Scientific directions

  • Assessment of recreational resources of administrative districts and cities of regional subordination of Ivano-Frankivsk region
  • Culinary traditions of different regions of Ukraine
  • Historical aspects of Ukrainian cuisine, such as the origin of dishes, the evolution of recipes and the influence of other cultures on Ukrainian cuisine
  • Sociocultural context of Ukrainian cuisine, including customs and traditions related to food, the symbolism of dishes and their role in festive rituals

  • Development of methodological and applied aspects of the functioning of voluntourism as a promising direction in the tourist services market of Ukraine in the conditions of post-war reconstruction
  • Development of leisure animation programs for children’s and youth tourism in the context of implementing the strategy of national-patriotic education
  • Digitization of artifacts of the historical and cultural heritage of Ivano-Frankivsk region and creation of a virtual tourist product (virtual excursions and 3D maps of objects) on this basis
  • Development of a tourist product (routes and excursions) based on the Jewish cultural heritage of the western region of Ukraine to prevent manifestations of genocide and xenophobia

  • “Cultural Heritage” (study, preservation, popularization of material and spiritual historical and cultural heritage of the Ukrainian people)
Contact Person:
Lesia Polova
Associate Dean for Scientific Work, Faculty of Tourism
Email: lesia.polova@pnu.edu.ua