
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:
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Oksana Sozontivna Kondur – Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Pedagogy, Chair of the Seminar;
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Mariana Petrivna Dereniuk – PhD, Assistant of the Bohdan Stuparyk Department of Pedagogy and Educational Management, Secretary of the Seminar;
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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, Member of the Seminar;
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Liubov Mykolaivna Prokopiv – Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Bohdan Stuparyk Department of Pedagogy and Educational Management, Member of the Seminar;
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Zinovii Mykolaiovych Yashchyshyn – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Academic Supervisor, Member of the Seminar;
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Serhii Ivanovych Kuryliuk – Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Theory and Methods of Physical Culture and Sports, Academic Supervisor, Member of the Seminar;
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Halyna Vasylivna Bilavych – Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Primary Education and Educational Innovations, Member of the Seminar;
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Borys Petrovych Savchuk – Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Bohdan Stuparyk Department of Pedagogy and Educational Management, Member of the Seminar;
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Oksana Petrivna Tsiuniak – Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Primary Education and Educational Innovations, Member of the Seminar;
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Bohdan Dmytrovych Kindratiuk – Doctor of Art Studies, Associate Professor, Professor of the Bohdan Stuparyk Department of Pedagogy and Educational Management, Member of the Seminar;
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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;
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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;
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Nataliia Yaroslavivna Basarab – PhD, Assistant of the Bohdan Stuparyk Department of Pedagogy and Educational Management;
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Taras Valeriiovych Paska – PhD, Assistant of the Bohdan Stuparyk Department of Pedagogy and Educational Management;
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Iryna Valeriivna Komar – Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Social Pedagogy and Social Work, Member of the Seminar;
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Larysa Volodymyrivna Slyvka – Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Primary Education and Educational Innovations, Member of the Seminar;
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Lesia Ihorivna Serman – Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Foreign Languages.
Following the presentations by the doctoral candidate, the academic supervisors, 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.
