Lviv National Stepan Gzhytsky University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology

S.Z.Gzhytsky National Veterinary and Biotech University of Lviv is a public university located in Lviv, Ukraine.

Post address: 79010, Ukraine, Lviv, vul. Pekarska, 50.

Overview

S.Z.Gzhytskiy National Veterinary and Biotech University of Lviv is a powerful complex of education, science, close cooperation with agricultural production and education of future specialists in the spirit of patriotism and cultural wealth. There are more than four thousands full-time and extramural students studying in the University. Training of masters is carried out in five specialities. There are four faculties of full-time education, Faculty of Distance Education, Institute of Extended Training and Retraining AIC Specialists. The University continues its work concerning official recognition of diplomas of Ukrainian agricultural universities by the universities of developed countries.

One of the ways of solving the problem is introducing functionally differentiated system of education in the University. Specialists' training is conducted in 12 specialities and 15 specializations. The University provides educational services in such spheres: veterinary science, food technology and engineering, technology of producing and processing livestock products, fish industry and aquaculture, specific categories (quality, standardization and certification), economics and business, management and administration, ecology, environment protection, law.

The major structural unit in the system of providing professional educational services is a Department. The University has 31 departments. Moreover, the structural unit providing educational services, including second higher education, advance training and retraining of personnel is the Institute of Extended Training and retraining of AIC Specialists.

The other major units, which facilitate the educational process, are: scientific library, scientific and production complexes "Davydivsky" and "Komarnitsky", Department of Practise, Information Technology Centre with the technical and educational services, etc. Separate unit of the University is Rozhyschensky zooveterinary college, since 2007 – University College. The University implemented a program of integration science and educational process. 59 branches of departments were established, based on the best scientific institutions and production units (companies, enterprises, associations). The University provides training of specialists for the state budget, preferential government loans, funds of individuals and entities. The percentage of state orders is 65% in full-time department and 35% in extramural studies.

The main aim of our activity is to strengthen the cult of knowledge. Recently, it has become a good tradition to refer the best students of the University for Practice to United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, and Ireland.

History

National Veterinary and Biotech University of Lviv was named after S. Z. Gzhytskyj (alternative spelling: Grzycki) is the one of the oldest higher educational institutions of such a profile in Ukraine.

The roots of the University go to 1784 when a veterinary department was set up at Lviv University. In Austria, Emperor Joseph II introduced educational reform, according to which there were only three universities on the territory of empire: in Vienna, Prague and Lviv. Lviv University received the status of university in October, 1784 and began to teach veterinary medicine and then started the development of veterinary medicine as a science in Galicia. At first they wanted to establish Veterinary school in Lviv like in Vienna but founded only the fifth university chair, the chair of veterinary medicine at the Medical Faculty of the University. The first professor and chairman was Georg Chmel (1747 – 1805) graduator of Vienna Veterinary School. He was an author of first veterinary works in Lviv. In 1881 – 1882 academic year the Veterinary School was founded in Lviv. Its full name was Kaiser-King Veterinary School together with school of forging horses and clinic for animals in Lviv. The Director of that school was prof. Peter Seifman (October 1, 1881), the former director of Warsaw Veterinary School and a director of Kazan' Veterinary Institute. At the same time prof. Henrih Kadyi and prof. Anton Baransky were taken at positions there. In four years (February 19, 1885) the school gave the first five diplomas of veterinary doctors.

According to resolution from December 1896 Lviv Veterinary School received status of High School (Academy) (October 1, 1897) In September 1908 the Academy received the right to give the scientific degree – the doctor of veterinary medicine and for special services – honorary doctorate (doctor honoris causa). From 1909 Rector was elected among the professors of the Academy for two years. Joseph Szpilman (1855 – 1920) was the first rector of Lviv Veterinary Academy.

Before the First World War at the Academy worked such famous professors as Stanislaw Krolikowsky, Volodymyr Kulchytskyj, Zigmund Markowsky, Pawel Kretovicz, Theophil Holobut. In 1917 Volodymyr Kulchytskyj became the Rector. He was the first Ukrainian rector of the Academy, a man of the encyclopedic knowledge, well-known anatomist and orientalist.

On December 12, 1922 the Academy received a new name – Lviv Academy of Veterinary Medicine that lasted till autumn 1939. Professor Waclaw Moraczewsky (1867 – 1950) took a special place in the history of the Academy. He was a famous biochemist, talented teacher and public figure, literature critic, expert in arts and music and a sportsman. He had a great impact on the Ukrainian writer Vasyl' Stefanyk. He also made a great influence on scientific progress of Ukrainian scientist S. Gzhytskyj (1900 – 1976) and the University was named in his honour. In autumn 1939 Lviv Academy of Veterinary Medicine turned into Lviv Veterinary Institute. Professor Ivan Chynchenko (1905 – 1993) became the director of the institute. He was a famous scientist, public man.

