No 9 (1953) September 20, 2013

SEPTEMBER, the 1st KNOW US! Teacher invites Autumn to learning ... The "Green Star" of UN A new academic year has is presented to the Ukrainian begun in National University of In Geneva (Switzerland) the ceremony GREEN STAR AWARD - presti- Life and Environmental Sciences gious award of UN and International Green Cross (non-governmental of Ukraine. Traditional feast "Day of Knowledge" and the solemn ini- organization created by Mykhailo Gorbachev) took place. By this award tiation into first-year students individuals and organizations that have made a significant contribution gave it a start. to the prevention, response and elimination of consequences of environ- Congratulations... mental emergencies on the planet are marked. Among those who got it Almost 10,000 young people this there is an assistant professor of the chair of forestry S. V. Zibtsev, who year have joined the ranks of students heads the Regional East European Monitoring Centre of fires. of our university - one of the largest in the Eastern European territories, End p. 2 which will celebrate its 115th anniver- sary this fall. Traditionally, the universi- ty rector Academician D.O.Melnychuk addressed to the students and guests place among the universities of the of Ukraine, academician V. H. who gathered at the inauguration cer- world in the field of agricultural and Radchenko, director of the D. K. emony of the first-year students. He environmental sciences and life and Zabolotnyi Institute of Microbiology read greetings of the President of society sciences. The university has sig- and Virology, academician V.S. Ukraine V. Yanukovych, head of nificant achievements in research, Pidhorskyi, head of Tetiiv of district Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine V. Rybak education and innovation activities, state administration, general director and Prime Minister of Ukraine M. for which he was awarded the status of of LLC"Tak-Agro" R. T. Holub and other Azarov to all first-year students of the an autonomous (self-governing) and distinguished guests. country. research university among 12 other And then there were presentations Addressing to new students, the top universities of our country, and with attributes of the feast - symbolic head of the university, stressed that now actively works on completing key to knowledge and student's record youth who chose NULES of Ukraine their accreditation according to the of credits, inauguration, beautiful as didn't do mistake, as it takes worthy U.S. educational standards. always, the concert program and as A special feature of the feast was the apotheosis, the first-years students' greeting of Ambassador of particular oath - something that will be remem- assignment of government of Ukraine bered forever ... Yu. M. Doroshenko who read a con- Symbol of Revival gratulatory telegram of Vice Prime And congratulations ... Minister of Ukraine K.I. Hryshchenko, For many years just on the 1st of of Fukushima Province which spoke of the importance of September, foreign colleagues are education quality for full self-realiza- handed in the diplomas of honorary Wooden Japanese doll - a symbol of revival of tion and successful career of future professors and doctors of NULES of Fukushima province was recently brought to Kyiv by dele- professionals and their importance for Ukraine - as a sign of appreciation and gation of this region of Japan. This gift is symbolic: it is the the development of our country. respect for the people who did much Ukrainian radiologists from Ukrainian research unstitute University also received greetings for further development of our univer- of agricultural radiology of NULES of Ukraine that did from the Minister of Agrarian Policy sity. This year regalia and diploma of much to restore the economy, particularly of the agricul- and Food of Ukraine M. Prysiazhniuk, an honor doctor were awarded the tural sector of the province. head of Kyiv Regional State director of Global Fire Monitoring It turns out that not only Ukrainian, but also law-abiding Administration A.Y. Prysiazhniuk, head Center at the United Nations, profes- Japanese do not trust the official information and are willing to of Verkhovna Rada of the sor Johann Goldammer. Professor of seek help and advice of leading foreign specialists-radiologists. Autonomous Republic of Crimea, V. A. Morphological Sciences chair of - Given that the Japanese government does everything con- Konstantinov, head of State Water Warsaw University of Life Sciences ceivable for elimination of the consequences of the accident on Agency of Ukraine V. A. Stashuk, Pavel Stanislav Sysa and director of the the nuclear power station Fukushima 1, in particular, there are administrator of the Pension Fund of Laboratory of poultry Cheyndzh Y?n established and successfully running own institute of agricultural Ukraine V. O. Kravchuk, head of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, pro- radiology, the Japanese afraid to buy products manufactured by State Export Control Service of fessor Lizhy Lu (China) became hon- farmers of this province - the director of Ukrainian Scientific Ukraine, V. A. Demokhin and others. orary professors of the university. Research Institute of Agricultural Radiology V.O. Kashparov said. - Youth was also greeted by the Honorary title of "Patron of the The delegation from Fukushima came to Kyiv to study the Ukrainian experience famous farmer, a graduate of the uni- National University of Life and of control of radiological safety and developed by our scientists countermeasures versity - Hero of Ukraine and Hero of Environmental Sciences of Ukraine" to obtain pure from radionuclides products, to convince ordinary Japanese in Socialist Labor and the USSR, general was awarded to LLC "John Deere effectiveness of these measures and to restore trust. It included both administra- director of Agro-firm "Avangard-A" O. Ukraine." Its general director I. V. tive staff of municipality and city residents - housewives, teachers, agricultural H. Borovyk, director of the Research Kutovyi gave the university a "mod- workers. They were interested in everything - whether Ukrainians consume Center of environmental monitoring national agricultural production, fight with soil pollution by radionuclides, whether they check for content of strontium and plutonium, radiological clean- and biodiversity of metropolis of NAS End p. 2 liness of food and more. By the way, the Japanese side after the accident at Fukushima 1 for the first time in the history of bilater- al relations between Japan and Ukraine initiated the preparation of documents on cooperation in the field of radiology. And the basis for this decision was a huge Chornobyl experience gained by scientists of Ukrainian Scientific Research Institute of Agricultural Radiology of NULES of Ukraine during elemina- tion of the consequence of Chornobyl nuclear power station.

N.Chehlova 2 № 9 (1953) September 20, 2013 Newsletter National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

KNOW US! SEPTEMBER, the 1st The "Green Star" of UN is presented Teacher invites Autumn to the Ukrainian to learning ...

