Geologist's Day: the University celebrates

On the first Sunday of April, Ukraine celebrates Geologist's Day. This professional holiday of geology, geodesy and cartography was introduced in 1995 in accordance with the Decree of the President of Ukraine. At the same time, this day is also the Day of the School of Geology, Geography, Recreation and Tourism of Karazin University.

Karazin University has a long tradition in the field of earth sciences. Even its founder Vasyl Karazin collected and classified fossil specimens and tried to investigate their origin. Over many subsequent decades, powerful scientific schools were formed at the university: paleontological, mineralogical and petrographic, lithological, physical geography and cartography, socio-economic geography and regional studies.

The results of scientific research and practical activities of the faculty members and graduates are not only of great theoretical but also of particular practical importance. After all, the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations, which Karazin University shares, include the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, the fight against desertification, stopping land degradation and ensuring their restoration.