Visit of a delegation of educators from Ukraine to Frankfurt am Main and Mainz
From April 12 to 18, with the financial support of the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ), within the framework of a long-term partnership project between the Trade Union of Education and Science Workers of Ukraine and the German Trade Union of Education and Science Workers (GEW), a delegation of educators from Ukraine visited Frankfurt am Main and Mainz.
Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic University and the Zaporizhzhia Region were represented by Vice-Rector for Scientific and Pedagogical Work, Socio-Economic Development and Youth Policy Andriy Ivanchenko as part of a delegation headed by the Deputy Head of the Trade Union of Education and Science Workers of Ukraine Olha Chabanyuk. Together with colleagues from Kyiv National University named after Taras Shevchenko, Chernivtsi National University named after Yurii Fedkovich, employees of educational institutions and trade union organizations of educators of Odesa, Donetsk, Chernihiv, Lviv, Ternopil, Mykolaiv, Vinnytsia regions and the city of Kyiv, he took part in meetings with GEW representatives, familiarization visits to educational institutions of the German federal state of Hessen.The project reflected Germany’s commitment to strengthening democratic institutions, social partnership and sustainability of the education sector in Ukraine. The initiative is focused on promoting sustainable organizational development, improving social dialogue mechanisms, and spreading the exchange of best practices in representing the rights and interests of education workers. Special attention was paid to strengthening the capacity of multipliers, adaptation to current socio-economic challenges, in particular those that arose as a result of the war and the need for systemic recovery of Ukraine.
The program of the visit included joint practical sessions aimed at strengthening cooperation and developing future joint initiatives. Reports on the education system in Germany, a tour of the Westend campus of the Goethe University in Frankfurt, participation in the public event «International security policy, civil society and the war in Ukraine» at the Goethe University with the participation of Professor Doc. Tobias Wille, meetings in schools of various types in Frankfurt am Main and Mainz, communication with students and employees of German schools and universities (in particular with Ukrainians), exchange of experience – all these are productive activities within the working trip.
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