represantatives of the Ministry of End. Beginning on p. 1 emergency situation, Ministry of Agriculture Policy, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Education, State Forestry Agency of Ukraine and influential international organizations were held. Participation of Yale univer- sity allowed to bring to the support and implementation of the project the UN International Strategy of Disaster reduction, UN European Economic Commission, Council of Europe, OSCE, U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, Global Fire Monitoring Center and other organizations. In Ukraine at the highest level a number of documents that provided - With GREEN STAR AWARD we Sundar Prasad Sharmu from Nepal supporting by President, Prime est" gift of a quarter million dollars - small keys to a large and powerful tractor honoured our outstanding individuals (second from right on the picture - S.V. Minister, Parliament and Verkhovna that drove slowly through track of the stadium before participants and guests who are on the front line of preven- Zibtsev. - Editor), who are involved in Rada was received. As a result, a state of the feast. We hope that in the near future university with such famous com- tion, preparedness and response to common issues - securing of fire safe- target social program of fire safety for panies as "Amaco" and "John Deere" will implement a common agreement on environmental emergencies, combat- ty in forest of Eurasian region, for 2012-2015, which envisages imple- the establishment of scientific and industrial Ukrainian -American Center of ing with life-threatening pollution and which they are noted in a "bundle" by mentation of applied research on this Contemporary Techniques and Technologies in U.S. agriculture complex on a other hazards, help the population an award of UN. Imagine what would issue in NULES of Ukraine works now. basis of teaching and research farms of NULES of Ukraine. after the large-scale forest fires and happen if, God forbid, forests in exclu- As a result of research made by a Employees and teacher of the university were also awarded with the highest devastating tsunami - said the Deputy sion zone burnt! I do not want to group of international experts a plan honours. The titles of "Distinguished scientific and pedagogical worker of NULES Secretary of UN of Humanitarian think about the consequences of such of preventive measures to reduce the of Ukraine" were awarded to professors M.T. Lut (chair of electrical machinery Affairs and Emergency Relief a hypothetical fire. risk of fires and to prevent secondary and electrical operation) M. Ye. Maksuita Coordinator Valerie Amos. - Hereby we The study of this question we contamination of areas outside the (chair of philosophy), associate profes- express our special thanks to those started back in the 90s together with exclusion zone was proposed. Now sors I.M. Hora (chair of geodesy and car- who daily does the job "behind the the Deputy Director of the Kyiv the International Chornobyl Center, tography), O. O. Kotrechko (chair of scenes" to prevent possible emergen- Forestry Research Station M. P. Global Institute of Sustainable Forest Technology of construction materials cies or to help people be ready for Savushchyk, senior research assistant Management of Yale University in and materials sciences), V.M. Maluiga them. of Chornobyl scientific and technical close cooperation with NULES of (chair of Forest melioration and Land Awarding of 2013 was the most center of M. D. Kuchma and director Ukraine, the Ministry of Environment Reclamation optimization of forest-agri- revealing: more than 30 nominations of information centre of forest man- and Natural Resources and the State cultural landscape), I. U. Marchuk were presented. Thus, the "Green Star" agement M. Yu. Popkov, - he says. - Agency of Ukraine exclusion zone (O.I.Dushechkin chair of agricultural awarded Kenya Red Cross Society, During the 2000s these studies were management realize prearetion of the chemistry and quality of plant products), World Wildlife Fund, American Red conducted in the Educational and project of Global Environment Fund A.A. Chalyi (melioration of business eco- Cross and other organizations. This Research Institute of Forestry and of Environmental program of UN nomics), senior lecturer Ye. M. Shukailo shows how serious in whole world Landscape Architecture of National "Conservation, improvement and (chair of technology programming), our threat of environmental emergencies University of Life and Environmental management of carbonic resources colleagues from regional subdivisions - provoked by human activity are per- Sciences of Ukraine subject to experi- and biodiversity in order to transition L.F. Babytskyi (head of the chair of mech- ceived. ence of scientists radiologist of to sustainable management of the anization, energy and technical services Among those, whom known Ukrainian educational and research Chornobyl exclusion zone by creating of SA "Crimean Agricultural University"), ocean explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau institute of agricultural radiology. a scientific and research center and associate professor I.V. Kalynina handed "Green Star", was a Ukrainian - Later, with the assistance environmental protection area ", an (Berezhany Agricultural Institute), direc- our S. V. Zibtsev. This prize was award- Chopivsk Family Foundation (USA), a important part of which is the scien- tor of Irpin Economic college S.I. ed to him for long-terms efforts to group of leading scientists of the fac- tific grounds of measures of reducing Mykhailov. improve the preparedness of fighting ulty of forestry and environmental fire risk in contaminated forests. Its Diplomas of honored pedagogical catastrophic fires in Ukraine, especial- studies at Yale University, led by pro- implementation will ensure Ukraine's worker were awarded to O. I. Kulinich ly in Chernobyl exclusion zone. fessor Chadwick Dearing Oliver has image of state which prevents emer- (Bobrovytsk College of Economics and - It was very nice to be in one joined to this work. Starting from gency situations that are dangerous of Management named after O. Mainova), M.D Oliinyk, I. P. Sahaidak (Zalishchytsk company of the truly courageous peo- 2005 U.S. Forest Service specialists and international dimensions, stabilizes Agricultural College named after E. Khraplyvy), V.I. Pylypenko (Crimean agricul- ple - the mayor of the Japanese town specialists of global network of natural the radiation situation in the exclusion tural college), M.M. Puzii (Boyarka College of Environment and Natural Katsurayo Matsashido Matsumoto, fires joined to the solving of this criti- zone and adjacent areas, will improve Resources), L. O. Tymovskyi (Nemishaivo Agricultural College). who organized the evacuation of the cal problem. In the European Union current methods of fighting with Honored Workers of NULES of Ukraine became our colleagues - engineer H. population after nuclear disaster at the and international organizations this emergencies of all types, not only in O. Ehiazarian, bibliographer E.A. Krasnobaieva, senior accountant I.K. nuclear power plant "Fukushima 1", work is supported by the Center of the exclusion zone, but also in other Pyvovarenko, methodologist higher category T.I. Plysenko, senior laboratory assis- lifeguards from New York, who led the global monitoring of forest fires, potentially dangerous areas of the tant I.H. Povolotska. This title is also awarded to L.H. Andrusishena , N.O. elimination of aftermathes of hurri- which has a UN mandate to coordi- country. Zhukanova (SA "CATU"), N.V. Knap (Mukachevo Agricultural College), P.O. cane Sandy and others - says Serhii nate measures in protection of forests Maksak (Agronomic Research Station), V.V. Martyniuk (Educational and research Zibtsev. - But we are not born yester- from fires in the world. P.Lakyda, farm named after O.V. Muzychenko), A.M. Nemeryshyn, M.M. Havil (Boyarka day, though our work is not very visi- Within a joint project based on Director of the TSI of Forestry Forest Research Station), L.M. Nessonova (Crimean college of hydromelioration ble to an outside eye. We - are also NULES of Ukraine three international and Landscape Architecture and mechanization of agriculture), I.M. Potorocha (Educational and research Nikola Nikolov from Macedonia and scientific with the participation of the farm"Vorzel"), O.B. Shuminska (Berezhany Agricultural Institute).

I.Bilous About 300 delegates from five With Diploma from Britain continents - besides farmes, and even scholars from United States, Japan , In Great Britain, on basis of St. Catherine's College in Oxford, the XII France, Germany, Czech Republic , international congress of scientists who work in the field of parasitology, studing of such a dangerous and common to man and animals of all kinds diseases as toxoplasmosis took place. Serbia and many other countries took the CIS was an associate professor of part in the congress. On the plenary the chair of parasitology and tropical meeting and sectional meeting were veterinary of ESI of Veterinary presented a thorough reports of such Medicine, Quality and Safety of Animal renowned researchers in the world of Products of NULES of Ukraine M. V. this dangerous disease as British David Galat. His report "Distribution of toxo- Ferguson (Oxford University), plasmosis among goats in Ukraine" in Jonathan Westling (Institute of the English received approving reviews , study of infectious diseases and global and also diploma that guarantee par- health of of Liverpool University), ticipation in future congresses. their German counterpart Frank Siber (Robert Koch Institute) and D. Zasiekin, others.The only representative from Director of the ERI of Animal Health № 9 (1953) September 20, 2013 3

