Today, a meeting of the Vice-President of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, Academician Oleh Topuzov, with the university leadership and teachers of the Faculty of Pedagogy, Faculty of History, Political Science and International Relations and other structural units was held at the Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University. A leading specialist of the Institute of History, Ethnology and Archaeology of the Carpathians, Bohdan Paska, attended the meeting.
The meeting was devoted to important aspects of the development of Ukrainian education in the face of new challenges, in particular in the context of war.
Acting Rector of the University Ihor Tsependa emphasized the importance of such discussions, noting: “We live in a time that poses new challenges for everyone, especially for educators. The war has shown that a large number of children who are currently studying abroad are going through assimilation processes, because they are no longer studying in Ukrainian schools. This reduces their connection with Ukrainian education and creates new problems that we will face in the future. Therefore, it is important to predict and look for models that will help preserve our young gene pool. This is a huge task that today lies with teachers and educators at all levels of education. I believe that this meeting will be a good opportunity to exchange views and form new scientific projects that will help us overcome these challenges.”
For his part, Oleh Topuzov said that the professional development of each teacher depends on constant development and readiness for change. He emphasized the importance of interaction between scientists and practitioners in overcoming educational difficulties:
“The professional development of each of us depends on how we will develop our knowledge and skills every day. It is very important to hear your opinion on how to build the educational process and how to implement these changes in practice. It depends on how the younger generation will be educated and how it will be ready for future challenges.”
Special attention was paid to issues of general secondary education. Oleg Topuzov emphasized the need to modernize general education programs and improve pedagogical methods so that they meet the needs of the modern world.
Specific steps were outlined to improve curricula and approaches to teaching in general schools, as well as the role of teachers in preparing future generations for the recovery and development of the country after the war.