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Open Door Day: From "speed dating" to true love

On 20 April 2024, Sumy State University held the Open Door Day. This year's event had an unusual format - applicants got acquainted with the specialties in the form of "speed dating". The IFSK faculty also made future students fall in love with their specialties. The event was attended by pupils of the 10th-11th grades, college students and parents. During the "quick dates", applicants could personally communicate with representatives of the graduating departments and learn more about the choice of future specialty, admission requirements, study benefits, and modern educational opportunities.

Translation in practice

Maryna Chernyk, a lecturer at the Department of Germanic Philology, translated into English the publication "Art Collection of Sumy State University". The authors of the works collected in the gallery are prominent artists from Ukraine, Poland, Switzerland, and Croatia. But most of the collection is composed of works by artists of Sumy Oblast.

Representative of the Department of Germanic Philology adopts international experience

A novelty from the UK Government, namely the introduction of the International Qualified Teacher Status (iQTS), has given Olha Shumenko (an associate professor of the Department of Germanic Philology) an opportunity to become a candidate for the International Qualified Teacher Status certificate. It is positioned as a way to obtain high-quality international teacher education. The IQTS meets the standards of the International Education Strategy, providing thorough and qualified training for British and Ukrainian teachers. It reviews available ways and methods to maintain and improve the quality of educational services in extreme conditions. Candidates for the iQTS have an opportunity to study locally (at their place of residence or work) without visiting England.

Hot debate

The event, which took place during the faculty week and brought together students and teachers, was called "Hot Debate". The comic debate format, proposed by the student government, was used for the first time this year. However, department representatives eagerly responded to the student initiative. Teams of teachers and students were drawn by lot to determine whether they would have to be the "defense" or the "opposing" side.

Easter atmosphere in German

The first-year Philology students began to master the basics of the German language in the spring semester. Immediately, they became interested in this process. Education seekers visited the Goethe Institut's German speaking club online.

Department lecturer in the THEA Ukraine X program

On 25-28 March 2024, the third wave of the international project THEA Ukraine X took place. It was supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the University of Applied Sciences Munster. Among the project participants is Alla Krasulia (a senior lecturer at the Department of Germanic Philology of Sumy State University).

Conference "Educational process: The students' perspective"

On 27 March 2024, the online conference "Educational Process: The students' perspective" was held at Sumy State University. The event was attended by students of various courses and specialties of the IFSK faculty, the dean Olena SUSHKOVA, department heads, teachers.

A future interpreter on the sleep guard

Kateryna Haivoronska, a third-year Philology student (PR-11), took part in the workshop "PedSmart Sleep" as an interpreter from German into Ukrainian and from Ukrainian into German. This event was for physicians and everyone interested in sleep problems, considering the psycho-traumatic impact of the ongoing war.

Poetry Week at the Department of Germanic Philology

Anna Zinchenko (a lecturer at the Department of Germanic Philology) together with Philology students implemented a creative poetry project "I", It consisted of two parts: creation of a poetic work and experiments with visual forms of presentation. The project aimed not only to introduce students to a poetic work. They also tried to express themselves through it in other languages (English and German). Thematically, the project focused on self-identification and self-analysis. Students tried to find answers to important personal questions and express them by experimenting with the visual representation of poetry.

All-Ukrainian English Olympiad

In March 2024, the second stage of the All-Ukrainian Student Olympiad in academic subjects among students of vocational education institutions in 2023-2024 was held in eight academic subjects, including foreign languages. The event was aimed at identifying, supporting and developing the creative potential of students, as well as preparing them for final examinations.

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This autumn, the Department of Germanic Philology joined the international grant project Ukraine Digital: Ensuring Academic Success in Times of Crisis funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). The project aim is to support Ukrainian lecturers and students in times of the crisis we are all experiencing.

The project on academic process digitalization is implemented in close cooperation with academic staff of the partner University of Duisburg-Essen. Within the project, an online meeting with Dr. Iris Bäcker was held on 17 October 2022. Hosted by Olesia Yehorova, the meeting was attended by our future translation students who have courses "Linguistic and Cultural Studies (German-Speaking Countries)" and "Practical Course of German".

Dr. Iris Bäcker specializes in Slavic and German studies, literary translation, communication and didactics. Moreover, she had devoted more than 20 years of her life to working as a DAAD-lecturer. So, the prime meeting focus was tasks, competences and programs offered by DAAD. The students expressed their interest in documents and general requirements for participation in DAAD scholarships. All latest information about peculiarities of staying and studying in Germany, current support proposals for Ukrainians are found on the portal https://www.daad-ukraine.org.

"Such events are important for students because international academic experience is a great step in one's personal and professional development", - shared sophomore Kyrylo Harkavyi his thoughts.

In the atmosphere of open and positive dialogue, the students learned about the German education and opportunities for certified specialists. Also, they discussed the most famous German stereotypes.

The event presentation can be watched here. You can find more DAAD details via the link.

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