Newsletter National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

COMPLEX OF NULES OF UKRAINE REGIONS Training and Scientific Institute of Plant, Ecology Training Land and Biotechnology Surveyors Professor H. I. Demydas, research works are aimed at creating This year, Boyarka College of Director of the Institute: of sorted resources of cereals, tech- ecology and natural resources cel- - One of the largest in the nologicals, fodders, oilseeds, vegeta- ebrated the 20th anniversary of University our institution brings under bles, fruit crops, new varieties of the specialty "Land management". one roof more than 2000 students. It spring and winter rape, winter wheat During this time, nearly 1500 of prepares bachelors, masters, postgrad- with high adaptive capacity to biotic technicians and land surveyors uates and doctoral students of higher factors and their production tech- are trained, one in seven of them qualification of 8 specialties and 41 nologies, development of resource- graduated with honors diploma specializations according to graded saving, bio- and nanotechnologis, and was invited to continue the system of education based on stan- diagnostics, DNA technologies, clo- study at leading universities of dards that are adapted to the modern ning in vitro and in GMO crop, tech- Ukraine. world counterparts. It consists of three nology of production, processing, Teachers of cyclic commission faculties - of agrobiology, of biotech- storage, standardization of raw and prepared for the anniversary an nology, environment and sustainable foods, sustainable use of biological almanac, which highlighted the stages development, of plant protection, resources and production of organic of development and establishment of chairs which have a strong scientific crop products. And that is not all! specialty, and presented it at a joint and pedagogical potential, including What else is worth mentioning? teachers and students' conference, 40 doctors, professors, including 20 Of course, preparing of highly quali- where presentations and reports relat- academicians and corresponding fied specialists through postgraduate ed to specialty and problems of mod- members of the NAS and NAAS of and doctoral studies (in 18 special- ern land management were presented. Ukraine, 140 associate professors, can- ing in teaching and research farms of ESI (exactly its scientists are involved ties), work of 4 specialized academic Getting an education of "Land man- didates of sciences. Training is carried NULES of Ukraine, as well as in the into the most pressing issues - specific councils of the thesis defence for the out on the basis of educational, scien- best farms of Germany, France, row areas, which will be discussed degree of Doctor (candidate) of tific and industrial, scientific and Denmark, Norway, Switzerland and below. - Editor). It is collaborates Science, without which the institute research and teaching laboratories other countries. with 20 scientific institutions of NAS can't be imagined, and broad interna- both in Kyiv territorial center, and in Scientific and research institute and NAAS of Ukraine, educational tional relations. So before our stu- separate structural subdivisions. Every of plant, soil and sustainable natural institutions, research centers, indus- dents and their mentors thw whole year our students have practical train- resources is a structural subdivition of trial structures. Scientific and world is open. Special Raw Areas and our Future "Children are our future." We are mentation of the constitutional rights them - exactly it allows to reduce the versity has all the features and a high used to this phrase, take it as an axiom of young children to an adequate stan- negative impact of pollutants on the scientific and technical and human that requires no proof. Indeed, it needs dard of living , health and life, as well as quality of agricultural products, to use resource to such a center has worked no proof, but constant hard work, solv- organizational , social and economic effectively bioclimatic potential of the its base. Creating of special raw materi- ing a number of problems, consolida- principles of state policy in this area. region. als areas has a strategic importance for tion of efforts of government, science, Besides, the Cabinet of Ministers of NULES of Ukraine has implement- planning the development of domestic industry and public. It is sad to realize, Ukraine approved the State target ed experience of the team of many production of baby foods and requires agement" , college students learn all but statistics show: now to the group social program of development of baby years and showed an example of com- a complex approach involving quali- aspects of land and law relationships, of healthy children can be attributed food production for 2012-2016 years. plex approach to the solving of prob- fied professionals. It is based on a acquire skills of work with modern only 49% of young Ukrainian , while 32 Today, under the auspices of the lem: introduced in their research farms detailed study of soil and climatic con- geodetic instruments, computer pro- % of children have significant varia- Ministry of Agriculture different agen- modern approaches to crop and live- ditions (soil fertility levels, spread of grams, performinf of topographic and tions in health status and need diet and cies, institutions and organizations - stock production provided for require- degradation processes, including geodetic works. The best students of preventive nutrition. Can the govern- Ministry of Health, Ministry of ments to baby foods products. This chemical - related to pollution by toxic 3rd - 4th courses regularly participate ment provide these conditions in mod- Economy, AMS, NAAS, scientific and work resulted in the order of head of elements, radionuclides, level of biolog- in the second phases of regional com- ern economic situation? Judge for research institutes, universities , domes- Kyiv Regional State Administration, ical productivity of plant etc.), location petitions. The last time it was held at yourself . Ukrainian market is filled for tic producers of baby food, non-gov- which a year ago gave the separated of industrial enterprises, which can the Rivne scientific and practical cen- 80% with import baby food products ernmental organizations have united. subdivision of NULES of Ukraine serve as a source of contamination of ter base and was successful for the stu- of high costs which are not available to National University of Life and "Agronomic Research Station" a status farmlands by toxic materials, highways dent of land management department most of the population. On the shelves Environmental Sciences of Ukraine of a special raw materials area and with heavy traffic of vehicles and Yevhen Terentiev, who took the 2nd of local supermarkets products of actively supported this initiative and in included it in the official register of orther. Such work requires the involve- place in the direction of "Automated famous companies are presented, 2011 became a member of the National MAP, as a producer of raw materials for ment of leading scientists who can survey of territory". despite the fact that domestic baby Association of baby food production baby foods and diet foods. Now the carry out an expertise and give the nec- food qualityis not inferior to foreign "Ukrkonservmoloko " and became an milk from this farm is supplied at essary scientific and consulting support. N. Sydorko, A. Pushkar teachers of college analogues, and in many cases even active executor of the State target social Yahotyn butter factory, which was iden- The staff of our university has such exceed them. program. One of its priority position tified by the ministry as a producer of specialists and running hours of many Given this situation , on initiative was the creation of raw materials base baby food.Creating special raw aterials years on these issues. This was the and active participation of the Ministry for the production of baby food by areas - is only the first stage of work. ground for the order of Ministry of How a Student of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine identifying of specific raw areas in dif- The second one and equally important Agriculture Policy, by which NULES of Mayor was and the National Association of baby ferent regions of our country. Special stage is their correct operation. Thus, Ukraine was included in the list of food producers "Ukrkonservmoloko " raw areas are a guarantee of baby food the use of chemicals in plant growing authorized scientific and research insti- Elected a work of supporting and development quality, that for the conditions of must be implemented according to tutions who are able to evaluate farms of domestic production of baby food Ukraine is of paramount importance special techniques that provide for the for compliance with the requirements With the support of the universi- was started. The Law of Ukraine "On because according to international use pesticides and agrochemicals of of the raw material areas with futher ty administration and student the baby food " defined strategic organizations estimates, it is one of the only natural origin. This is particularly obtaining of appropriate status. There organizations at Prybrezhnensk national priorities in the area of supply countries with the most difficult envi- important when it comes to vegetable are only three that kind of institutions Agricultural College (autonomous of children with high-quality baby food ronmental situation. On the territory of and fruit products because their grow- today in Ukraine. republic of Crimea) sport and for the imple- our country there are 5 areas that ing provide for the most intensive use We are moving forward our main tourism and entertainment gather- affected after the accident on of pesticides (number of treatments goal - protecting of environment and ing on the occasion of the 115th Chornobyl nuclear power station, during the growing season may exceed health of our citizens, especially its anniversary of NULES of Ukraine regions and districts that are in areas of 10). To implement these requirements most valuable and vulnerable catego- was held. high natural radioactivity (e.g. one can by introducing technologies ry - children. This movement is, To relax and take part in 14 types Kirovohrad region), regions that are that should be developed taking into unfortunately, not as fast and efficient of competitions in Crimea teams under the heavy influence of industry account the climatic conditions of a as we would like. However, we realize from university and its separated (Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya, Luhansk, particular sector, peculiarities of devel- that we fight for our future - children. subdivisions - in all 268 the most Dnipropetrovsk, Lviv and others opment of plant and livestock, range of We understand that they can not be active young people gathered. They regions). At the same time there are crops, their varietal characteristics, crop saved by the Malthusian theory, but gradually earned the required areas in Ukraine with excellent soil and rotations, fertilizations and plant pro- by modern technologies based on amount of virtual money - "dubo- climatic and environmental conditions tection. three basic postulates - economic chok" to bring to the debate a candi- suitable for introduction of eco-safe To realize these objectives one need suitability, environmental safety, ecol- date for mayor of Golosiievo production - North Poltava, Vinnytsia, to consolidate the efforts of specialists ogy safety and product quality guar- Republic. The victory was won by the Carpathian, South Podol regions, some in various fields. This can be realized antee. team "Holosiivska Shantrapa" and districts of Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, through the establishment of National Anatolii Rudchenko, the student of Kyiv, Cherkasy regions - in whole more Science and Consulting Center for N. Makarenko, director of scientific- energy and automation faculty research institute of plant and soil science than 7 mln hectares. Identifing of suit- Alternative Technologies in the field of and sustainable nature management became the mayor. able areas and building raw areas on plant and livestock growing. Our uni- D. Haziieva 4 № 9 (1953) September 20, 2013 Newsletter National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

