Oriental Languages Department

The purpose of the Oriental Languages Department is to provide effective and continuous training of competitive specialists in the field of philological education,  methodological and pedagogical support for their personal and professional growth.

Tasks of the Department:

• provision of educational and professional needs of higher education applicants;
• introducing into the educational process innovative technologies and methods that ensure effective training and professional growth of students of higher education;
• implementation of the results of research activities into educational practice, activation of the creative search for specialists in line with modern trends of globalization and taking into account the priority of universal and national values;
• information-consulting and scientific-expert activities in the system of training of pedagogical and scientific-pedagogical personnel in the field of philological education.

The Department of Oriental Languages was established in 1996. Five Eastern languages are studied at the department: Chinese, Japanese, Turkish, Persian, and Hebrew as the classes of free choice in bachelor's and master's degrees. Since 2019, the Chinese language has been studied as the main language within the educational program 035 "Philology. Chinese language and literature" for the bachelor's level, and since 2023 the educational program 035 "Philology. Chinese language and literature" for the master's level.

Close ties with the embassies of Eastern countries, with higher education institutions of China, Japan, Turkey, Iran and Israel, regular internships and professional development of the department's teachers guarantee a high-quality and modern approach to teaching Eastern languages. Knowledge of two (or more) foreign languages makes our graduates competitive and in demand on the labor market not only in Ukraine, but also abroad.

The Department of Oriental Languages is actively engaged in educational and career guidance activities. Students of many secondary education institutions are always invited to participate and attend various events, concerts, master classes in Eastern languages.