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IX INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “DIALOGUE OF CULTURES IN THE EUROPEAN EDUCATION SPACE”

On May 10, 2024, the IX International Conference “Dialogue of Cultures in the European Education Space” was held at Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, which was organized by scientific and pedagogical staff of the Department of Philology and Translation of the Institute of Law and Modern Technologies.

The conference was held on the initiative of Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design under the auspices of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine with the support of the INTREPID-HEI International Project.

Co-organizers of the conference were: Pryazovskyi State Technical University, Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University (Poltava), Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University (Vinnytsia), Donbas State Engineering Academy (Ternopil), T. H. Shevchenko National University “Chernihiv Colehium”, National Aviation University, Hryhorii Skovoroda University in Pereiaslav, Odesa State Agrarian University, Jagiellonian University (Institute of Eastern Slavonic Studies, Department of Ukrainian Studies) (Poland), Baku Slavic University (Azerbaijan), Tskhum-Abkhazian Academy of Sciences (Institute of Slavic Languages) (Tbilisi, Georgia), Sokhumi State University (Tbilisi, Georgia), Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg (Germany), Academy of Applied Sciences, Higher School of Management and Administration in Opole (Poland), Istanbul University Language Center (Turkey), International Cultural and Educational Association (ICEA) (USA).

The ceremonial opening of the conference began with speeches by PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, Assistant of Vice-rector for Research and Innovation of Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design Vasyl BUHAS and PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, Director of the Institute of Law and Modern Technologies Tetiana VLASIUK.

Vasyl BUHAS emphasized the importance of cultural diversity and equal dialogue of cultures for a modern civilized democratic society, scientific work for modern specialists and wished those present diligence and productive work.

Tetiana VLASIUK congratulated the community and informed that the conference is taking place within the framework of the celebration of Europe Day and Science Day in Ukraine and with the aim of creating a professional platform for discussing philological aspects of intercultural dialogue, as well as sharing the experience of improving the quality of training of foreign students in higher education institutions of Ukraine.

The moderators of the event were Tetiana VLASIUK, PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, Director of the Institute of Law and Modern Technologies, Yelyzaveta ISAKOVA, PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Philology and Translation and Svitlana DVORIANCHYKOVA, PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Philology and Translation.

The conference was attended by more than 100 scientists, teachers, post-graduate students and graduates of higher education institutions in Ukraine (Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Dnipro, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kramatorsk, Kryvyi Rih, Lviv, Odesa, Pereyaslav, Poltava, Ternopil, Kherson, Chernivtsi, Chernihiv), Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ireland, Germany, Poland, the United States of America and Turkey.

Six sections worked within the framework of the conference:

1. Cultural and educational traditions of Ukraine and other countries.

2. Development of modern institutions of higher education and general secondary education of Ukraine and the world.

3. Traditions and prospects of teaching foreign students at the institutions of higher education of Ukraine and the world.

4. Foreign students in the language environment of modern Ukraine and other countries in the context of transformation and globalization.

5. Mastering foreign languages as a factor of increasing the professional and educational opportunities for citizens of other countries who receive general secondary and higher education in Ukraine and other countries.

6. Philology through the prism of the dialogue of cultures.

 

At the plenary session, the organizers and guests of the conference gave welcoming speeches and reports:

Tetiana VLASIUK, PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, Director of the Institute of Law and Modern Technologies of the Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design;

Valentyn PANCHENKO, PhD in History, Vice-Rector for Scientific, Pedagogical and Educational Work of T. H. Shevchenko National University “Chernihiv Collegium”;

Viacheslav RIZNYK, PhD in Pedagogy, Associate Professor, Vice-Rector for Educational and Methodology of Hryhorii Skovoroda University in Pereiaslav;

Inna MALETSKA, PhD in Pedagogy, Associate Professor, Vice-rector for Scientific-Pedagogical and Methodical Work of Odesa State Agrarian University;

Mykola OGIENKO, Doctor of Science in Economics, PhD in Technical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Academy of Applied Sciences, Higher School of Management and Administration in Opole (Poland);

Kakha KVASHILAVA, PhD in History, Associate Professor, Head of the Public and Media Relation Service of Sokhumi State University (Tbilisi, Georgia), Journalist;

Maka KACHARAVA, PhD, Associate Professor, Head of Quality Assurance Service of the Faculty of Humanities of Sokhumi State University (Tbilisi, Georgia);

Temur CHILACHAVA, Doctor of Science in Physics and Mathematics, Professor, President of Tskhum-Abkhazian Academy of Sciences (Georgia);

Zoia ADAMIA, Doctor of Science in Philology, Professor, Director of the Scientific-research Institute of Slavic Languages of Tskhum-Abkhazian Academy of Sciences (Georgia);

Viktoriia DMYTRENKO, Doctor of Science in Philology, Professor, Director of the Educational and Research Institute of Philology and Journalism of Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University (Poltava);

Katazhyna KOTYNSKA, Doctor of Science in Philology, Dr. Habil., Professor of the Jagiellonian University, Head of the Department of Ukrainian Studies of the Institute of Eastern Slavonic Studies of the Jagiellonian University (Poland);

Oksana BARANIVSKA, Doctor of Science in Philology, Professor of the Department of Ukrainian Studies of the Institute of Eastern Slavonic Studies at Jagiellonian University (Poland);

Diana MIKELADZE, Doctor of Science in Philology, Associate Professor of Sokhumi State University (Tbilisi, Georgia);

Tamara GOLI-OGLU, Doctor of Science in Philology, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Translation of Pryazovsky State Technical University (Dnipro);

Liudmyla KRUHLENKO, PhD in Pedagogy, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Translation of Pryazovskyi State Technical University (Dnipro), intern at Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg (Germany);