COMPLEX OF NULES OF UKRAINE TSI of Energy and Automation Revealing the Potential

Professor V.V. Kozyrskyi, associate professors V. M. Reshetuik, H. ditions for adapting the learning Among engineers, of automation there exists a joke: "The essence of our pro- Director of the Institute: M. Borshch, A. M. Hladkyi, B. L. process to the level of the best world fession is to simplify the man's work to such an extent that it can be performed - Educational and scientific insti- Holovinskyi, S. P. Kokhanivskyi, Yu. M. universities, deeping of basic training by women." And if one look at automation from this point of view, so the way it tute of energy and automation of Lavrinenko, V. O. Lazorenko, V.A. Na- of students, the establishment of is: this industry is designed to make work easier, especially heavy manufacturing. NULES of Ukraine - is an heir of the lyvaiko, P. V. Oliinyk, A. O. Omelchuk, research priorities, a substantial The need for simplifying of already trivial taska is - a minor problem of specialist country's first faculty of electrifica- V. P. Pastushenko, O. Yu. Syniavskyi, V. increase of innovation activity, cre- of automaion. However, millions of people around the world work on automation tion of agriculture, opened in 1932 H. Trakai, M. O. Chuienko, O. V. Hai ation of new bases of practical train- of simple things. at the Kyiv agricultural institute. The and others. ing of students, involving of strategic Have you wondered that automation surrounds us everywhere? It is in our need for engineering staff then was Our research and teaching staff manufacturing partners to the learn- every movement, every action, and every desire. We will not go far: your wash- stipulated by broad scale of electrifi- published more than 3,2 thousand ing process. ing machine automates the process of washing clothes; the TV remote control cation of agriculture, introduction of of scientific publications, including Introduction of modern elec- automates the management of broadcast television. But if one can switch the electrotechnologies into production 150 monographs and textbooks, channel and the wash the shirt by hand, then there are things that are very dif- and life of the rural population, received 233 author's certificate ficult to accomplish without automation. Now automation of many processes specificity of engineers ans electri- and patents for inventions, defend- has come to completely eliminate of the human-operator from the process of cians in systems of biological ed 34 doctoral and 157 master's manademant. In fact, this process is not already automated and automatic: a objects. theses. human-operator onlymonitors and is not directly involved in management. For 80-year history the faculty, and Today, both by the staff and the Although full automation is only sneaking rather than bursting into the later the institute trained about 12,000 material and technical equipment, the Ukrainian market (as opposed to Japan), but in Ukraine it currently plays a sig- professionals. Our graduates work in institute is the most powerful struc- nificant role. different sectors of country's econom- ture of such kind among agricultural Automation is a leading discipline in the design, optimization and application ic, areas of public administration, edu- universities of Ukraine. Each chair has of new industrial products, methods and technologies. Last ones are based on cation, science, agriculture, industry, post-graduate course and institution capabilities, which could not be realized without automation before. It con- policy and others. Many of them - Y.A. of doctoral candidacy. A special coun- tributes to a mild upgrade and improving of quality of new products and tech- Andriichuk, V.O. Boiko, A.V. Bon- cil defence of candidate and doctoral nologies, thereby adapting them to new needs, and from a purely technical means darenko, Y.P. Vlasenko, H.V. Dany- dissertations acts. it developed into the partner of human and plays an important role in its protec- lenko, V.I. Ivanchuk, V. Ya. Ivashura, V. Scientists of chairs of ESI of ener- tion against dangers, serve for improvement of quality of life, offers solutions for P. Kukovalskyi, V.H. Stafiichuk, Ye. V. gy and automation creatively collabo- ensuring of human's health. Chernyshenko, V.S. Fedoreiko, Viktor rate with scientific and research insti- That is automation engineer must possess of exceptional competencies, abil- Shkrabatskyi, Volodymyr Shkrabatskyi tutes of NAS of Ukraine and NAAS of ities, skills and even creativity to create, develop and maintain automation equip- - maintain constant contact with the Ukraine, maintain close ties with relat- ment at the modern high-tech production. In this case, it is expedient to recall alma mater and its teacher, help to ed universities of Ukraine, countries of John F. Kennedy's saying: a man is still the most extraordinary computer. As the Wind-driven electric power station reinforce material and technical basis, European Union and CIS, enterprises latest technologies of machine control, process, automation know-how have pri- of training ground in training- participate in the learning process. of electric-power industry complex of marily to "born" in the head of the expert, and then be realized into practical tools research farms "Velykosnitynske" The educational concept of the Ukraine - NPC "Ukrenerho", "Central and systems. Every year there is urgent task to train such highly qualified special- named after O.V. Muzychenko and institute is to train highly qualified electric system", "Kyiv main networks" ists that meet the current demands of production, and also in sufficient quantities "Vorzel" specialists for energy and automation PTC "APS Kyivoblenergo", "Cher- due to the steady growth of production and use of automation means (global vol- systems branch based on modern edu- nihivoblenergo", "Cherkasyoblenergo", ume of production of automation is about 230 billion euros annually). cational standards, developed in "Zhytomyroblenergo", "Hothouse trotechnologies of decontamination NULES of Ukraine covers the entire spectrum of life sciences, including accordance with international educa- plant "Kalynivskyi", poultry plant and pre-sowing activation of grain at automation. Training at university of bachelors of specialty "Automation and com- tional programs for securing of the "Berezanska" public corporation scientific and research farms of the puter integrated technologies", masters of specialty "Automated technological public and private sectors of economy. "Kyivsilelektro" and others. university. process control" and graduate studnts of specialty "Automation of control proce- And it is based on scientific and Determining directions of scientif- Much attention is paid to the ses" is focused on the department of automation and robotic systems named after research institute of electric power ic activity development of the institute development of Smart Grid tech- academician I.I. Martynenko. And the staff of the department gets on excellent, systems, faculty of energy and automa- is creation of systems of energy saving, nologies - creating of modern intelli- because our specialists and graduates are highly valued in the labor market and tion, one interinstitute and two insti- based on traditional and energy and gent control systems, robotis systems are always in demand in the workplace. tute educational and scientific centers renewable energy sources, automated for agricultural production, that pro- (within which there are 7 chairs of electrotechnologies production sys- vide a significant reduction in ener- direct subordination and 9 of dual), tems, processing and storage of agri- gy consumption in roduction. industrial self-supporting subdivisions cultural products, information pro- According to rough estimates, meas- operating in the structure of the insti- duction management systems, ures and means of energy conserva- tute. All this is aimed at training of automation and robotics systems, tion, implemented by ESI of energy specialists of EQD "bachelor" and electrical power means for agricultural and automation in different subdivi- "master" of 4 specialties, and graduate sector, new electrotechnologies of sions of NULES of Ukraine, had students and doctoral candidates of 2 activation of biological processes in already brought a half million sav- specialties. In addition, students can plants, electrophysical methods of ings for 3 years. obtain knowledge of specialties of obtaining of alternative fuels, methods In the framework of international specific categories - "Pedagogics of and means of improving the reliability cooperation of NULES of Ukraine we higher school", "Administrative man- and efficiency of centralized power cooperate with universities in the U.S. agement", "Civil service" and "Quality supply systems in rural areas and qual- (Iowa, Indiana), Poland (Warsaw and certification." ity electricity management, new elec- University of Life Sciences), and have Fundamentals of the modern level tric power equipment based on func- approved curricula with them. Mutual of scientific and educational activity tional alloys, asynchronous machines training of students and teachers is were laid by outstanding scientists and with internal capacitive compensation implemented, a common set of docu- Every year more and more popular among students is the specialization of educators in the field of basic disci- and more. ments for masters training according automation and computer-integrated technologies. This trend was confirmed by plines of electrification and automa- Availability in the university of ESI to the system of double diplomas is the academic year began. Boys and girls who yet at school had chosen this pro- tion that at various times worked on of energy and automation led to bet- developed. fession and specifically had been preparing for studing, joined to the the ranks of chairs, which entered into the insti- ter organizational and structural con- student engineers of automation (on photo - students of one of the groups of tute. These include academician of automation - Ed.). This conclusion was made by mentors of the first-year student, Ukrainian Academy of Agrarian who met with their students after the "Day of knowledge". Sciences I. I. Martynenko, professors S. - As for me, studying at Kryvyi Rih natural science lyceum, I was engaged in I. Inozemtsev, V. M. Kyianytsia, S. P. scientific and research work on geometry at the Small Academy of Sciences of Bondarenko, V. M. Synkov, M. F. Ukraine, took part in the competition of scientific and technical creativity for Sahach, H. Ye. Kisten, O. V. Tozoni, pupils "Intel-Techno Ukraine", that is I knew that my future profession will be associate professors I. P. Prytaka, A. Ya. related to technology - Iryna Basarab shared her thoughts during this conversa- Derkach, I.A. Ezrokhi, V.V. Chepelev. tion. - That's why I finnaly stopped in my choice of "Automation and computer Today an important creative and intel- integrated technologies". I was specially interested in the wide profile of profes- lectual potential of the institute are sion, opportunity to learn in English, and prospect of an training period abroad ... scientific and teaching staff, including - And I, on the contrary, was involved in creativity - dancing, was leading on 25 professors and 65 candidates - cultural events, played chess - says Maksym Kosiuk, a monitor of the group. - But honored workers of science and tech- in high school I realized that I tended more to science - and started do mathe- nic of Ukraine, doctors of technical matics and physics to obtain profession of engineer. sciences H. B. Inozemtsev and author - During entering I was interested in specialties connected with computers, so of these lines, honored power engi- I as submitted documents on relevant proposals of universities - says Stanislav neering specialist of Ukraine I. P. Zhydkov. - But finally I chose automation and computer-integrated technologies. Radko, doctors of technical sciences B. At first I just liked the sound of the name, but then I realized that it will help to Kh. Drahanov, B. I. Kotov, V. I. Mishyn, reveal my potential ... L. S. Chervinskyi, V. V. Kaplun, A. V. B. Reshetiuk, vice-head of chair of automation Solar electric plant of electric power supply of area lighting of the training Zhyltsov, O. M. Bereka, professors V. P. and robotic systems of Acad. I.I. Martynenko, Lysenko, M. T. Lut, T. P. Reznichenko, building No 8 B. Shcherbatiuk, assistant № 9 (1953) September 20, 2013 5

