Starting from 2001/02 academic year the teachers of the department regularly conduct university student competition of the experts in Ukrainian language as part of International Competition named after Petro Yatsyk. In May 2001 Ukrainian philanthropist Peter Yatsyk founded competition of the experts in Ukrainian language, which starts on 9 November annually, on the Day of Ukrainian literature and language.
It aims at strengthening the state status of the Ukrainian language, raising its prestige among young people, development of respect to the culture and traditions of the Ukrainian nation.
University tour winners repeatedly took the leading places in regional and national rounds (O.Yaremko, A.Yarema, Ya.Voznyak, I.Proniv, O.Yakymets, O.Rubanyak, T.Stadnyk, N.Kozak, N.Terendiy ).