Articles by Volodymyr Obrizan

Unusual Marketing on the Streets of Kharkiv

Today on Lenin Avenue I fell victim to... what? you don’t know where that is? Then let’s put it this way: today on Nauky Avenue I fell victim to an interesting kind of marketing. Clearer now? Good. A young man was walking toward me and asked:

— Do you …

Where Are the Father and Mother?

Over ten years of teaching at a university, I’ve noticed one detail. When a student is already in a total disaster with a subject, when finals are already on and it’s too late to study properly, people come to plead on the student’s behalf. Uncles, aunts, Dad …

I Don’t Have Time

It grates on the ear when people say, “I don’t have time.”

Remember this once and for all: saying “I don’t have time” is very embarrassing. It’s just as embarrassing as replying to a girl, “I don’t have money,” when she suggests going to the movies …

Summary of the Seventh Meeting of the “Python at APVT” Club

Unfortunately, I personally missed this meeting. I asked those who were present to write short reports. Below is a report on behalf of Roman Podolyaka.

On December 5, the seventh meeting of the “Python at APVT” club took place. The meeting was held in room 318 of the APVT department …

Summary of the Sixth Meeting of the “Python at APVT” Club

On November 28, the sixth meeting of the “Python at APVT” club took place. The meeting was held in room 318 of the APVT department from 11:15 to 13:30.

Below is a brief summary of the meeting.

Empire of Code (Volodymyr Obrizan)

Empire of Code is another game …

A New Profession: Student Success Coach

Ladies and gentlemen, you are witnessing a great discovery in education. Yesterday I invented a new profession, became the first practicing professional in this profession, and today found my first client. This profession is student success coach. My last name will be written into pedagogy textbooks on the same page …