Nataliia YUHAN, Doctor of Science in Philology, Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Oriental Philology and Translation of Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University (Poltava), intern at the Institute of German Studies of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf;

Elmira SALAKHATDINOVA, PhD, Lecturer of the Department of Ukrainian Language and Literature of the Section of Slavic Languages and Literatures of the Faculty of Humanities of Istanbul University (Turkey), Lecturer of Istanbul University Language Center (Turkey);

Nataliya PAZIURA, Doctor of Science in Pedagogy, Professor, Head of the Department of Aviation English at the National Aviation University;

Olena SEITZ, Vice-President of the International Cultural and Educational Association (ICEA), Director of International Programs (USA);

Olena MARINA, Doctor of Science in Philology, Professor, the Member of Kerry Education and Training Board (Ireland) ;

Kateryna ZUBENKO, PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Language Training of Donbas State Engineering Academy (Ternopil);

Aytan BAYRAMOVA, Doctor of Science in Philology, Associate Professor, Vice-Rector for International Relations of Baku Slavic University (Azerbaijan);

Lesya KERIMOVA, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Slavic Philology, Director of the Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Center of Baku Slavic University (Azerbaijan);

Ella KRAVCHENKO, Doctor of Science in Philology, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of General and Applied Linguistics and Slavic Philology at Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University (Vinnytsia);

Yelyzaveta ISAKOVA, PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Philology and Translation, Head of the Department of Philology and Translation of the Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design;

Svitlana DVORIANCHYKOVA, PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Philology and Translation of Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design.

The speakers noted that the dialogue of cultures should become a new political and educational strategy for Ukraine, and under these circumstances, communication in foreign languages in the conditions of worldwide globalization becomes especially relevant.

The educational and scientific work of the staff of the Department of Philology and Translation of Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design is consistent with the European vector of modern Ukrainian education. The teachers of the department implement a number of international projects together with foreign partners and work on developing ideas for further cooperation. The guests of the conference emphasized that the cooperation with scientific and pedagogical staff of the Department of Philology and Translation of KNUTD is fruitful and promising, the theme of the Conference “Dialogue of Cultures in the European Education the event  organization and moderation.

During the work of the sectional meetings, reports of scientific and pedagogical workers, graduate students and students were listened by the participants and guests.

A number of reports provoked a lively discussion, as the authors highlighted the most important topical theoretical and practical aspects of intercultural dialogue, multiculturalism and the acquisition of foreign languages in educational institutions of Ukraine, which will contribute to the democratization of society and Ukraine’s entry into the world community:

Shamman Shayomi ARKHEBAME, the student of Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design

Foreign students in the language environment of modern Ukraine and other countries in the context of transformation and globalization (Academic Supervisors: the Head of the Department of Philology and Translation Yelyzaveta ISAKOVA, Associate Professor of the Department of Philology and Translation Svitlana DVORIANCHYKOVA);

Kateryna ALOSHYNA, the student of Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design

Peculiarities of Canadian education system (Academic Supervisors: Senior Lecturer of the Department of Philology and Translation Svitlana LEBEDIEVA);

Mariana HAIDUK, the student of Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design

Peculiarities of language training of high school students in America (Academic Supervisor: the Head of the Department of Philology and Translation Yelyzaveta ISAKOVA);

Viktor DZHERDZH, the student of Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design

The role of academic mobility in intercultural dialogue (Academic Supervisor: the Head of the Department of Philology and Translation Yelyzaveta ISAKOVA);

Artom ZAVHORODNII, the student of Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design

Translating horizons of intercultural dialogue (Academic Supervisor: Associate Professor of the Department of Philology and Translation Iryna KORNIEIEVA);

Anhelina KOVALENKO, the student of Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design

Prospects of studying foreign students at the Higher Education Institutions of Ukraine (Academic Supervisor: Associate Professor of the Department of Philology and Translation Svitlana DVORIANCHYKOVA);

Anna KONOVALIUK, the student of Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design

Unveiling the art of filmonym translation (Academic Supervisor: Associate Professor of the Department of Philology and Translation Kseniia KUGAI);

Taisiіa LUNHA, the student of Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design

Language education as a career development strategy (Academic Supervisor: Associate Professor of the Department of Philology and Translation Maryna VYSHNEVSKA);

Elyzaveta MYROSHNYCHENKO, the student of Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design

Adapting university education to the modern labor market (Academic Supervisor: Associate Professor of the Department of Philology and Translation Maryna VYSHNEVSKA);

Anna RUDENKO, the student of Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design

Comparative analysis of intercultural aspects in language and literature study (Academic Supervisor: Associate Professor of the Department of Philology and Translation Maryna VYSHNEVSKA);

Oleksandra SOTNICHENKO, the student of Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design

The role of international student exchanges in the development of mutual understanding and dialogue of cultures (Academic Supervisor: Associate Professor of the Department of Philology and Translation Svitlana DVORIANCHYKOVA);

Oleksandra UNHURIAN, the student of Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design

Peculiarities of translation of little-known names and concepts in fiction (Academic Supervisor: the Head of the Department of Philology and Translation Yelyzaveta ISAKOVA);

Oleksandra SHEVTSOVA, the student of Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design

The role of literature in promoting mutual understanding between cultures in Europe (Academic Supervisor: Associate Professor of the Department of Philology and Translation Svitlana DVORIANCHYKOVA);

Ada YAKYMOVA, the student of Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design

Nominal spheres and ways of forming modern neologisms in the English language (Academic Supervisor: the Head of the Department of Philology and Translation Yelyzaveta ISAKOVA).

Based on the results of the conference, an electronic collection of its materials will be created.

We express our sincere thanks to the organizers and participants of the International Conference “Dialogue of Cultures in the European Education Space”!

13.05.2024