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August, 24 outstanding Ukrainian scientist, founder and director of FAMOUS NAMES the Institute of cybernetics of NAS of Ukraine, Academician V. M. Hlushkov would have be 90 years old. "University Courier" continues to publish memories about him of our colleague - professor of chair of com- Victor Hlushkov's team puter networks and telecommunications M. Vasyukhin. ing and cybernetics. And it gave its The level of today's development estimated at $6.2 billion, and it took results. Within a short period of time - of elementary base of computers took 20 years of government support Passage to the recovery of the econo- until the end of the 60s-70s of XX cen- makes it almost impossible to fight for its creation. According to experts, The end. The beginning in №8 my, emergence of hope for better tury - the gap in achievement of com- with remote access or remote control, the global volume of IT services will Domestic computer engineerings future created the situation of general puter engenering between the USA and that V.M. Hlushkov understood in the increase annually by 20%. at more than 50-years period of time rise, irrepressible desire to catch up - to the USSR, according to V. Hlushkov 70s of the last century and did the If such a unique historical oppor- have experienced some dramatic finish studies, to carry the work begun was kept to a minimum, and for some emphasis on domestic computers. At tunity of expansion of domestic soft- moments. After World War II, the before the war to an end. As a result, a indicators, our designs were ahead of the end of his life he invented macro- ware on the world market will be not Soviet Union, which included Ukraine, wonderful fusion of renowned scien- the U.S. ones. This period in the history conveyor computing system. used for a few years by Ukraine in full - had to restore war-ravaged national tists and young people who were ready of computer engineering in our coun- Now Ukraine, having a population it will be used by others. In Poland and economy. Nor costs neither scientists to give science "the whole life" was try Victor Hlushkov called a heroic of just 46 million, ranks the fourth Hungary training programs of special- were nor enough. The negative atti- formed. Having received all the best period. place in the world in the number of ists is developing rapidly, and a ubiqui- tudes of that time in our country to from their teachers, they in the 50-70s However, it was made a wrong certified professionals in the field of tous China is next in turn. In the near cybernetics - "ideologically alien doc- continued the baton of development decision against which V. Glushkov information technology. Their level of future we will see in what it all will trine, which serves imperialism" played of many branches of science and tech- and his supporters acted: to stop works programming, computer engineering pour out. But judging from the current its role. So works on the creation and nics. It is on their shoulders fell the on a number of national original proj- is one of the highest in the world, so balance of power, we clearly expect development of computer engineering work of the practical use of computers ects and take up using of American we are able to lead the development of something grand, to what we should were deployed 10 years later than in in economy and industry, science and computers IBM-360, that is software (and the most advanced go forward. the U.S. technics, energy, medicine, military "Sovietization" of American machines. level), embedded systems for domestic The world is changing rapidly. Yet in the first decade after World affairs. Ukraine did not ignore this As a result, we started to fall behind, applications, intelligent solutions Information technologies are not the War II, government support has work. and over time - more strong. Only based on network, system and embed- only measure, but also a factor of allowed to carry out a number of "proj- ded software, perspective computing these changes. Now many of us have ects of the century" in various fields, architectures. Unfortunately we can in a pocket devices, the characteristics such as mastery of atomic energy, not to burst into one of the leading of which are better that ones of super- space researching, rocket, ship and air- manufacturers of computers. But the computers of the past, and mankind craft, computer engeneering and infor- situation with programming allows are available of information and com- matics. our participation, as well as active one. munication services, which previously It is on this historical stage of sci- There is a rapid growth in demand for were only described in fantastic litera- entific and technical development, software related, primarily, with the ture. Computer engineering finds its when computer and then control and development and spread of Internet, e- application in branches previously information processing systems had to commerce systems and business, the considered to be quite distant from IT, born, such brilliant scholars as S. O. introduction of new generations of for example, in agriculture, which is a Lebedev and V. M. Hlushkov appeared. computers in the world. This leads to strategic sector for Ukraine. Here Each of them with all his experience, the fact that industrialized countries almost all known IT instrument of creative enthusiasm, sincere belief in can no longer provide the required solvinf problems - from intelligent the rightness of own ideas was pre- number of trained specialists in com- algorithms to geographic information pared to lead the development of com- puter technology for their domestic systems are successfully applied. Now, puter technics and informatics in our needs. So the growth of further spread working at the National University of country. If to speak about computer of the practice of offshore software in Life and Environmental Sciences of engineering, Ukraine was in luck more third countries is developing. Ukraine Ukraine, I become more convinced of than others republics of the USSR: may try to participate in the develop- the prospects of this direction and Laureate of the State Prize of the USSR (left to right) - V.M. Hlushkov, ment of this market. There is a chance. that NULES of Ukraine - with its capa- Serhii Lebedev and Victor Hlushkov V.P. Derkach and Y.V. Kapitonova lived and worked in Kiev, both became One of the strategic directions in bilities - is just doomed to lead it. leaders in this field. the realization of this goal is improving Moreover, I can confidently say that Equally important was the fact that Today's young people now accept when they realized the error, or rather, of training level of IT professionals in agriculture (though, like any other in the postwar years, generation of that time with great skepticism. They crime of this step - they began to elim- universities. Global software market industry) is doomed to lag without young people, outlook and character just can not understand and compre- inate the backlog. But "Gorbachev's grows enormous. The lion's share of it the use of advanced IT. University, of whom largely were determined by hend much of what was simple and perestroika" came, and than the is outsourced or offshore program- which has a powerful ESI of informa- the war started to come in research straightforward for people in the 50s breakup of collapse of the USSR. ming when the development is on the tion and telecommunication support teams and companies. These were and 70s years of last century. And, first Today Ukraine actually has not its order of some large corporations. of agricultural and environmental sec- both veterans and war babies. Staying of all, that was the main thing for them national computer engineering and According to research firm Gartner, tors of economy and the faculty of at the front, hard life in the occupied - devotion to science, pride of their annually buys it for $ 1 billion. No 72% of companies who use IT services, computer science and economic territories and in the rear forced the country, friendship and mutual under- domestic computer industry dooms opt for outsourcing. Currently the cybernetics, is designed not only to youth to grow up quickly, understand standing, awareness of that they had the country to lag, which increases leader in the development of offshore prepare highly qualified specialists, the cost and purpose of life, instilled a the luck to be engaged into the every year, making it virtually impossi- zones, in which companies that pro- but also to solve scientific and tech- sense of responsibility, independence, youngest and the most perspective sci- ble to solve strategic tasks of the state, duce software for the computer indus- nological tasks that will be needed in ability to not give up before difficulties. ence of the time - computer engineer- its defense and information security. try are created, is India. Its market is the future.

REMINISCENCE CHRONICLE

Soon Ukraine will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the liberation S.O. Shepe- from German Nazi invaders. Bright page of the partisan movement dur- Let us recall Yakov Batyuk lyev was appoint- ed a Director of ing World War II is the story of the operator, Jacov Batyuk. In early childhood he lost his of partisan spy. Jacov Batyuk had been Scientific Park of vision completely because of an acci- lived for only twenty-five years... NULES of Ukraine dent, but it did not prevent him from A bike ride in Nizhyn was dedicat- "Sustainable envi- continuing his active growing and ed to 70th anniversary of the death of ronmental man- learning. Having successfully graduat- Jacov Batyuk, a Hero of the Soviet agement and qual- ed from a school, he entered the Law Union partisan troops, it was organ- ity of life" . Department of the Kyiv University. ized and led by V.M. Turskyi, the Head Serhiy Oleksandrovych has two After receiving his law degree, he was of the National Public Organisation of diplomas of higher education - techni- sent to work in Nizhyn, Chernihiv blind lawyers and the disabled people cal and judicial: he has graduated from region - as a lawyer in City Lawyer of Ukraine, a member of the Council Odessa Marine Fishery College named Association. And then there were the for Disabled People under the Cabinet after Olexiy Solyanyk and IAPM. He war and the occupation, during which of Ministers of Ukraine and the Public worked on the vessels of the Far Jacov is actively helping the guerrillas. Council under the Ministry of Justice Eastern Shipping Company, as a Taking a walk, he carefully listened to of Ukraine. The students of our General Director of trade and manu- the conversations of German officers University actively participated in this facture company "ORLAN" (Odessa), (he had studied German before the event, they took part in the race, and as a Head of the Financial and war), and they did not pay attention to then put the flowers at the monument Economic Administration of the a blind cripple. Batyuk's phenomenal to the Hero. Ministry of Defense of Ukraine" memory helped him remember the One thing I cannot understand: Ukroboronpostachalnyk", as a deputy valuable information on the number earlier it was the street named after director of the branch of JSC of the enemy manpower and equip- Jacov Batyuk in Kiev. And it disap- "Zarubezhneftehazstroy" (Moscow), ment, the movement direction the peared from the map of the city. Who General Director of Ltd. "Ukoin- Nazi troops. He was giving this infor- and why did need that?! O.Kuhar, vestbud" (Kyiv), as a head of law office mation to the guerrillas. Later partisan "Shepelev and partners", as a represen- group was betrayed by someone, who Head of Student Organization of NULES of Ukraine tative of the Bar Association of told the occupants about the activities Donetsk Region in Kyiv. Attachment to “UNIVERSITY COURIER” N 4 (46) September 20, 2013

