Events of the project

Date, Location

EVENTS

September 2016 - December 2016, Kharkiv

Publication of the article in the «Drinovsky collections»: Chenchyk D. V. Bulgarian Integration into the Euro-Atlantic Structures: Views from Brussels and EU Countries // Drinovsky collections. Sofia-Kharkiv, 2016. P. 321-336. https://periodicals.karazin.ua/drinov/issue/view/855

20-21 October 2016, Lviv

The Xth Congress of the Ukrainian European Studies Association (UAES) "Resolution and Transformation of Conflicts through science and education: the best European and Ukrainian practices" The Xth Congress of the Ukrainian European Studies Association took place on 21-22 October 2016 in Lviv at the National University of Lviv Politechnic and the Ukrainian Catholic University. The topic of the Congress was "Conflict Resolution and Conflict Transformation through science and education: the best Ukrainian and European experience". Jean Monnet Module “History Of The United Europe: Ideas, Projects And Integration” was presented by Prof. M. Stanchev and assoc. prof. D. Chenchyk. Link: http://lp.edu.ua/news/2016/u-lvivskiy-politehnici-vidbuvsya-yuvileynyy-h-kongres-ukrayinskoyi-asociaciyi-yevropeyskyh

14 November 2016, Kharkiv

Participation in the training of the National Erasmus+ Office for the Monnet module implementers

10 November 2016, Kharkiv

Workshop for School Teachers “Problems in teaching the History of European integration in secondary school.” Also learnt about Monnet module opportunities was presented. Link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/jL3z6ZDo5drHWUty5

25 January 2017,

Kharkiv

Workshop for School Teachers “Problems in teaching the History of European integration in secondary school.”

Link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/jL3z6ZDo5drHWUty5

9 February 2017– 10 June 2017, Kharkiv

Start of the Monnet module at the historical department of the V. N. Karazin National University. Schedule of the lectures: http://history.karazin.ua/en/mone/rozklad zanyat.html Format of the work: open lectures, workshops, roundtables for Master’s students using the Moodle e-learning system.

Topics:

-Education course "History of the United Europe: from European Ideas to Maastricht" (36 hours). Lecturer: assoc. prof. Sergey Strashnuk. Summary of the course: the students should get a sense of the history of ideas and a variety of European unification projects, the reasons for the beginning of the integration process after the World War II and their role for the history of the continent in the 2nd half of XX century. Link: https://dist.karazin.ua/moodle/course/view.php?id=1786

-Education course "History of the United Europe: Transformation, Modernization and Integration of Central and Eastern European Countries in the EU" (36 hours). Lecturer: assoc. prof. Dmytro Chenchyk. Summary of the course: Students should get a sense of the challenges and problems of political transformation, economic modernization and integration, that encountered by the countries of Central and Eastern Europe on the way of entry into the EU and NATO. Also attention is given to relationship between EU and non-EU countries of CEE region. Link: https://dist.karazin.ua/moodle/course/view.php?id=1590

-Education course "History of the United Europe: The European Union and the Challenges of Globalization (the late XX – the beginning of the XXI cent.)." (36 hours). Lecturer: prof. Myhaylo Stanchev. Summary of the course: students should get a sense of the History of the European Union after 1993, the formation process of the institutional system and the modalities for the operation, the direction of integration and the challenges facing the EU Member States at the present stage. Link: https://dist.karazin.ua/moodle/enrol/index.php?id=1592

Link:

https://www.univer.kharkov.ua/en/general/univer_today/news?news_id=3709

https://www.univer.kharkov.ua/ua/general/univer_today/photos?cat=1282&year=6446

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February 2017, Sofia, Bulgaria

Publication of the article: Stanchev M. Genesis of the ukranian crisis. // “Ukranian crisis and Balkany”. Sofia-Kharkiv, 2017. P. 19-42. Link: http://history.karazin.ua/en/mone

11-12 May 2017, Kharkiv

International Scientific Conference “XVII Cyril and Methodius Readings” with the topic “Educational and Cultural Life of Central and Eastern Europe: the Western Model and National Traditions”.

The conference concentrated on following issues:

1. Between Byzantine and Roman tradition: Christian influences on the Central and Eastern Europe in the early Middle Ages: organization of schools in Byzantium and Occidental Europe; Christian religious missions and expansion of education: Oriental and Occidental versions; educational work of Cyril and Methodius among the Slavs; foundation of literary schools in Okhrid and Preslav and development of Glagolitic and Cyrillic written language; education and culture in Kievan Rus: Byzantine, South Slavic and Occidental influences.

