On April 19, 2024, during the meeting of the special academic council of the International Humanitarian University, the dissertation defense of Yulia Viktorivna Sharapanovska took place. The topic of her dissertation was "Implementation of the PANDEMIC Concept in English-Language Media Discourse (Linguistic-Social Aspect)" for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the field of knowledge 03 "Humanities" in the specialty 035 "Philology." The scientific supervisor was Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor Natalia Mykolaivna Shkvorshenko.
The special academic council worked in the following composition:
Head of the soviet – Vira Yaroslavivna Mizecka, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Foreign Languages for Professional Communication at the International Humanitarian University;
Reviewer - Olha Oleksiivna Orenchak, PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Romance and Germanic Philology and Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages, International Humanitarian University;
Official opponents: Serhii Ivanovych Potapenko, Doctor of Philology, Professor of the Department of English Philology and Philosophy of Language, Kyiv National Linguistic University; Hanna Illivna Prykhodko, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor, Professor at the Department of English Philology and Linguodidactics, Zaporizhzhia National University; Valeria Mykhailivna Smahlij, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Philology, Odesa National Maritime University.
In their speeches during the discussion of the dissertation research, the official opponents and all members of the Specialised Academic Council noted the high scientific level, impeccable knowledge of the research topic, professional and thorough answers, and the dissertation's publication activity, and, based on the results of an open vote, the one-time Specialised Academic Council awarded Yuliia Sharapanovska the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the field of knowledge 03 "Humanities", speciality 035 "Philology".
The special academic council worked in the following composition:
Head of the soviet – Vira Yaroslavivna Mizecka, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Foreign Languages for Professional Communication at the International Humanitarian University;
Reviewer - Olha Oleksiivna Orenchak, PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Romance and Germanic Philology and Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages, International Humanitarian University;
Official opponents: Serhii Ivanovych Potapenko, Doctor of Philology, Professor of the Department of English Philology and Philosophy of Language, Kyiv National Linguistic University; Hanna Illivna Prykhodko, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor, Professor at the Department of English Philology and Linguodidactics, Zaporizhzhia National University; Valeria Mykhailivna Smahlij, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Philology, Odesa National Maritime University.
In their speeches during the discussion of the dissertation research, the official opponents and all members of the Specialised Academic Council noted the high scientific level, impeccable knowledge of the research topic, professional and thorough answers, and the dissertation's publication activity, and, based on the results of an open vote, the one-time Specialised Academic Council awarded Yuliia Sharapanovska the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the field of knowledge 03 "Humanities", speciality 035 "Philology".