The National University of Ostroh Academy with the University of Žilina (Slovakia), the Palacky University of Olomouc (Czech Republic) and the University of Bielsko-Biała (Republic of Poland) won another grant within the framework of the Visegrad Fund.

The topic of the project is "Resilience approach in cross-cultural training of future teachers in Ukraine and V4 countries". From now on series of lectures and practical classes will be held at the National University of Ostroh Academy for two and a half years. They will be held not only by university teachers, but also by foreign professors.

The head of the project on behalf of Ostroh Academy is Halyna Handzilevska, doctor of psychological sciences, professor of the Department of Psychology and Pedagogy of NaUOA, guarantor of the educational program "Primary education with in-depth study of the English language."

The team of authors and implementers of the project from Ostroh Academy included: H.B. Handzilevska, R.V. Kalamazh, E.M. Balashov, O.V. Tkachuk, I.R. Zubenko, V.V. Maksymchuk, V. Kondratyuk, Chernous T., Tymoshchuk E.A., Ratinska O.

Eduard Balashov, doctor of psychological sciences, professor, Rector's Assistant for International Relations and Fundraising of the National University of Ostroh Academy, coordinator of the project notes that the project has an applied nature and is aimed at training future teachers in the field of psychological and pedagogical education of children.

"The main attention will be paid to ensuring psychological and didactic conditions for the formation of psychological safety of primary school students and youth, development of their sanogenic thinking. An in-depth study of the future teachers' basic psychological and didactic needs is planned through the prism of adaptation to unpredictable situations, increasing the effectiveness of the educational process of children and youth using the resilience approach. We congratulate all the authors of the project which is an important component of the implementation of the aims of the Internationalization Strategy of NaUOA"

Doctor of psychological sciences, professor of the Department of Psychology and Pedagogy of the National University of Ostroh Academy, Halyna Handzilevska says that it is crucial now, among other things, to receive such powerful intellectual support from representatives of the university communities of Slovakia, Poland, and the Czech Republic.

"We already have a positive scientific experience of cooperation with these universities, in particular with the University of Žilina, where I am currently undergoing an internship at the Faculty of Humanities. This is a truly reliable partner, like all the others who, in such a difficult time, stood by us to solve those problems in which we feel our intellectual strength. I am glad that our students, future teachers, will have the opportunity to listen to lectures from leading doctors and professors. Moreover, of course, I am proud that our Ukrainian scientists of the Ostroh Academy will be heard in foreign partner universities. The topic of the project is meaningful, and our common small victory strengthens the belief that we are not indifferent to the world. We are getting closer to the Great Victory step by step - everyone is on their own front."

We are proud of this victory, and we sincerely congratulate the project manager and the team of authors and wish the project a successful implementation!

Ukrainian version of article here: https://www.oa.edu.ua/ua/info/news/2022/19-08-01