Second-year undergraduate and first-year master’s students of the Geography programme at Ferenc Rakoczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian University once again took part in a two-week field practice in physical geography across Transcarpathia this summer. For the master’s students, the programme also included practical training in organizing students’ research activities in geography.
During the first week, the participants stayed in Berehove and its surroundings, where they had the opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge acquired during their studies. As part of the programme, they visited the city’s meteorological station, carried out GPS-based geodetic field surveys in the Berehove area, conducted barometric altitude measurements and astronomical observations, and performed water quality analyses on the Berehove section of the Verke Canal. The students also visited the József Szikura Botanical Garden of Ferenc Rakoczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian University in Velyky Berehy.
The second week of the field practice continued with a multi-day educational bus tour. Departing from Berehove, the students first travelled to Trosnyk, where they became familiar with the operation of the geophysical station through a series of practical tasks and carried out hydrological investigations on the Tisza River. They then spent a full day in Shayan mapping the basin of Lake Siloam and conducting GPS and theodolite surveys in the surrounding area. The programme also included visits to the Solotvyno Salt Lakes, an excursion to the Kuzii Stream Valley, and a stop at the “Geographical Centre of Europe” monument before continuing to Rakhiv, where they visited the confluence of the Black Tisza and the White Tisza rivers.
Hiking excursions also formed an important part of the programme. During an extended trek from Vorokhta, the students climbed Mount Spitsi (1,863 m), making physical geographical observations in the Chornohora mountain range. They also visited the Bukovel resort, the “Lake of Eternal Youth,” and explored the natural and cultural attractions of Yasinia and its surrounding area.
During the second week of the field practice, the students and their instructors stayed at the dormitory of the Transcarpathian Hungarian Lyceum in Vyshkovo and at the “Maramoroș” Training Hotel of Ferenc Rakoczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian University in Yasinia.
