2-day training “Global synergy through collaborative online international learning (COIL) at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv”
On June 13, 2024, the 2-day training “Global synergy through collaborative online international learning (COIL) at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv” began as part of the international project “The Multiplication Trainings for Higher Education Administrators in Ukraine (THEA Ukraine X)” (with the support of the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD).
20 KNU teachers from 7 faculties and institutes are taking part in the training:
- Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv;
- Educational and Scientific Institute of Law of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv;
- Educational and Scientific Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv;
- Faculty of Economics;
- Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics;
- “Institute of Biology and Medicine”;
- Faculty of Information Technologies.
At the opening of the training, welcoming speeches were given by:
Kseniia SMYRNOVA, Vice-Rector for Education (International Cooperation);
Roman PETYUR, Head of the International Relations Office of KNU;
Sonja MIKESKA, Quality Management and International Cooperation, THEA manager, University of Applied Sciences Münster, Germany;
Halyna PROTSYK, Deputy Vice Rector for Outreach and Social Engagement (Internationalisation) of the Ukrainian Catholic University, Ukraine (THEA Ukraine X trainer).
We sincerely thank today’s expert speakers:
Alla KRASULIA – “International collaborative online learning: definition, fundamentals and advantages”;
Gayana YÜKSEL – “Implementation of COIL projects at the Vernadsky Taurida National University”;
Larysa LYASHENKO – “Features of organising intercultural cooperation between KNU students and students of the American University in the Emirates and the University of Santo Tomis in Chile”;
Yuliia PISKORSKA, coordinator of special projects at the EducationUSA Ukraine centre in Ukraine – “Project management for the implementation of COIL projects and the development of international partnerships”;
Claudia DIERS-LENKE, Head of internationalisation at Faculty of Management & Organisation, the Hague University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands “COIL Crossroads: navigating cultural landscapes in global learning- Intercultural aspects”.
