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On 9 December 2023, the Annual Conference of the Academy of Sciences of the Higher School of Ukraine was held (materials). With its more than thirty years of conscientious work, the Academy contributed to the fact that Ukrainian science remained capable of producing results critically important for national security both in modern technologies and humanitarian studies. Ukrainian higher education, despite the numerous critical arrows fired at it, keeps training highly qualified specialists.

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During the spring semester of 2023, Kateryna Kolodiazhna (a third-year Philology student) took part in the Eramus+ programme, studying at the Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg (Germany).

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Anzhelika Kalchenko and Yelyzaveta Podlutska (3rd-year students of the Department of Germanic Philology) studied the German language.  Anzhelika did it at the Goethe Institute and got a certificate. It recognizes the B1 languagy proficiency level. Yelyzaveta chose the TELC test because TELC GmbH cooperated with the federal government in language testing for integration courses.

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In order to improve knowledge and skills according to recommendations of stakeholders and employers, lecturers of the Department of Germanic Philology constantly attend courses, seminars or workshops.

Olha Shumenko (a department associate professor) received a certificate from Burleigh College, London. The acquired knowledge will help to cooperate even better with students.

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Academic mobility is an extraordinary opportunity that gives students a unique chance to learn new subjects and culture, to improve language and social skills. Participation in such programs expands horizons and creates unforgettable memories.

Yana Kozel talks about her experience of studying abroad:

– This year, I decided to participate in the Erasmus+ academic mobility program at the Riga Technical University (Latvia). At first, there were worries about the difficulty of studying in a new country and the process of submitting documents. However, after a few weeks, I was convinced that my decision to apply for this program was the right one.

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This year, I took part in the Erasmus+ program. Spent the spring semester in the ancient town of Bamberg (Germany) studying at the Otto-Friedrich University.

Participating in one of the Erasmus+ programs is one of the most exciting things in my life. There was everything: long-awaited offline learning, active student life, and even traveling. For the first time since COVID-19 shook the world, I was able to "feel like a student".

While studying at the Otto-Friedrich University, I not only improved my knowledge of a foreign language - both English and German - but also established intercultural ties, and in general, gained valuable experience of life abroad. The scholarship covered all my living expenses. I got a dormitory room and had an opportunity to try many different dishes of German cuisine.

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Translation students received valuable practical experience from informal education. Virtually, they joined "DG Translation" within the course "Translation Practice from the English Language" (teachers Olena Nazarenko, Olena Yemelianova, Alla Krasulia) and saw how translators work in the European Commission.

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On 22 November 2023, the Travel Office under the guidance of Olena Nazarenko, organized an engaging online event.

Iryne Kuts, a Philology graduate, is currently working as a quality control officer in a British company in Newport. She shared her work experience with interested guests and SumDU student. The event was attended by their curator Antonina Prokopenko and instructors Iryne Kobyakova and Olena Ovsianko.

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We sincerely congratulate Svitlana Oleksiivna Shvachko (DSc in Philology, SumDU honored professor, member of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian Higher School) on her birthday!

Dear Svitlana Oleksiivna! You are an example for your colleagues and students! You are a successful woman, a happy mother, grandmother and great-grandmother! You are a person who has done an incredible amount of good and useful things in your life, and this is just the beginning! More than one generation of scientists, teachers and students owes you! Many thanks to you from all of them for knowledge, creative ideas, wisdom, help and simple sound human advice!

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On 24 November 2023, the Department of Germanic Philology held the XIII All-Ukrainian Student Conference "Translation Innovations". Participants were students and pupils from different Ukrainian cities. In addition, Tomoko Tatsumi (an associate professor at the Graduate School of Intercultural Studies at Kobe University in Japan, researcher of the Department of Language Development at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics) visited the conference.