Department of Ecology, Chemistry and Environmental Protection Technologies (ECEPT) is a unit of the Faculty of Construction, Civil and Environmental Engineering in Vinnytsia National Technical University. Until 2022, the Department was a part of Institute of Environmental Safety and Monitoring.
The Department consists of:
Section of Ecology and Environmental Protection Technologies
Section of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies
Research Institute of Environmental Protection Technologies and Engineering
The Department prepares bachelors and masters in "Ecology" and "Technologies of Environment Protection", bachelors in "Chemical Technologies and Engineering" and is enrolled in scientific activity in the field of environment protection and chemical technologies.
The Department also provides the courses "Ecology and basics of biosafety and bioethics" and "Chemistry" for students of different university specialties.
Department of Ecology and Environmental Safety (DEES) was established in February 2008 by separating from the Department of Chemistry and Environmental Safety, where first students came in 2000 (one of the first in Ukraine). The first Head of the Department (from 2000 to 2008 – Head of the Department of Chemistry and Environmental Safety, and from 2008 to 2015 – Head of the Department of Ecology and Environmental Safety) was D.Sc., Prof. Vasyl Petruk. Due to his active efforts, the environmentalists teaching has started. From 2015 to 2021, the Head of the DEES was Vitalii Ishchenko, one of the first Department’s graduates. Since 2022 the Department has new title - Ecology, Chemistry and Environmental Protection Technologies and is leaded by Prof. Vasyl Petruk.
The Department is among the leaders in Vinnytsia National Technical Univesity and took the top position in VNTU Departments ranking in 2013 and 2014.
The Department has highly qualified teaching staff with scientific degrees and titles, and Honored nature protector, the only in Vinnytsia region (professor Petruk Vasyl). Department staff is actively recruited by its young graduates. More than half of the Department employees are environmentalist prepared by the Department. There are 6 professors employed by ECEPT, 3 of which in Environmental Safety. The Department constantly checks the needs of companies, institutions and organizations in Vinnytsya and other regions of Ukraine. The themes of bachelor and master works as well as research themes are corresponded with these needs. The Department actively carries out research and cooperates with foreign universities and other institutions.