2. Peculiarities of the development of education in Central and Eastern Europe: from the medieval scholasticism to rationalism of the Age of Enlightenment: the role of religion and Church in the formation of cultural horizons of the medieval and Renaissance person; universities and academies in Central and Eastern Europe: common European traditions and local specificity; the phenomenon of humanistic school of XVI – middle of XVIII century: the instrument of interdenominational struggle, manifestation of the universal Renaissance culture, factor of formation of local identities of early modernism; school and university libraries – transmission channels of ideas, knowledge, cultural patterns; educational trips to Western and South Europe as a mean of mastering new educational and cultural practices; Reformation, Counter-Reformation and Enlightment in Central and Eastern Europe: peculiarities of perception and reflection of ideas in the field of education.

3. Educational dimension of the period of nation constitution in Central and Eastern Europe (end of XVII – beginning of XX century): the influence of Great French Revolution and the Napoleonic period on the education: struggle of liberal and conservative approaches; transfer of the idea of the University and its adaptation in Eastern Europe; new university model: German models and local realities; University as a factor of awakening of the nation and construction of national projects; secondary school – genetic origins, national and religious peculiarities.

4.Between democracy, authoritarianism and totalitarianism: higher education and schools in 1918 — 1945:educational policy in the process of formation of the state: governmental control and academic freedoms;education and an instrument of national minorities assimilation; “Cultural revolution” in USSR – social mobilization and construction of a “new man”; daily life of education during war and occupation; clandestine universities – educational alternative for oppressed nations and factor of the national liberation struggle.

5. “Sovietisation” of educational space and deformation of national traditions (second half of 1940s – 1980s): Adaptation of the system of education to the needs of “socialist” society: the directions of transformation, resistance and consequences; education at a time of “Cold War”: whether the intellectual “iron curtain” and cultural isolation from the occidental world were dense; religious educational institutions and their role in the upbringing of intellectual traditions; the universities in the countries of Central and South-Eastern Europe – education cells of the “new intellectuals” and centers of dissident movement; peculiarities of school development in the States of the Soviet bloc and Yugoslavia.

6. Return to Europe: post-communist transit and integration into European educational space: teachers and students in anti-communist revolutions of 1989–1991; teaching and teaching staff of the High school is a conservative or reformist force; education system reform in 1990s is the liberalization and the westernization or the revival of old traditions?; the Bologna process: peculiarities of implementation in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe; quality assurance tools and processes of internationalization in the European Higher Education Area; globalization and “onlinization” of the education – new challenges and opportunities in the process of modernization of the countries of “Eastern partnership” of the EU.

The total number of submitted reports is 133 (including 98 direct participants from Ukraine, Bulgaria, Poland and 35 indirect participants). Program of the conference . Material of the conference were published in the science journal “Drinovski collections”, Volume XI (https://periodicals.karazin.ua/drinov/issue/view/874)

Link: https://www.univer.kharkov.ua/ua/general/univer_today/photos?cat=1344&year=6811

13 May 2017 - 16 May 2017, Kharkiv

Bulgarian member of the project’s team, associate professor Petko Hristov gave the lectures (8 hours) on the topics:

1.“Ethnic, religious and cultural diversity in the Balkans – history, traditions and modern dimensions”.

2. „Labour migrations (gurbet/pečalbarstvo) in the Balkans – history, traditions and cultural patterns. Balkan culture of mobility“.

3. What happens in the South of Ukraine: Diaspora and multidimensional identities – migration strategies and malleable identity among the youth Bulgarians in Odessa district”.

4. “Motherlandand Diaspora – relations and policy. Pan-European mobility – past and present”

Link: http://history.karazin.ua/galleries/350

08 June 2017, Kharkiv

Webinar and debates on the topic “Jean Monnet: A grey eminence or the father of united Europe?” for civic sector representatives of Kharkiv (jointly with NGO “Maidan Monitoring Free University”. Presentation of Jean Monnet module opportunities. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6F5mZaftvQ&index=5&t=4753s&list=PLKw-OdXQffsA9izRlZVoRJFZl5Db-3z-M

17 October 2017,

Kupyansk, Kharkiv region

Workshop for School students “History of the United Europe”. Presentation of Jean Monnet module opportunities

Link: http://history.karazin.ua/news/799-Prezentaciya+roboti+fakul%27tetu+v+ramkah+shkil%27nogo+osvitn%27ogo+proektu+%C2%ABIntegraciya+vischoi+ta+seredn%27oi+shkoli%3A+partnerstvo+zaradi+maybutn%27ogo%C2%BB+

21 October 2017,

Kharkiv

Co-organizer of the XI Congress of the UESA in Kharkiv.

Annual UESA Congress focused on experience and results of scientific and research projects in the framework of EU Horizon 2020 programme with involvement of Ukrainian universities and scientists. On 20 October 2017 Karazin Kharkiv National University hosted café debateon results of international research project «Horizon 2020» EUNPACK (role of the EU in prevention and transformation of conflicts in Ukraine and third countries). The XIth Congress of the UESA also focused on the improvement of UESA internal and external communications, exchange of teaching and research experience in the field of European Studies including strengthening working contacts between professionals in European integration, public authorities and donor organizations. Program of the congress.

