December 9, 2016

Bulvarno-Kudriavska, 18/2 

The Memorandum of Intent with the European Wergeland Centre was signed on the Day of the University. This organization is an expert center in the field of education for democratic citizenship, human rights and intercultural understanding founded by Council of Europe and Norway in 2008 to support the Member States of the Council of Europe in implementing policy in this sphere.

The meeting was attended by Viktor Ogneviuk, Rector of the Grinchenko University; Ana Perona-Fjeldstad, executive director of the European Wergeland Centre; Pavlo Polansky, senior researcher of SRL of internationalization of higher education of the Grinchenko University; Natalia Vinnikova, Vice-rector for Research of the Grinchenko University; Iryna Sabor, program manager "Democratic School", a senior adviser of the European Wergeland Centre; Anastasia Rozlutska, expert of NGO "Center for Educational Monitoring".

Participants discussed future cooperation and participation of the Grinchenko University in common with the European Wergeland Centre project "Democracy at school".

December 2, 2016

Bulvarno-Kudriavska, 18/2

December 2, 2016 the Round table "European values as a factor of social transformation: experience of Poland and Ukraine" was held at Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University.

Viktor Ogneviuk, Rector of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University, Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, addressed the guests with a welcome speech, in which he noted the symbolism of the day the Round table was held. Exactly on 2 December, 1991 Poland became the first country to recognize the Independence of Ukraine. The participants of the Round table were welcome by Henryk Sobchuk, Director of the Representative Office of Polish Academy of Sciences in Kyiv. In the speech he stressed the importance of the theme of the event for the development of cooperation in scientific and state formative spheres between Ukraine and Poland.

In the framework of the Round table the presentation of Ukrainian translation of the book “Democracy of periphery” by Zdzislaw Krasnodebski, Deputy of European Parliament of VIII convocation, famous Polish scientist, political philosopher, Professor was held. The translation of the book was made by Ukrainian scientists: Yaroslav Pasko, Hennadiy Korzhov and Oksana Byelyakova.

Professor Ryshard Legutko, Deputy of European Parliament of VIII convocation, Professor of Jagiellonian University, Polish politician, philosopher presented the paper “Democracy and totalitarian temptations”.

During the discussion the participants of the Round table analyzed the Ukrainian progress in its way towards eurointegration, debated about values as a factor of social transformations, identified the challenges, risks, and threats of development of European society. Guests from Poland and Ukrainian scientists agreed that exchange of such an experience will ensure the acceleration of implementation of European values and development of unique ways of modernization.