British Council Youth Programs in Intercultural Dialogue and Social Development
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Student Action helps participants strengthen their leadership skills in implementing social initiatives and learn the tools to influence the quality of higher education at their university.
One of the prerequisites for the implementation of higher education reform in Ukraine is the development of students’ leadership potential and the acquisition of skills to create initiatives aimed at improving the efficiency and quality of the educational process in universities.
In the UK, students play an important role in organizing the educational process. Their involvement and influence in improving the education and protection of students’ rights is greatly appreciated. Taking into account the best practices of the British higher education system, the British Council in Ukraine promotes student self-government and the development of student leaders in Ukraine.
The program was developed by Mykhailo Vinnytskyi (Head of the Secretariat of the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education, Lecturer at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, UCU Business School and Advisor to the Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine).
Program participants will learn about:
- the role of students in the quality assurance of higher education;
- tools for influencing the quality of education at universities;
- peculiarities of dialogue and cooperation of students with the administration of higher education institution;
- the role of student self-government bodies and student organizations;
- successful experience in implementing social initiatives in Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
This year, the project of the Faculty of Social and Psychological Education “Academic Integrity as a Component of the Quality of the Educational Process in the HEA” was the winner in the grant project for the students of the Student Action Program
Active Citizens is a program of the British Council for Youth in Intercultural Dialogue and Social Development.
The project started in 2009 and is being implemented in more than 68 countries in the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, South and East Asia, North and South America.
The aim of the project is to promote social change and ensure sustainable development through the creation and development of a network of young leaders with the involvement of youth organizations who are the drivers of reform in their communities and provide them with the knowledge and skills that will facilitate people-to-people relationships based on equality and equal opportunity, respect for diversity, ability to engage in conflict-free dialogue.
In Ukraine, the project is designed to develop knowledge and skills among young people that would facilitate intercultural dialogue and conflict resolution across the whole of Ukraine, especially in the East of Ukraine.
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