Link:

https://www.univer.kharkov.ua/ua/general/univer_today/photos?cat=1441&year=725

https://photos.app.goo.gl/UWDZbPaghZTj7RxMA

Video café debate:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMCIw8owu7o&t=4291s

31 October 2017, Chernivtsi

Member of the project’s team, assoc. prof. Chenchyk Dmytro participated in the workshop “Modern Trends for teaching European Studies” that organized by The Ukrainian Association of Professors and Researchers on European Integration (APREI)

Link: http://aprei.com.ua/en/seminar-majsternya-suchasni-trendy-vykladannya-yevropejskyh-studij/

16 November 2017, Kharkiv

Workshop for School Teachers “Problems of teaching the history of European integration in secondary school”

Link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/jL3z6ZDo5drHWUty5

10-20 December 2017, Kharkiv

School of Young Diplomat

The School of a young diplomat was created in 2017 on the initiative of the Youth Council of the Kharkiv City Council. The School began to work in October 2017. Students from universities, school and NGO organizations attended an introductory practice at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Some of the participants have become "EU Young Ambassadors" and are actively involved in EU youth programs.

Topics of prof. M. Stanchev lectures:

1. "Para-diplomacy as a direction of public diplomacy and cooperation of local authorities in Europe".

2. "EU and Ukraine: history and future perspectives".

3. "Diplomatic protocol of European States".

4. “Ukraine in the geopolitical context".

Link: https://www.city.kharkov.ua/ru/news/shkola-molodogo-diplomata-vipustila-pershikh-slukhachiv-37566.html

15 December 2017, Kharkiv

Workshop for School Teachers “Problems of teaching the history of European integration in secondary school”

Link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/jL3z6ZDo5drHWUty5

14 February 2018, Kharkiv

Workshop for School Teachers “Problems of teaching the history of European integration in secondary school”

Link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/jL3z6ZDo5drHWUty5

February – June 2018, Kharkiv

Start of the lecturers at the historical department of the V. N. Karazin National University.

Schedule of the lectures: http://history.karazin.ua/en/mone/rozklad zanyat.html

Format of the work: open lectures, workshops, roundtables in the amount of 116 academic hours for Master’s students using the Moodle e-learning system.

Link:

https://www.univer.kharkov.ua/en/general/univer_today/news?news_id=4567

https://www.univer.kharkov.ua/ua/general/univer_today/photos?cat=1514&year=7594

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8 - 10 May 2018, Kharkiv

Bulgarian member of the project’s team, associate professor Petko Hristov gave the 2nd session of the lectures (8 hours).

Link:

https://www.univer.kharkov.ua/en/general/univer_today/news?news_id=4912

https://www.univer.kharkov.ua/ua/general/univer_today/photos?cat=1580&year=7921

11 May 2018, Kharkiv

XVIII Cyril and Methodius readings on the topic “National Identity In The Context Of European Mobility”. Program of the conference.

Link:

https://www.univer.kharkov.ua/ua/research/all_conferences/conferences?news_id=7923

https://www.univer.kharkov.ua/ua/general/univer_today/photos?cat=1581&year=7923

27–28 September 2018, Kharkiv

International Scientific Conference on the topic "1918 In The History Of Central-Eastern Europe: To The 100th Anniversary Of The Announcement Of The Ukrainian People’s Republic Independence And To The 100th Anniversary Of The Polish State Rebirth",

Three panels were performed during September 27-28: “Ukrainians and Poles in the conditions of the First World War" (8 reports)”, “Ukraine in 1918: State-building Processes" (11 reports), “1918 as the Point of Bifurcation of the Contemporary History of Central-Eastern Europe (13 reports)”. In addition, 5 reports were announced during the roundtable “Ukrainian-Polish Relations in 1918-1921: the Lessons of History and Contemporary Challenges”.

Therefore 40 of 57 reports announced in the program were done (including 10 reports were done by Polish scientists and 30 reports by Ukrainian scholars, that represented classical and pedagogical universities, academic institutes and museums, from 11 cities: Kharkiv (11), Kyiv (8), Zhytomyr (2), Mykolayiv (2), Ivano-Frankivsk, Poltava, Uzhgorod, Uman, Kherson, Cherkasy and Chernivtsi.

Program of the conference.

Link:

http://history.karazin.ua/en/mone

https://photos.app.goo.gl/HbrbiTSoAFcfsbDZ9

http://history.karazin.ua/galleries/395

26 October 2018, Kharkiv

Two members of the project – prof. M. Stanchev and assoc. prof D. Chenchyk participated in Congress UAES 2018. The topic of the event was "Challenges of European Studies in the context of the implementation of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement".

