DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY

Foreword

   The Department of Geography, within the Faculty of History and Geography, represents a unitary structure due to its history longer than 50 years. The creation and, then, the development of this department were due to the important names which, in different period of times, were part of this collective and, some of them, leaded it: Nicolae Popp, Laurian Somesan, Ion Bojoi, Ion Popescu - Argesel, Constantin Catana, Costica Brandus, Ioan Iosep si Nicolae Radoane.
   Such magisters and creators of geographical schools have opened a way on which are now passing those that try to follow it and which now form the collective of the Department of Geography. This group is a mature collective composed of 15 members eager to accomplish the didactics and the geographical scientific research requirements of the university. The number of the permanent professors is completed with a total of over 30 associate professors and researchers.
   The didactic activity is the main mission of our department, numerous generations of high school graduates choosing every year the accredited specialization offered by it. Through the undergraduate specializations (Geography and Geography of Tourism) and MSc specializations (Tourism and Regional Development, GIS and Spatial Planning) whose programs were constantly renewed, we are trying to adapt ourselves to the job market, which is in constant transformation. Due to the equipments that we have in our spaces of education and research, we can meet the demands imposed by prospective undergraduate, master and PhD students.
   The Department of Geography of Suceava is a center of polarization for the North-East Region of Romania, for Moldova and for SW Ukraine and meets the challenges imposed by national and international requirements.
   The research is the second pillar on which the geographic education of Suceava relies. Over time, in the Department of Geography numerous research projects were (and are) conducted, engaging professors, researchers, doctoral and master students. The doctoral studies have become a well established activity, being carried on under the leadership of a group of four academics. The Department of Geography holders are internationally visible through scientific articles published in reputable journals.