On November 6, 2024, as part of his industrial (pedagogical) practice in secondary education institutions (head-methodologist – leading specialist of the Institute of History, Ethnology and Archaeology of the Carpathians Bohdan Paska), a second-year master’s student in the specialty “Secondary Education (History)” Maryan Stefanyshyn held an educational career orientation event for 11th grade students of Lyceum No. 2 of the Ivano-Frankivsk City Council. During the event, students learned about the opportunities and advantages offered by studying in the specialty “Secondary Education (History)” at one of the leading universities in the western region of Ukraine.
During the presentation, the student spoke about the educational program, which provides training for highly qualified specialists in history. The students learned about the structure of the study, which includes in-depth study of the history of Ukraine, world history, law and methods of their teaching. The possibilities of academic mobility, participation in exchange programs with European universities, which allows university students to gain additional professional competencies, were also demonstrated.
The event ended with a series of questions and answers, where students received practical advice on preparing for the National Technical University in history, admission, and further studies. Special emphasis was placed on the employment prospects: bachelors and masters of the specialty can work as history and social studies teachers, pedagogical organizers, methodologists, as well as lecturers in higher education institutions.