Link: https://jmce.ukma.edu.ua/uaes-activities/congress12

21-23 November 2018, Kharkiv

IX Drinovsky readings on the topic “Black Sea and Black Sea Coast as a contact zone of civilizations and cultures”

On 22 November and at the first part of 23 November 6 panels were performed during the conference:

-“Pont Euxin: Ancient Black Sea Region and World of Barbarians.”

-“Black Sea Measurement of Byzantine Oikumeni.”

-«Black Sea - "inner lake" of the Ottoman Empire?”

-On the edge of the "Eastern Question": the Black Sea and Straits in European politics of the last third of the XVIII - early XX centuries.

-"Short" twentieth century: the change of the geopolitical paradigm and interstate relations in the Black Sea region during 1914-1991.”

-“BSEC and the regional subsystem of international relations in the conditions of erosion and collapse of the Yalta-Potsdam system."

Morethan 120 presentationswerelisted in the program and thesummariesofthemostreports werepostedatthewebsiteofhistoricalfacultyof V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.Near 70 reports ofscientists from 12 cities of Ukraineand 6 countries of Central and Eastern Europe – Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Northern Macedonia, Moldova, Poland were heard during the meeting.

Also «round table» entitled«Problems of regional security and integration in the context of globalization: from the XXth century concept of Intermarum to the XXIst century concept of Trimarium»– was performed in the Conference hall of the «Premier-Palace Hotel Kharkiv» on 23 November 2018.Under 70 leading expertsfrom 9 countries were involved to the meeting,which was webcasted at Facebook.

Part 1: https://www.facebook.com/Karazin.mediastudio/videos/687668788294226/

Part 2: https://www.facebook.com/Karazin.mediastudio/videos/611194559295822/

Program of the conference.

Link:

http://history.karazin.ua/en/mone

https://www.univer.kharkov.ua/en/general/univer_today/news?news_id=5212

https://www.univer.kharkov.ua/en/general/univer_today/photos?cat=1710&year=8406

http://history.karazin.ua/galleries/412

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17 December 2018, Kharkiv

Workshop for School Teachers “Problems of teaching the history of European integration in secondary school”

Link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/jL3z6ZDo5drHWUty5

25 January 2019, Kharkiv

Workshop for School Teachers “Problems of teaching the history of European integration in secondary school”

Link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/jL3z6ZDo5drHWUty5

1 February 2019, Kharkiv

Workshop for School students “History of the United Europe”

Link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/TmE9SzQ1emp6dvqt9

February – June 2018, Kharkiv

Start of the lecturers at the historical department of the V. N. Karazin National University.

Schedule of the lectures: http://history.karazin.ua/en/mone/rozklad zanyat.html

Format of the work: open lectures, workshops, roundtables in the amount of 116 academic hours for Master’s students using the Moodle e-learning system.

Also videos of the course “History of the United Europe: from European Ideas to Maastricht” were recorded anduploaded to Youtube-channel and to the system of distance learning of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnrKH_j5xjLtSFjmin7yeqA/videos?view_as=subscriber)

Link:

https://www.univer.kharkov.ua/en/general/univer_today/news?news_id=5368

https://photos.app.goo.gl/SbmX9Tvc5XskcLKr8

13-16 May 2019,

Kharkiv

Bulgarian member of the project’s team, associate professor Petko Hristov gave the 3rd session of the the lectures (8 hours).

Videos were recorded and uploaded to Youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnrKH_j5xjLtSFjmin7yeqA/videos?view_as=subscriber

Link:

https://www.univer.kharkov.ua/en/general/univer_today/news?news_id=5640

https://photos.app.goo.gl/9oP5gHFFRUYp1cks8

18 May 2019,

Kharkiv

Assoc. prof. D. Chenchyk participated in Roundtable on the topic "Family Europe: on the Way to the Goal" with research report “Historical Concept of the Ideas of the United Europe”

Link:

https://www.univer.kharkov.ua/en/general/univer_today/news?news_id=5645

https://www.univer.kharkov.ua/en/general/univer_today/photos?cat=1819&year=8925

February-June 2019,

Kharkiv

Members of the project team assoc. prof. Sergiy Strashnuk and assoc. prof. Chenchyk Dmytro participated in several radioprogramms on “Suspilne radio” on the topics:

1.History of United Europe ideas. Part 1.

Link: https://u.to/KzyHFg

2.History of United Europe ideas. Part 2.

Link: https://u.to/xDyHFg

3.The 70th anniversary of NATO.

Link: https://u.to/ij2HFg

4.The 70th Council of Europe anniversary

Link: https://u.to/xz2HFg