Poltava Polytechnic actively implements the latest European practices in teaching and academic activity. The integration of this knowledge is key to ensuring high-quality education and preparing modern specialists capable of successfully competing in the global labour market.
Affirming its commitment to active international integration and the exchange of best practices, Yuriy Kondratyuk National University "Poltava Polytechnic" continues to expand its presence in the European educational landscape. As part of the Erasmus+ academic mobility program for teaching staff, Yuliia Hunchenko, Senior Lecturer at the Department of General Linguistics and Foreign Languages, completed a teaching mission at the partner HEI – Transilvania University of Brașov (Romania) – from October 20 to 24, 2025.
Transilvania University of Brașov is a classical, rapidly developing university that offers diverse, competitive educational programs to its students. Cooperation with such a dynamic higher education institution is highly beneficial and strategically crucial for the development of our university. Consequently, this trip was a significant step in strengthening bilateral cooperation and opened new horizons for professional development.
During the mobility period, an intensive professional dialogue and a fruitful exchange of experience took place with the lecturers of the Department of Pedagogical Disciplines at the Romanian university. Colleagues shared their own developments concerning the effective teaching of English to students in non-linguistic specialities. Significant attention was paid to discussing the specifics of developing and implementing effective curricula, as well as to the innovative content of educational courses in line with modern European requirements.
A particularly valuable experience was the opportunity to teach higher education seekers (students) at Transilvania University of Brașov. Topics dedicated to intercultural learning and teaching, as well as effective strategies for working in mixed-level groups, proved particularly interesting to the international audience. The presentations concluded with lively discussions among the students, confirming the relevance of the issues raised.
Transilvania University of Brașov is a classical, rapidly developing university that offers diverse, competitive educational programs to its students. Cooperation with such a dynamic higher education institution is highly beneficial and strategically crucial for the development of our university.
The Erasmus+ program for teaching staff is not just an exchange; it is a powerful platform for presenting the developments and academic achievements of Yuriy Kondratyuk National University "Poltava Polytechnic" on the European stage. Such mobility programs not only establish strong contacts for further scientific cooperation but also provide experience that is integrated and implemented in new joint projects.
Poltava Polytechnic has been fruitfully cooperating with Transilvania University of Brașov since 2023. For instance, in 2024, four staff members from the Faculty of Philology, Psychology and Pedagogy – Anna Ageicheva, Iryna Denysovets, Yevheniia Khomenko, and Oksana Vorobiova – completed an Erasmus+ staff mobility program. The Polytechnic lecturers delivered lectures on linguistic and country studies topics and familiarised themselves with the latest teaching methods for psychological and pedagogical disciplines at the partner university.
Recently, Poltava Polytechnic lecturers Liudmyla Svystun and Yuliia Khudolii participated in the E3UDRES2 scientific festival under the Erasmus+ academic mobility program for teaching staff at Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences (Latvia). Additionally, Viktoriia Boiko, a philology student at Poltava Polytechnic, participated in a 10-day Erasmus+ youth exchange in Armenia, where she learned to better understand herself and others through intercultural dialogue, forming valuable skills for the future. Students from the Educational and Research Institute of Finance, Economics, Management and Law also shared their impressions of studying at the University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna and the University of Applied Sciences Burgenland (Austria).
As a reminder, faculty members of Poltava Polytechnic are eligible to participate in academic mobility and internship programs. Students can study abroad through Erasmus+ credit academic mobility grant programs for a semester or a full academic year at leading universities in Austria, Greenland, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, and the Czech Republic.
For more detailed information on current internship, teaching, and academic mobility programs abroad, please get in touch with the International Relations Office (office 213-C, interoffice@nupp.edu.ua) or the coordinator of international activities at the National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic” – Anna Pavelieva, Ph.D. in Philology, Associate Professor of the Department of Germanic Philology and Translation (email: kunsite.zi@gmail.com, phone: +38-(095)-91-08-192).
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