On September 10, 2020 the defence of the dissertation of the project participant I.E. Churychkanych for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the specialty 011 Educational, pedagogical sciences (field of knowledge 01 – Education/Pedagogy) became an event of the scientific life of the university and the implementation of Jean Monnet Module project. The topic of the thesis is «Development of the theory of cognitive visualization in the pedagogical thought of Great Britain and the USA (the second half of the XX-th and the beginning of the XXI-st century)».

The dissertation of I.E. Churichkanych is a complex research within which the general scientific bases, preconditions, stages and the basic directions of the development of the theory of cognitive visualization in pedagogical thought of Great Britain and the USA of the second half of the XX-th and the beginning of the XXI-st century in order to substantiate the prospects of using the innovative potential of the studied theory in the process of modernization of higher education in Ukraine have been found out.

Participation in the project has allowed the applicant to gain a system of knowledge about the current trends in education in Ukraine, the European region and the world as a whole, to form a system of transversal competences, in particular, skills of critical thinking, group work, prevention and reduction of the impact of risks in professional activities, prognostic assessment of the development of institutions and education systems, etc.

The photos below are showing the process of defending the dissertation of I.E. Churichkanych in a specialized scientific council.

The video of the defence, the text of the dissertation and reviews of it can be found on the page Specialized Academic Councils for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (open access) on the University website.

On September 10, 2020 the dissertations of the postgraduate students who were the participants of Jean Monnet Module project on the Europeanization of doctoral programs in the field of educational theory were defended at Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A.S. Makarenko.

The first dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the specialty 011 Educational, pedagogical sciences (field of knowledge 01 – Education/Pedagogy) on the topic «Organizational and pedagogical foundations of theological education in the universities of the Federal Republic of Germany» was defended by Yu.V. Taraban. The dissertation is a complex research, within which the theoretical, normative, organizational, substantive and methodical bases of theological education in the universities of the Federal Republic of Germany have been clarified and the possibilities of creative use of progressive German experience of theological education in Ukraine have been determined.

Participation of Yu.V. Taraban in Jean Monnet Module project has contributed to the systematization of his knowledge about the development of the European Higher Education Area in the context of the Bologna Process, intensification of participation in the life of the scientific community of the university and academic mobility. In particular, during the work on the dissertation Y. Taraban made a study trip to the University of Westphalia named after Wilhelm, took an active part in the meetings of the delegations of German theologians in Ukraine, constantly communicated with the German professors and students, who helped him to master the research problem comprehensively and defend the dissertation successfully.

Presentation of Yu.V. Taraban

The submitted photos are showing the process of preliminary thesis defence of Y.V. Taraban (scientific seminar held in June 2020) and the defence of the dissertation on September 10, 2020.

The video of the defence, the text of the dissertation and reviews of it can be found on the page Specialized Academic Councils for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (open access) on the University website.

On August 19, 2020 the third day of the classes was devoted to the most urgent problems in the scientific community – plagiarism and academic integrity. We discussed the following questions: avoiding plagiarism by summarizing and paraphrasing; avoiding plagiarism by developing good study habits; the characteristic of academic integrity; the planning process; the significance of academic integrity in the scientific circles. The video called «What is Academic Integrity?» was shown and discussed with the students. The attention was focused on main peculiarities of academic integrity. In conclusion the students expressed their point of view on the importance of learning this course during the doctoral study.

On August 18, 2020 the second day of summer school began with watching and discussing the video about the effective academic writing. Besides we focused attention on suitable sources for reading (academic texts, types of text, using reading lists, library catalogues, websites of libraries to search electronic resources). Special attention has been paid to the development of critical thinking.