TRADE UNION STATE AFFAIRS "Labyrinth" Unites the Capital Assets Young Ukrainians can be Proud of Themselves Sports and intellectual game "Labyrinth", organ- In September, Ukrainian festival of youth took place in Kiev at the ized by the Student Trade National Aviation University; members of it are the representatives of Association in Kyiv, was structural subdivisions that implement national youth policy of the held on the base of the stu- Council of Ministers of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, regional, dent's sport camp Kyiv and Sevastopol city state administrations, student governments, "Polytechnic" of NTUU KPI leaders of youth social movement, talented and creative young people. in Glibivka village of Kiev Holosiyivskyy district of the capital was represented by students of NULES Region. Its best asset was of Ukraine. presented by trade unions of capital university stu- gold, 6 silver and 13 bronze medals in our dialogue will serve the development dents. international student competitions and of youth, and the state in a whole. Having learned the dis- last year Ukrainian students received the Initiating the existence of Ukrainian fes- trict, the students from NULES Grand Prix in Mathematics, 8 Ukrainian tival of youth, we initiated a proper tradi- of Ukraine, NTUU "KPI", KNUCA, KNEU, NUFT, Kyiv National University of teams entered the top ten in tion. I think such events take place at the Technologies and Design, National Pedagogical University named after M. Programming. city level, including the capital one. So for Drahomanov, National Transport University, Kiev University named after Borys The Minister of Youth and Sports R.S. us we have decided to organize and con- Hrinchenko, Kyiv National Linguistic University and the National Medical Safiullin, the Minister of Environment duct the Urban Youth Forum. Because University named after O.O. Bogomolets began to build up their camps, situated and Natural Resources O.A. Kyiv is a city with ancient history, but it is near each other. The Head of Kyiv City Union of Education and Science of Proskuryakov, the Head of Kyiv City State oriented on the future , so it always needs Ukraine, Oleksandr Yatsun, came to talk with students and support them. One of the key events of the festival Administration O.P. Popov addressed his "fresh blood"... For some of the participants putting up a tent was common, and some of was Ukrainian Youth Forum the partici- speech to the participants.- I am sure that them did it the first time. But nobody had to sleep in the open air. Surprisingly, it pant of which was the President of among you there are many future politi- N. Yosypenko, student of the Faculty of Ecology was raining. But the initiative youth did not get lost and was not afraid of bad Ukraine V.F. Yanukovych. Before the cians, diplomats, heads of cities - the city and Sustainable Development, Forum delegate weather conditions: they made them cover from the branches of trees. The stu- forum started, he visited the exhibition head turned to the young people. - So dents got warm with friendly conversations, funny jokes and songs around the of achievements in realization of youth campfire. policy of Ukraine and talked to young A whirlpool of people who received grants of the emotions captured President of Ukraine. the students during - Now Ukraine is on the verge of a competitions "Liana", new era associated with the moderniza- "Overpass", tion of our country - the Head of the "Medicine", "Water state said in his speech at the forum. - I competition", am confident that these are young peo- "Downhill", "Boom", ple to participate actively in this impor- "Butterfly" and oth- tant and responsible work. This is youth ers. The rowing to express clearly its position for modern added adrenaline. developed democratic Ukraine... - The rain spoiled the mood a little bit, but in spite of it, everything was great, According to the words of the Head of - the captain of "Profsyla" of NULES of Ukraine Natalia Nikiforova commented on the state, Ukraine has every reason to be the situation. - The competitions had different directions - intellectual, sports, proud of our young people - highly edu- medical, and we were able to show all our abilities. And it succeeded: the third cated and full of creative energy. The place among 16 teams of the leading Kyiv universities - the result is not bad... President admitted that this year the Ukrainian school students have won 6 O. Murawskiy, Head of Trade Union of Graduate and Postgraduate Students Young people will tell better about youth problems Improving skills by themselves The seminar-training "Legal peculiarities and strategic planning in A forum "Youth Journalism" with the development of youth media trade union activities" for an asset of Trade Union of Graduate and organized by the public organiza- and European integration processes in Postgraduate at the Education and Research Centre of Biology and tions - WYO "Young people for Ukraine, which were carried out by the Ecology of subtropical plants and Landscape Science of NULES of Ukraine European integration", National specialists of Tonis TV channel, the (Nikita village, Crimea) was held. Student Union and the Kiev National Academy of State Administ- The highlight was the workshop "Resolving conflicts among students". It was Regional Student Council, was ration under the President of Ukraine, the organized in a game form, during which real problem situations related to student held in Bila Tserkva. German radio and online publications. life and learning process were imitated. Each workshop participant was able to It gathered the representatives from During the forum, an agreement on develop qualities, which then can be used in union work and everyday life. nearly 60 higher educational institutions establishment of national youth media in the country, including NULES of to cover the event in each university at Ukraine. 6 students and postgraduates of the national level was signed; it will work our University participated in seminars, in three directions - online publications, training sessions and workshops, dealing print media and online resources.

The Ambassador, the Head of the EU Delegation in Ukraine, Ian Tombinski, shared his vision of European integration processes of Ukraine. In his opinion, today these are young people to be the strongest mechanism for changes in the The tours in the Nikita Botanical Gardens appeared to be very interesting, country, because this is the only way to arboretum of it is a unique collection of plants from all over the naval museum improve the economic and social indica- complex "Balaklava" and Vorontsov Palace in Alupka. tors in the country. V. Lytvynenko, D.Haziyeva, Deputy Head of Trade Union of Graduate and Postgraduate Students The student in the Faculty of Fishery № 9 (1953) September 20, 2013 7

