From September 15, 2025 to January 14, 2026, first-cycle (Bachelor’s) students of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University, Faculty of Psychology, Social Work and Special Education, majoring in Social Work under the Educational Program “Social Advocacy,” Daria Chub and Anastasiia Lastovetska, completed a semester of study at the University of Ostrava (Czech Republic, Ostrava) under the Erasmus+ academic mobility program.

Within the academic mobility program, the students successfully completed 30 ECTS credits in seven specialized courses at the Faculty of Social Studies. These included: Basic Principles of Inclusive Communication in the Context of Social Work; Social Housing and Homelessness in the Czech Republic; Crime in Society; Methods of Social Work with Persons with Disabilities; Contemporary Approaches to Deinstitutionalization; European Models of Social Welfare and other relevant disciplines. Particular attention was paid to studying the Czech experience of working with vulnerable population groups, especially the supported living system as an alternative to traditional residential institutions.

Participation in the academic mobility program provided the students with a unique opportunity not only to deepen their professional knowledge in the field of social work and become acquainted with innovative European practices, but also to establish professional connections with representatives of academic and professional communities from various European countries, immerse themselves in the cultural heritage of the Czech Republic and travel to neighboring European countries.