Mykola Swarnyk | |
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Микола Сварник | |
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Alma mater | Lviv Forestry Institute |
Awards | Order of Merit |
Mykola Swarnyk ( Ukrainian: Микола Сварник, born 23 February 1957, Lutsk, Volyn Oblast [1]) is a Ukrainian photographer, Wikipedian, and public figure. Candidate of Biological Sciences (1989). [2]
He graduated from Lviv Secondary School No. 28 (1974) and Lviv Forestry Institute (1979). He worked as an engineer, a junior researcher at the Institute of Carpathian Ecology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (1979-1994), a lecturer at the Department of Physical Rehabilitation at the Lviv State Institute of Physical Culture (1996-2000), a lecturer in medical and social rehabilitation at the Lviv Medical College (1998-2000); a lecturer (2000-2002), associate professor (2002-2013) at the Department of Sociology and Social Work at Lviv Polytechnic National University. [1] [2]
He currently lives in Toronto, Canada, where, after retiring, he became a freelance photographer for the Ukrainian community. He also volunteers and edits Wikipedia. [3]
He was the chairman of the "Nadiya" society (1992-1996), co-founder of the "Dzherelo" Training and Rehabilitation Center (since 1994), member of the Board of Education of the city of Lviv (2000-2005) and the board of the "Step by Step" Foundation (1999-2012); chairman of the Board of the Coalition for the Protection of Disabled and Intellectually Disabled Persons (2004-2013); corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Canada (2018); member of the board of the Ukrainian Canadian Social Service, Toronto Division (2014-2019). [2]
As a member of the " Our Ukraine" party, he ran for the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in the 1998 elections. [4] He was a member of the Reform and Order party. [5]
Member of the Lviv City Council (2006-2010) from the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc faction. [6] Member of the Standing Committee on Medicine, Education, Science and Social Protection. [1]
Participated in:
Member of the jury and organizing committees of the photo contests " Wiki Loves Earth" and " Wiki Loves Monuments" (2016, 2018 [3]). [7]
Author, co-author of about 80 scientific and popular science works, 10 manuals, collections and guidelines. [2]
Selected publications: [2]
Research interests: population ecology of natural and anthropogenically modified ecosystems of the highlands of the Ukrainian Carpathians (structure and dynamics); rehabilitation, inclusive education, human rights, methodological and organizational support of social services for children and adults with disabilities; work with parents of children with special needs; methods of training in physical rehabilitation and social work; motivation of volunteers in the public sector. [2]
Mykola Swarnyk | |
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Микола Сварник | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Lviv Forestry Institute |
Awards | Order of Merit |
Mykola Swarnyk ( Ukrainian: Микола Сварник, born 23 February 1957, Lutsk, Volyn Oblast [1]) is a Ukrainian photographer, Wikipedian, and public figure. Candidate of Biological Sciences (1989). [2]
He graduated from Lviv Secondary School No. 28 (1974) and Lviv Forestry Institute (1979). He worked as an engineer, a junior researcher at the Institute of Carpathian Ecology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (1979-1994), a lecturer at the Department of Physical Rehabilitation at the Lviv State Institute of Physical Culture (1996-2000), a lecturer in medical and social rehabilitation at the Lviv Medical College (1998-2000); a lecturer (2000-2002), associate professor (2002-2013) at the Department of Sociology and Social Work at Lviv Polytechnic National University. [1] [2]
He currently lives in Toronto, Canada, where, after retiring, he became a freelance photographer for the Ukrainian community. He also volunteers and edits Wikipedia. [3]
He was the chairman of the "Nadiya" society (1992-1996), co-founder of the "Dzherelo" Training and Rehabilitation Center (since 1994), member of the Board of Education of the city of Lviv (2000-2005) and the board of the "Step by Step" Foundation (1999-2012); chairman of the Board of the Coalition for the Protection of Disabled and Intellectually Disabled Persons (2004-2013); corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Canada (2018); member of the board of the Ukrainian Canadian Social Service, Toronto Division (2014-2019). [2]
As a member of the " Our Ukraine" party, he ran for the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in the 1998 elections. [4] He was a member of the Reform and Order party. [5]
Member of the Lviv City Council (2006-2010) from the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc faction. [6] Member of the Standing Committee on Medicine, Education, Science and Social Protection. [1]
Participated in:
Member of the jury and organizing committees of the photo contests " Wiki Loves Earth" and " Wiki Loves Monuments" (2016, 2018 [3]). [7]
Author, co-author of about 80 scientific and popular science works, 10 manuals, collections and guidelines. [2]
Selected publications: [2]
Research interests: population ecology of natural and anthropogenically modified ecosystems of the highlands of the Ukrainian Carpathians (structure and dynamics); rehabilitation, inclusive education, human rights, methodological and organizational support of social services for children and adults with disabilities; work with parents of children with special needs; methods of training in physical rehabilitation and social work; motivation of volunteers in the public sector. [2]