In spring 2025, Nataliia Krasnienko, Head of the specialised Laboratory of Analytical and Information Technologies, a lecturer-methodologist of the highest qualification category, completed an international academic and pedagogical internship and received a Certificate from the Higher School of Information Systems Management (ISMA, Riga, Republic of Latvia) on the topic “Developing Critical Thinking in Students of Higher Education Institutions in the Process of Mastering Technical Disciplines in the Field of Knowledge ‘Information Technology’”, amounting to 6 credits (180 hours).
Internship programme:
1) The essence and characteristics of critical thinking
2) Forms and methods of interactive learning that can be applied when teaching technical disciplines
3) Stages of designing a lesson aimed at developing the critical thinking of students mastering technical disciplines
4) Specific features of interaction between lecturers and students, etc.
As a result, Krasnienko N. V. took part in a seminar-training session with a presentation on the topic “Developing a Wi-Fi Network for Points of Invincibility as a Practical Outcome of Professional Training of Bachelors in Specialty 123 ‘Computer Engineering’”, following which a printed collection of abstracts of academic and methodological reports was published.
The internship took place thanks to the Centre for Ukrainian-European Scientific Cooperation (CUESC) https://cuesc.org.ua/ , of which Nataliia Krasnienko is a full member.
At present, the priority areas of CUESC's activities are assisting Ukrainian scholars in taking part in international scientific conferences and in academic and pedagogical internships held in European Union countries, and studying the experience of higher education institutions and public administration bodies in the field of education and science in European Union states regarding the organisation of the educational process in higher schools and scientific activity. An important area of CUESC's activities is also the organisation of institutional visits for Ukrainian students, postgraduates and young researchers so that they can study the best achievements of European Union countries both in education and science and in state building in general. CUESC also helps raise scholars' and lecturers' awareness of the need to take part in scientific events held in the European Union in order to obtain the academic title of Associate Professor or Professor.
For more detailed information on CUESC membership, please contact Nataliia Krasnienko, room 441/2.