Both important and dramatic was war and post war times. German administration turned Lviv higher schools into professional courses to lower the quality of Slavic specialists. After the completion of these courses a certificate was given instead of a diploma. The directors of these courses were Otto Habersang and Prof. Uergen Witte.

In 1944 this educational institution restored its activity in the status of an institute after Lviv liberation and in 1949 the second faculty was opened – Zootechnical (since 1956 – Zooingineering, since 2003 – the faculty of Biology and Technology ). In times of an independent Ukraine such faculties were founded: in 1991 – Sanitary and Technological Faculty, in 2004 – the Faculty of Food Technologies, in 2002 – the Faculty of Economics and Management. Furthermore, these the Faculty of Extramural Education, the centre of artistic selfactivity and the institute of Post- Graduate education are actively working here.

In 1992 Lviv Academy of Veterinary Medicine regained its former name. In 2003 the Academy assumed the status "National" and was named after its student and then worker – the chief of Biochemistry Department, prominent scientist, and corresponding member of NAS and an academician of Ukrainian Agricultural Academy professor Stepan Gzhytskyj (1994). An academic council regained its right to assign the honorary status of a doctor (1998).

Campuses and buildings

All buildings of the university (main building, housing departments, research library, sports complex and 4 campus dormitories with a dining room) are compactly located in the central part of the city.

Educational research and production centers of the University are located in farming towns of Lviv region: ERPC "Komarnivskyj" – in Horodok' district at a distance of 50 km from the city, ERPC "Davydivskyj" – in Pustomyty' district at a distance of 10 km from the city.

Institutes and faculties

Nowadays there are 5 faculties at the University:

• Veterinary Medicine with the following specializations: veterinary pharmacy; quality, standardization and certification of agricultural products, ichthyopathology, diseases of small animals, laboratory affairs, veterinary ecology;
• Biology and Technology Faculty – specialty: technology of production and processing of animal production with the following specializations: apiculture, fur farming, poultry raising, fish-breeding, management and water bioresources;
• Faculty of Food Technology and Ecology with the following specializations; technology of meat preservation and processing, technology of milk preservation and processing, technology of fat and fat substitutes, ecology and environmental protection quality, еconomic оf environment, standardization and certification with the following specializations: veterinary sanitation, technology of hide and fur, ecosecurity of food products.
• Faculty of Economics and Management in specialties: marketing, management and organizational management;
• Faculty of extramural study which trains technologists of production and processing of animal products, marketers, managers, ecologists.

A centre of artistic amateur performances is a separate structural unit, which is the basis of specialists training in the field of organization and conducting of cultural, sporting and educational actions. The Institute of Post – Diploma Studies and Retraining of AIC cadres re-educates specialists providing them with a second diploma of state higher education. Six research institutes are functioning at the university now:

• Research Institute of Biotechnological Monitoring;
• Research Institute of Biotechnological Principles of Animals Productivity Increase;
• Research Institute of Cattle Breeding, Horse Breeding and Immunogenetics;
• Research Institute of Physiology and Ecoimmunology of animals and Birds;
• Institute of Management and Information Technologies;
• Research Institute of Ichthyopathology Introduction and Intensive Technologies in fish breeding.

Three Specialized Scientific Councils work at the University. They work in 10 fields; physiology of people and animals, veterinary obstetrics and biotechnology of reproduction, veterinary sanitation and hygiene, veterinary expertise, veterinary pharmacology, and toxicology, animals feeding and feeds technology, breeding and selection of animals, and ecology. Post-graduate students are trained in 25 specialties.

Doctoral studies were opened in 9 specialties in 2001.

Honorary doctors

Stepan Gzhytskyj (1900 – 1976) is a world-wide known scientist of Lviv University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology, a founder of Veterinary Biochemistry in Ukraine. He offered insulin as remedy in Veterinary Medicine.

References

• Official site

Higher education in Lviv Oblast
Universities	Franko University Lviv Polytechnic University of Physical Culture Gzhytsky University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology Agrarian University University of Internal Affairs Halytsky Medical University Forestry Technical University Ukrainian Catholic University University of Life Safety Franko Pedagogical University
Academies	Sahaidachny Academy of Ground Forces Academy of Arts Lysenko Music Academy Theological Seminary Commerce Academy Orthodox Theological Seminary Finance Academy Ukrainian Academy of Printing Sacred Martyrs Severyn, Vitaliy and Yakym Theological Seminary
Institutes	Institute of Banking Academy of Banking Institute of Economy and Tourism School of Physical Culture Shashkevych Pedagogical College Fylypchak Pedagogical College Medical College Faculty of Applied Programming Support Ternopil Economic University Barvinsky Music College College of Oil and Gas College of Statistics Mechanical Technological College

Coordinates: 48°18′15″N 38°01′05″E / 48.3042°N 38.0181°E / 48.3042; 38.0181