Newsletter National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

Village and my heart will find rest. UKRAINIANISM Village in our Ukraine is like the Easter egg; the village a massive attack and stopped the is overgrown with green groves. Hermanivka, the ancient land… offence of our troops. At a height of Blooming gardens, white houses, 185.7, located between Hermanivka And up on the hill there is a In the summer, 1768, in Kyiv and Semenivka, many Soviet soldiers mantion. region Haidamatsk uprising - were killed. Now this "height of death" It's like a miracle. .. Koliivshina exploded. There is evi- is a kind of outdoor historical museum dence that during Koliivschyny in of the the World War II. At the moun- These lines of Shevchenko's poem Hermanivtsi there was a Cossack, ata- tain foot there is a panorama of battles occurred when the bus with members man, Zaliznyak and Honta's associate - that took place in these areas. When of the women's club "Harmony" Jaciv Shvachka. you climb the mountain, you can pay approached to Hermanivka village in There were difficult times in this attention to the paved with flagstones, Obuhiv region. Old houses, however, land, when the Polish provinces, on which the villages in Obukhiv dis- couldn't be seen, but the village, including Hermanivka, were joined to trict were marked and how many peo- drowning in lush greenery of bloom- Russia (1795). Town residents often ple died in each of them during the ing lindens and in blue arms of the opposed burdensome obligations that war. In May, 9, 1985, at the "height of Krasna river, evoked admiration and the landlords conducted. In 1825, in death" a monument to Captain surprise. Nowadays, when, unfortu- Hermanivka Musketeer company were Kuznetsov's killed squadron of 136th nately, many villages is disappearing constantly confronted the invasions of rebeled in the South, proclaiming sent to chasten farmers. And its com- Infantry Division. And in Hermanivka from the map of Ukraine, Hermanivka Goths, Huns, Khazars, Obrs, Peche- Hetman Yurii Khmelnytsky. mander, Captain V. Solovyov was a center, a monument to the liberators blooms every year. And this is just negs, Cumans, Tatars". In September, 11, 1659, in member of the secret organization was set on the mass grave. because of people, living there and The periods of historical existence Hermanivtsi Cossack Council was "Society of United Slovenes" (in Many things happened during loving their "little homeland", where of Hermanivka town (now a village) assembled - the so-called black coun- autumn, 1825 it became the "Southern long age of Hermanivka, but tere was they were born, the river, in which and its inhabitants are complicated, cil. Two warring camps - Vyhovsky and Company") and belonged to the noble no case its habitants forgot about their they used to swim in their childhood, tragic, warlike and only rarely quiet. Ivan Sirko came on it. Negotiations revolutionaries, who considered their cultural heritage: love to their native hollows where they used to graze their 980th - Pecheneg hordes which failed. After the execution of Sula and moral duty to emancipate the peas- land is transferred and transmitted cows, and their enthusiasm, love to were replaced by - Cumans, came in Vereshchak (deputies of the Supreme ants from serfdom. Farmers in from generation to generation. In the homeland preserved the village 1096, 1223-1320 - Golden Horde. Two Sejm), which would explain the items Hermanivka agreed with the point of 1994 there was the election to the city and its history. One of them is our centuries, were lived after the Mongol of Hadiach agreement, Vyhovskyy view of Solovyov and his subordinates. council, A.M. Shafarenko - a grandson interlocutor, PhD in history, A.M. invasion "under the hand" of the escaped to Bila Tserkva, where he was When the Chernigov Regiment of the first head Village Hermanivska Shafarenko, who gathered had histori- Grand Duchy of Lithuania, had more the hetman's post. started uprising, Solovyov was not in in 1919 T.J. Shafarenko - was elected as cal references, literature, photographs or less positive value for the develop- The sad and difficult fate befell to Hermanivka: he was appointed to be its head. In preparation to the celebra- of Hermanivka and its people and ment of Kievan land. Since 1598 the Ivan Vyhovsky . Even after the king the head of the guard inVasylkiv. A tion of the 900th anniversary of published 13 books about it. Thanks Polish influence had been growing. gave him the title of the Kiev governor, squadron was commanded by Hermanivka, his became the initiator to him the original name was given Cossack uprising began in 1637-1638, he was accused of the rebellion in Lieutenant A. Bystrytskiy, who led it to of opening monuments in the place of back to the village (in 1946 an ancient which were defeated, but defeated Bratslavshchina and when he went to Motovylovka, where it joined the the ancient settlement to Decembrist name Hermanivka was changed to the Cossack units were keeping quiet, just Rokytne to look by order of the king, rebels. January, 3, 1826 between the officers and soldiers of the 3rd muske- new - Krasne-2, because for some ide- waiting for the proper time . In the dif- this trip turned into the tribunal over villages Kovalivka and Ustymivka in teer company of Chernihiv Regiment, ologues there was an analogy with ficult moment of the Polish and him. Before his shooting, Ivan Vasylkivsk region there was the battle memorial crosses on colonel graves in Germany), 26 monuments, 19 com- Ukrainian conflict Bohdan Khmelnyt- Vyhovskyy asked for an Orthodox between rebels and royal troops, which remembrance of Cossack diplomats P. memorative plaques were set, three sky appeared. priest - no one allowed. At that time was won by royal troops. Solovyov and Vereshchaka. and S. Sulyma, the museums, an art gallery and the only In ten miles from Hermanivky he the Poles shot a devoted supporter of most active leaders of the uprising Famine of 1932-1933, a monument to monument to Ivan Vyhovskyy in set his camp in 1651. At that time in Ivan Bohun. In such a way the story of were condemned to death (which was Ivan Vyhovskyy and in honor of victo- Ukraine were opened. Hermanivtsi Polish Crown Hetman one of the outstanding politicians of replaced by penal life servitude) and rious battles on the fields of Nicholas Potocki was staying, who Ukraine ended. Bystrytskiy was condemned to 20 years Hermanivska in 1651. Echo of ages demanded Khmelnytsky to capitulate. Hadyach agreement remained the in prison. May, 20, 1994 in the village Hermanivska Historical Museum, Hermanivka's history reaches to After the grueling battles Potocki was Cossack remembrance for descen- center of Hermanivka, a monument to opened at the same time, has a rich ancient times. The first written recol- forced to sign Bilotserkivskiy adree- dants. At that time Cossacks did not the Decembrists and Chernihiv Muske- exposure. Not every regional museum lection of it (by Gogol ) was found in ment, which left Kiev County to appreciate him, but then returned to teers were set. can boast that we have seen in this vil- ancient chronicles of 1096. In his Khmelnytsky. this agreement again and again, and In 1834 when Hermanivka was lage museum (weapons, household description of Kyiv and Radomyshl The name of the prominent polit- the author, Ivan Vyhovskyy, who was officially granted the status of a town, objects, paintings, photographs, counties (1888) Pechersk monk Law- ical and military figure, hetman of blamed for many years, appeared to be and it became a fair one. At the second archival materials, old books). All this rentiy Pohilevych writes: "Hermanivka Ukraine (1657-1659), Ivan Vyhovskyy a wise political patriot. In September, half of the nineteenth century as the was gathered to by passing the houses, belongs to the oldest settlements in is closely related to hermanivsky 12, 1995, in the center of Hermanivka prestige of fairs in Hermanivka were diggings in gardens and fields around the country, the proof of that is a fort region. When Bohdan Khmelnytsky the monument was set to him (the rising, it was massively settled by Jews, Hermanivka. The diagram of Herma- and many ancient tombs near it, in was hetman, he was general secretary sculptors are Mykhailo Horlovyy and whose number is equal to the local nivka in X-XII centuries was created which tones of human bones were and had a strong influence on the het- Olexander Furman). population. The appearance of the by A.I. Nechyporenko, the portraits of found. In the annals before the Tatar man. After the death of Bohdan the The events of 1663-1685 had tor- town was changed: there were 40 Ukrainian Hetman by Perevalskiy and invasion Hermanych, we believe to be hetman right passed to his son Yurii. tured Ukraine. Hermanivka was also in trade points; two water mills worked his son Yurii. Several paintings were the current Hermanivka, were men- But being a boy, he couldn't be the ruins. For six times the town was at two dams on the Red River. A spe- made by Vasil Hordienko, a local artist. tioned." hetman, and in August, 25, 1657, burned by Tatars. The worst tragedy cialist in local history I.K. Voytenko Now the village museum has 12 per- As for the name , there are several Cossacks made Ivan Vyhovskyy the happened in April, 9, 1711. Then the noted that "this dynamic enterprising manent exhibits. versions. The first one is Hermanivka's curator of Yurii, and then he was military expedition of combined people made Hermanivka crowded We also visited local rural school crowded location. It was the place of approved to be the hetman. forces of Crimean Khan, budzhatsky fair town". and Art Gallery, which displays the the crossed paths that ran from Kyiv to After Bogdan's times Moscow king Tatars, Poles and Cossacks, led by 1905 was a year of crisis, connect- works of artists whose lives have been Bohuslav, Korsun, Cherkassy and fur- tried to limit the autonomy of Ukraine. Hetman Pylyp Orlyk was planned to ed with the revolution, and of mas- associated with Hermanivka, as well as ther to the South from the Bila Tserkva So Vyhovskyy hastened to sign the release Right Bank Ukraine from sacres, during which Jewish popula- arts and crafts of villagers. Each room in Tripoli, Rzhishchev, Kaniv. During agreement with Poland to have free Moscow's influence. But when in tion suffered the most. there is equipped differently: in the the Scythian and ancient times on hands against Moscow. In September, March, 25, 1711, Pylyp Orlyk came to In 1917-1920, Hermanivka was office computer - a computer network these crossroads there were tetrahe- 16, 1658, under Gadyach the agree- Bila Tserkva, where king's troops located in mess: the Provisional Gover- with all the computers (the very first dral roadside guide pillars. The Greeks ment was signed, under which entrenched, his allies - the Tatars left nment, the Bolsheviks, Commissariat in the area) are connected to the called them Germaniums because they Ukraine had an alliance with Poland the camp, disbanded troops across the of Central Council, Revolutionary Internet, the Ukrainian Language and portrayed the god of trade and ways of and Lithuania on behalf of the Grand Right Bank, burned cities, towns and Committee, the Germans, "green", Sich Literature room - with expressions Hermes. The version says that in Duchy of Rus (Kiev, Bratslav, Chernihiv villages, took yasyr. Pylyp Orlyk wrote Riflemen, Denikins, the Bolsheviks, the that sink deep into the soul: "Do not ancient times Hermanech had so counties), which provided the nation- to Swedish King Charles XII, asking Poles, and Directory. At the end of May, hold aloof, oh, people, from your lan- called Germa, from which the name of al governance. This was the cause for him for help: "Tatars captured church- 1920 the 45th Division I. Yakir , a part guage, do not hold aloof from your the settlement originated. The writer S. the war between Ukraine and Moscow. es, did depots for horses there, tram- of which was a team of Gregory kith and kin. If your native word fades Plachynda has another interpretation. In July, 5, 1659, Vyhovskyy inflicted a pled the holy gifts, mocked icons, Kotovskyy defeated the Poles at Tripoli away, there would be no nation". In his book "Where Stugna gives her crushing defeat to Moscow army of raped young girls. They drove the and settled in this town. These are proper words... hand to Dnipro" he writes: "The 100000 people near Konotop. But he women and children in their homes. Village Hermanivka is located in could not use his victory: the opposi- They destroyed towns and villages. Yaniv Height T. Melnychuk lengthy valley, with gorgeous ponds, tion supported by Moscow governers Small children who are unable to be In July, 29, 1941, Hermanivka was Associate Professor of the chair of on the shores of Krasna river, and pro- acted against him. The horrors of civil taken in yasyr, were thrown into the invaded by the Germans. The invaders Culturology, L. Polozenko, war came on to Ukraine again. water, or ripped midst...". Today about took away everything that could pick tected by high ridges of old bulwarks. Head of Scientific Library Subdivision Moscow governor Trubetskoy moved the victims of the Tartar invasion Jiang up, shot the activists and their families. In Kievan Rus times, it was called From the editor. Club "Harmony" to Ukrainian lands. The governor Bey on Hermanivka remembers the Nearly three hundred young people Hermanych. The history of the village sincerely thank the Deputy of the Vasily Sheremet tell the king: "... mercy, monument, set on the Revyna moun- were forced to work in Germany. is hidden in the depths of Bronze Age Regional Council, PhD in history A.M. sire, with the help of God and Blessed tain. Why is it called so? When the On the night of 8-9th November, when our ancestors honored the god Shafarenko and to the Head of Herma- Virgin, and You, and that cities and Tatars drove women, children, animals 1943, tankers of the 5th Guards Corps of fertility and marriage, Hermeniy nivka village council, the Excellence in towns were occupied and burned..." in captivity, the land was full of weep- of General Leonid Kravchenko ente- (later he was "substituted" by Yarylo). Education of Ukraine L.V. Yolkina - The left-bank colonels Tsytsyura , ing people, cried cattle. Obviously red the village, followed by infantry The ancient bulwarks around the vil- great patriots of this land, saviours of its Zolotarenko, Somko joined because of that the mountain has such and artillery units of 240th Division of lage shows that the fort Hermenych historical and cultural heritage. Trubetskoy. At that time Ivan Sirko a name. the 40th Army. The Germans launched 8 № 9 (1953) September 20, 2013 Newsletter National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

OUR JUBILJARS YOUR PEOPLE, UNISERSITY Ecologist of soul … With young people he also stays young

