IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POLISH-UKRAINIAN PROJECT WITHIN THE COOPERATION BETWEEN UEM AND JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY IN LUBLIN
On May 10th, 2022, at SIHE “University of Educational Management” of NAES of Ukraine at the initiative of Prof. Khrystyna Halas, Dr.Hab. in Education, Head of the Department of Didactics, School Education and Pedeutology of John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (Republic of Poland), and Oksana Dubinina, Assoc. Prof., Department of Public Administration and Project Management of Educational and Scientific Institute of Management and Psychology of our University, launched the first-ever Ukrainian-Polish Project dedicated to the integration of the cultures of the Polish and Ukrainian peoples: "Faith and Memory Signs as an Integrating Link of the cultures of the Polish and Ukrainian peoples" (“Znaki wiary i pamięci ogniwem integrującym kulturę narodu Polskiego z Ukraińskim”).
The goal of the project was to introduce the project method into the process of training applicants for higher education in pedagogical specialties; conducting historical and social research by student youth of Poland and Ukraine; familiarization of the participants of the educational process of both countries with chapels as cultural heritage of the countries; understanding that culture connects peoples and is a factor of development.
Scientists responsible for the implementation of the Project from two institutions were:
- Catholic University of John Paul II in Lublin (Republic of Poland): Prof. Hrystyna Halas, Dr.Hab. in Education, Head of the Department of Didactics, School Education and Pedeutology;
- Educational and Scientific Institute of Management and Psychology of SIHE "University of Educational Management" of NAES of Ukraine: Prof. Iryna Sidanich, Dr.Hab. in Education, Head of the Department of Pedagogy, Administration and Special Education;
- Educational and Scientific Institute of Management and Psychology of SIHE "University of Educational Management" of NAES of Ukraine: Tetyana Burlayenko, Assoc. Prof., Ph.D. in Education, Head of the Department of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Management;
- Educational and Scientific Institute of Management and Psychology of SIHE "University of Educational Management" of NAES of Ukraine: Oksana Dubinina, Assoc. Prof., Ph.D. in Education, Department of Public Administration and Project Management.
The research of the project was a description of the history of chapels in Ukraine and the Republic of Poland according to the following structure: date of construction, context of construction/ circumstances under which the chapel was built, description of architecture/material used for construction, form, photo, function it currently performs as a cultural object. Iryna Sidanich, Valentina Ivanova, Tetyana Burlayenko, Svitlana Bilousova, Oksana Dubinina, Lyubov Mukhina took part in the Project from Educational and Scientific Institute of Management and Psychology of SIHE "University of Educational Management".
Based on the results of the Project, a joint Polish-Ukrainian monograph, “Faith and Memory Signs, Vol. II” (“Znaki wiary i pamięci, Тоm II”) was prepared under the general editorship of Khrystyna Halas and Oksana Dubinina.
The reviewers of the Polish-Ukrainian monograph were Vatican priest Adam Solaka, Dr.Hab. in Education, Professor of the Academy of Special Pedagogy, and Tetiana Burlayenko, Assoc. Prof., Head of the Department of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Management of our University. In their reviews, they noted that the Monograph “Faith and Memory Signs” ("Znaki wiary i pámky") as a link integrating the culture of the Polish and Ukrainian nation is a continuation of the reflection of the history of the development and outlook of Ukrainian and Polish societies and contributes to the integration of the cultures and peoples of the two countries.
This Project aroused interest from the Ukrainian side - among 111 participants, 21 were from Ukraine. The project presented historical monuments of Ukraine, which at the moment, as a result of the war in Ukraine, have unfortunately been destroyed, which confidently makes it possible to recognize the monograph as a historical attainment of the authors.
The monograph presentation ceremony took place on June 22th, 2022, in the assembly hall of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (Republic of Poland). The event was attended by the authors of the monograph, the respected management of Lublin Catholic University represented by rector and directors of institutes, reviewers, invited guests, students of higher education, media (regional TV and radio companies). The highlight of the event was a concert prepared by second-year students. A touching moment was the presentation of copies of the monograph by the authors of the project.
At the event, Piotr Mager, Director of the Institute of Pedagogy of John Paul II Catholic University (Republic of Poland), read letters of thanks from the Secretariat of the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda, the Secretariat of the City Hall of Lublin, and the Union of Libraries of the Republic of Poland. In the letters, words of gratitude were expressed to Khrystyna Halas and Oksana Dubinina, the authors of the monograph “Faith and Memory Signs, Vol. II” (“Znaki wiary i pamięci, Тоm II”), for the idea and initiative to implement the Project. Special attention in letters of thanks was devoted to the activities of SIHE "University of Educational Management" of NAES of Ukraine, in particular, Educational and Scientific Institute of Management and Psychology, for implementation of this Ukrainian-Polish Project dedicated to the integration of the cultures of the Polish and Ukrainian nations.
The practice of such joint projects contributes to the strengthening of the Polish-Ukrainian partnership, which once again proves that there are no boundaries for science and friendship! We thank our partners that we are together to Victory!
