Participation of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic teachers in the Teaching Methods in International Higher Education program within the framework of the DAAD InduTwin@scale project

The DAAD international educational project InduTwin@scale, the implementation of which on the basis of our partner Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts (FH Dortmund, Germany) ended in December 2025, provided opportunities not only for students, but also for teachers of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic: https://www.fh-dortmund.de/projekte/fis.import.proj.de.194.php?loc=en

Thanks to the support of the project coordinator for Ukraine, Armenia and Kazakhstan, professor emeritus of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic, director of IDiAL FH Dortmund Carsten Wolf, representatives of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic participated in the online course «Teaching Methods in International Higher Education» (TMIHE).

It was a comprehensive 9-month program for teachers from Ukraine, Germany, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Peru, India, Colombia, Armenia. It aimed to provide non-native university teachers with the skills and techniques needed to effectively teach subjects in English to international student groups.

The course combined the principles of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) to develop intercultural competence and collaborative learning.

Participants from Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic – Associate Professor of the Department of Software Tools Anzhelika Parkhomenko and Associate Professor of the Department of Computer Systems and Networks Iryna Zelenova took part in six structured modules aimed at improving both pedagogical methods and English language skills, completed all tasks and received Certificates of successful completion of studies.

The TMIHE program emphasized innovative digital tools, modern learning resources and methodology, which provided teachers with the necessary competencies to create an engaging and relevant learning environment. Mutual evaluation, feedback and discussion have become an integral part of the course.

In addition to synchronous and asynchronous assignments, course participants participated in professional learning clusters, allowing them to network, share best practices, and network for potential research opportunities.

We work together — we develop together!