Latin Language Olympiad at TNMU

On March 12, 2026, the Department of Foreign Languages of I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University organized the first stage of the All-Ukrainian Student Olympiad in the academic discipline “Latin Language and Medical Terminology.” A total of 33 first-year students from the medical and dental faculties, as well as 11 international students, participated in the Latin language Olympiad.

The Olympiad was prepared and conducted by Professor Nadiia Fedchyshyn and Associate Professors Halyna Palasiuk, Tetiana Savaryn, and Ivanna Vorona, who developed tasks classified by difficulty level. An innovation of this year’s Olympiad was the inclusion of competitive tasks comprising closed-type test questions, open-ended tasks, and creative assignments that demonstrate knowledge of linguoculturology. The tasks were based on the understanding of the importance of developing terminological competence in future doctors and the crucial role of Latin as an international language of science.

International students completed the Olympiad tasks remotely using the Teams platform. Associate Professors Roman Kotsiuba, Mariia Kichula, and Ivanna Humenna prepared tasks of varying difficulty, covering reading, listening, and writing.

A jury was selected to evaluate the works, consisting of: Professor Nadiia Fedchyshyn (Chair), Associate Professors Halyna Palasiuk, Tetiana Savaryn, Ivanna Vorona, Roman Kotsiuba, Ivanna Humenna, and Mariia Kichula.

The results of the Olympiad demonstrated an appropriate professional level of students’ Latin training, a high degree of development of practical skills, and strong creative potential among future specialists in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and physical therapy.

The winners of the first stage were determined in three categories:

participants studying in the specialty I2 “Medicine”;

participants studying in the specialty I7 “Therapy and Rehabilitation”;

participants studying in the specialty I1 “Dentistry”;

international student participants.

In a competitive contest, the best results among medical faculty students (specialty “Medicine”) were shown by:

1st place – Daryna Rabchuk (MM-101), Vitalina Hlushok (MM-104)

2nd place – Andrii Litvinchuk (MM-101), Kateryna Kostiuk (MM-103), Yana Kuziv (MM-109)

3rd place – Antonina Muzyka (MM-104), Illia Harkusha (MM-120), Varvara Liashchuk (MM-103), Valeriia Hamar (MM-110)

Best results among students of the medical faculty (specialty “Therapy and Rehabilitation”):

1st place – Alina Boiko (TR-105)

2nd place – Maryna Bodunova (TR-103)

3rd place – Daria Tkachenko (TR-104)

Best results among dental faculty students:

• 1st place – Kateryna Paperovska, Nataliia Rekys (SS-102)
• 2nd place – Stanislav Karpiv (SS-104), Maksym Yarema (SS-103)
• 3rd place – Yaroslav Mateva (SS-110), Kateryna Valko (SS-103)

Best results among international students:

• 1st place – Joseph Ufuoma Ishaka (IM-124)
• 2nd place – Paulina Bashak (IM-124)
• 3rd place – Daniel Zbigniew Skomro (IC-113) and Opoku Cindy (IM-124)

On March 19, 2026, the Olympiad results were summarized and officially announced. During the award ceremony, congratulatory speeches were delivered by the Head of the Department of Foreign Languages, Professor Nadiia Fedchyshyn, and Associate Professor Halyna Palasiuk. All participants received certificates and commemorative souvenirs.

Congratulations to all participants, and we wish you further creative achievements! 🎉аварин