A gifted teacher, scientist, Well-known scientist, qualified teacher and pioneer in the forester, assistant professor on the field of tropical veterinary medicine, Excellence of department of forest melioration Education of Ukraine, Professor of Parasitology and and optimization of forest agricul- Tropical Veterinary V.S. Kozachock devoted 65 years of his tural landscape V.M. Malyuga cele- life to veterinary medicine, 53 of them - to scientific and edu- brated his 60th anniversary. cational activities. Being born in Donetsk region in the In 1952 after graduating Myrotsk appeared in co-authorship family of miners, he didn't choose the (now Nemishayevsk) College, and was approved by the occupation of his parents: even in young Excellent Vladimir Kozachock was Ministry of Education, which age he showed great interest in nature sent to study at the Faculty of has no analogues, a manual and its main component - the forest. The Veterinary Medicine in Ukrainian "Exotic Animal Infectious dream in his childhood - to decorate his Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Diseases" and others. homeland with forests - is made come where he was taught by outstanding In 1999 because of the true by Volodymyr Mykolayovych over a professors - I.O. Povazhenko, S.V. complicating the epizootic lifetime. And he does this noble work Bazhenov, F.M. Ponomarenko, M.T. situation in the world and the using his high professionalism - due to Skorodumov, T.P. Slabospytskyy , I.S. rapid spreading of dangerous his extensive knowledge gained in Velykoanadolsk Forest College and Ukrainian Nahornyy, M.O. Sudakova, G.O. infectious diseases V.S. Agricultural Academy, which he graduated with only excellent grades. After grad- Gimmelreikh, M.F. Huloho. After grad- Kozachok was asked to uating from college, Volodymyr Mykolayovych worked as an assistant appraiser in uating, he worked as a senior veteri- organize and teach future Production Association "Ukrderzhlisproekt", was in the army, and all his scientif- narian at the farm "Karpivka" in specialists in veterinary serv- ic, pedagogical, social and educational work was connected with the Department Zhytomyr Region. But a young boy ices in Ukraine, who improve collection of scientific, methodologi- of forest melioration and optimization of forest agricultural landscape at Faculty was dreaming about science, and in their skills at the Institute of cal and visual materials, which of Forestry, where he passed all stages - from graduate to associate professor. The 1960 he entered the postgraduate Postgraduate Education, a new special enriched the department, and success- period of research and educational work of V.M. Malyuga is more than 30 years. school at the Department of Clinical course - "Unknown (exotic) animal fully used in the classroom and in writ- Our jubiljar is the author and co-author of more than 90 scientific and educa- Diagnosis and Therapy of UAA, carried infectious diseases". For a long time he ing textbooks, instructional materials tional works; he prepared and published two books as a co-author, held a patent out compound experimental studies had the idea of training specialists for and articles. for utility model, participated in developing the concept of agroforestry in on secretory, excretory functions and veterinary maintenance of exotic and To be a good teacher, you need to Ukraine. He took an active part in many international conferences and exhibi- microstructural changes in normal wild animals and implemented it on be a scientist and philosopher, artist tions. In particular, for the development of new devices on display at the liver and digestive diseases of pigs . his 80th birthday. The administration and educator, kind and decent man, International Agricultural Exhibition-Fair "AGRO-2008", he was awarded a diplo- Defending successfully his doctoral of the Institute of Veterinary Medicine love your profession and students. In ma and his researches were presented at the specialized exhibition "Agrarian thesis V.S. Kozachock was left at the supported this idea and instructed V.S. this case your work will be easy. V.S. Ukraine-2013" and awarded the diploma of the National Complex "Expocentre of same department - as the head of the Kozachok to organize training of such Kozachock is such a teacher. Smart Ukraine". X-ray room, where he eventually specialists. He dashed into the develop- and skilled specialist in tropical veteri- Having a talent of an artist, V.M. Malyuga being a student worked as a graph- organized a radiological laboratory ment of a new trend in veterinary nary medicine, diagnosis of disease, he ic designer at the Faculty of Social Professions UAA, where he got a diploma of (then at its base the Department of medicine, in search of relevant litera- proficiently conveys the knowledge to illustrator (his graduation work - "Forest Tale" is in a hostel number 1). A large Radiobiology was established). In 1965 ture from all available sources in the students and always combines sum- work part of the artist is in the design of the Museum of History of the Faculty of he was promoted to the position of world to improve discipline. In short marized material with other disci- Forestry, lecture classrooms, thematic stands, dioramas at the entrance of the 1st assistant, and since 1968 - senior lec- terms, he developed a program of edu- plines that have been studied previ- Educational Building, Museum Room in the administrative building and designing turer and associate professor of the cational and methodical complex, pre- ously. Preparing carefully, on each les- logos and emblems of NULES of Ukraine. department. During this time he con- pared and published special and visual son Volodymyr Stepanovych uses a lot Volodymyr Mykolayovych also has a natural gift - a poetic soul. He is the tinued to carry out research and devel- manuals. of visual materials, medications, tools author of many poems about nature and its conservation and enhancement, it is oped methods for visual and "blind" Working with the Masters, and animals. Students are willing to reflected in his poetic collection "Ecology of the soul". liver biopsy of pigs that have been suc- Volodymyr Stepanovych intensively attend his classes even of other spe- cessfully used in the learning process. uses Kiev Zoo, National Circus, faculty V.Yuhnovskyy, Head of Department of forest melioration cialties. and optimization of forest agricultural landscape In 1973, Volodymyr Stepanovych clinics and private clinics of veterinary Scietific activities of V.S. Kozachok was appointed as the head of service of exotic and wild animals. are associated with the studying dis- ANNOUNCEMENT Department of Tropical Veterinary, the Graduates are training with pleasure eases of the digestive system of animals first one in the state - for training stu- and great interest, even proud of that. and with the development of methods NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LIFE AND dents of Asia, Africa, Latin America and Along with the training they conduct for early diagnosis. He took an active ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES OF UKRAINE Europe. But it still had to be created! He research on exotic animals, the results part in scientific expeditions devoted to has successfully coped with this diffi- of which are reported at scientific con- study of microelementosis farm ani- is announcing a competition cult task, and even make the newly cre- ferences, published in journals and uni- mals in Ukraine, with Professor M. ated department to be an example for versity works and made out in the mas- Sudakov and under his leadership he to substitute the posts of research and teaching staff others. Later it became a training and ter's works that they successfully pro- developed a new scientific field of methodological center in Ukraine and tect and receive master's degrees of study, was doing research of studing … Heads of Departments: general zoology and ichthyology (1 ); Higher and CIS, that trains highly qualified special- doctor in veterinary medicine. This year characteristics of tropical (exotic) ani- Applied Mathematics (1); Agrochemistry and Quality of Crop Production (1) ists for the countries in the tropics and there was the first graduation of such mal diseases and measures to struggle … Professors of Departments of: Agrosphere Ecology and Environmental subtropics, and it was headed by experts. with them. The results of the method- Control (0.5) Volodymyr Stepanovych for a quarter Accounting the global shortage of ological work are published in more … Associate Professors of Departments of: Aquaculture (1); Management of a century. veterinary specialists with knowledge than 250 works - 11 monographs, 10 named after prof. J.S. Zavadskiy (1); Marketing and International Trade (0,5); It was necessary to write and pub- of anatomy, physiology, breeding and textbooks and etc. Animal Biochemistry, Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products (1.5), Analytical lish special books in the educational keeping of exotic and wild animals Professor V.S. Kozachock made a and Bioinorganic Chemistry and Water Quality (1); Philosophy (1); Information process. It was an extremely difficult and their diseases, and also the fact significant contribution to the develop- Systems (1); Agrosphere Ecology and Environmental Control (3 ); Automation task, because there was not enough that now in Ukraine universities train- ment of veterinary science, to training and Robotic Systems named after I.I.Martynenka (1); Technical Service and material for that. He found it neither in ing of such specialists are not carried and education of highly qualified pro- Engineering Management named after M.P. Momotenka (1); Dendrology and Kenya nor Ethiopia; very few material out, and a lot of animals kept at home, fessionals, he promoted prestige and Forest Breeding (0.5), Landscape Architecture and Construction (1). have been managed to gather in special farms, zoos, circuses, national authority of the university and the Contest rules are general, except: applicants for all positions should have Central Asia. So then Volodymyr parks, nature reserves, animal farms, national veterinary medicine in the a scientific degree and the rank in relevant specialty. Stepanovych decided to generalize terrariums, where they also suffer, world. More than a thousand and a half All the applicants for the posts of teaching staff should be fluent in Ukrainian their knowledge, experience in practi- from Professor V.S. Kozachock decid- of his pupils successfully work in Asia, language and one foreign language (English, German, French) and computer cal work and teaching, and to use mate- ed to eliminate this drawback. He Africa, Latin America and Europe. But technologies. rials collected in Africa, to draw a lot of studied the experience of teaching, he never boasts his achievements and is University does not provide housing. pictures of topographic anatomy and research and organizational work in always the modest - both in science and Deadline for documents is two weeks from the date of competition to publish a series of books on clinical Europe and Central Asia, take into in life... announcement. studies of exotic and wild animals in account the pecularities of the expedi- N. Soroka, Address: 03041, Heroiv Oborony St., 15. Ukrainian, Russian and English. So a tion to equatorial Africa (Kenya), work Head of the Department of Deadline for documents is two weeks from the date of election announce- manual for students, teachers and prac- in Debre - Zeytsk Veterinary Institute Parasitology and Tropical Veterinary Medicine ment. titioners "clinical trial exotic animals" in Ethiopia. In such trips he gathered a

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