Oleg M. Topuzov

Vice-President of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine

Full member (Academician) of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine (elected on 17.12.2019), Doctor of Sciences in Pedagogy, Professor, Honoured Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine.

Born on September 25, 1964 in the town of Tysmenytsia, Ivano-Frankivsk region.

Graduated from the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Geography of the Ukrainian State Pedagogical Institute (1987). His main research interests are in the field of didactics, theory and methodology of teaching geography, reforming and European integration development of education and science in Ukraine on the democratic principles of partnership.

He substantiated the didactic and methodological principles of implementing problem-based, competency-based and activity-based approaches to teaching geography, which he implemented in curricula and a series of geography textbooks for general secondary and higher education institutions, created under his leadership and direct participation. Organizer of scientific research at the Institute of Pedagogy of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine. Author of a number of innovative educational initiatives aimed at implementing state policy in the field of education and science. Participates in the development of legislative, software and methodological support for general secondary and higher education. He has published over 740 scientific papers, in particular 14 monographs ("Problem Teaching Geography at School: Theory and Practice" 2007, "Didactics of Geography" 2013, 2014, "Educational Partnership in the System of General Secondary Education: Theory and Methodology" 2021, "Educational Sphere of Ukraine: National Priorities, Problems and Prospects" 2024, etc.), 7 concepts, 30 methodological and 23 teaching aids, 20 curricula and 6 teacher training programs, 12 textbooks, in particular the textbook "General Methodology of Teaching Geography" 2012 for institutions of higher pedagogical education and 11 geography textbooks (grades 6–10 for institutions of general secondary education, 15 articles in publications indexed in the scientometric databases Scopus and Web of Science Core Collection).

He is engaged in fruitful work on training highly qualified scientific and pedagogical personnel. He headed the specialized academic council for the defence of doctoral dissertations at the Institute of Pedagogy of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine. He has trained 11 doctors and 25 candidates of sciences.

He is actively engaged in scientific, journalistic and scientific and educational activities, in particular, as Editor-in-chief of the “Ukrainian Pedagogical Journal” and the collection of scientific papers “Problems of Modern Textbook” and as a Member of the editorial boards of a number of scientific professional pedagogical Ukrainian and foreign publications.

He was awarded the badges of honour of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine “Excellence in Education of Ukraine” (2004), “For Scientific Achievements” (2011), the distinction of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine “For the Preparation of Scientific Change”, the medal of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine “Ushinsky K.D.”.

Office address: Presidium of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine,

Sichovykh Striltsiv St., 52a, Kyiv, 04053

Tel.: (044) 481–37–07