On November 24, 2023, the round table was held at the National University "Chernihiv Polytechnic", where the results of the project "Sustainable University: a model of development in the post-war period", funded by the European Educational Research Association (EERA) and the Ukrainian Educational Research Association (UERA) were introduced. Scholars, researcher, professors and students of different levels took part in the round table.
Модераторами та спікерами на круглому столі стали виконавці проєкту «Сталий університет: модель розвитку у повоєнний період»: Діденко Ірина Олексіївна, кандидат педагогічних наук, доцент, в.о.завідувача кафедри іноземних мов економічного факультету Київського національного університету імені Тараса Шевченка, та Холявко Наталія Іванівна, доктор економічних наук, професор кафедри фінансів, банківської справи та страхування Національного університету «Чернігівська політехніка».
The moderators and speakers at the round table were the performers of the project "Sustainable University: a model of development in the post-war period": Iryna Didenko, PhD in Education, Associate Professor, Acting Head of the Department of Foreign Languages of the Faculty of Economics of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, and Nataliia Kholiavko, Doctor of Economics, Professor of the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance of the National University "Chernihiv Polytechnic".
The participants of the round table were first of all informed that the project is aimed at studying the theoretical and applied principles of sustainable development of EU higher education institutions to form a conceptual model for the development of universities in Ukraine in the post-war period. In addition, the key tasks of the project were outlined, in particular:
generalization of theoretical aspects of the building and functioning of effective models of university sustainable development;
study of the leading European experience in the functioning of HEIs based on the concept of sustainable development;
adaptation of the best world practices of sustainable development to the Ukrainian context in terms of the functioning of Ukrainian universities in the post-war period;
development of the authors' concept model of sustainable development of universities in the post-war period.
The performers revealed the main activities conducted in the framework of the project:
o research activities – studying the theoretical and methodological foundations of sustainable development of higher education institutions;
o analytical activity – analyzing the world experience in the development of universities based on sustainability;
o communication activities – establishing cooperation with colleagues within the framework of the project implementation and dissemination of its results;
o information activity – informing the research and academic community about the project and its results within the framework of the round table, at international research and practical conferences and through research publications.
Particular attention was paid to the description of the main stages of the project implementation:
I: Theoretical research of sustainable development of higher education institutions (01.12.2022 – 31.03.2023);
II: Analytical research of characteristics of European trends in sustainable development of universities (01.04.2023 – 31.07.2023);
III: Strategic goals for the post-war reconstruction of Ukrainian universities based on the concept of sustainable development (01.08.2023 – 30.11.2023);
IV: Dissemination of the project results (01.01.2023 – 30.11.2023).
At the round table at the National University "Chernihiv Polytechnic", Nataliia Kholiavko and Iryna Didenko familiarized the participants with the main conclusions and outcomes achieved during the implementation of the project "Sustainable University: a model of development in the post-war period". The project performers emphasized that ensuring the sustainable development of higher education institutions requires:
– sustainable teaching – the inclusion of the principles of sustainability in all educational programs, mandatory consideration in the preparation of final qualification works of students of various specialties, as well as in the methodology of teaching academic disciplines at universities;
– sustainable research – orientation of fundamental and applied research, research projects of universities to achieve the SDGs, identification of ways and tools to overcome obstacles to the transition of higher education institutions to functioning on the basis of sustainability;
– sustainable campus – implementation of a set of measures to improve the energy efficiency of university buildings, rational use of water resources, greening, introduction of environmentally friendly transport within the campus, developing a waste management culture, etc.;
– sustainable partnership – the widest possible involvement of various stakeholder groups in the implementation of initiatives to achieve the SDGs (not only as beneficiaries of the results, but also as active members of project teams for the development of relevant projects, creating the system of measuring and monitoring the effectiveness of achieving the SDGs).
The project performers noted that the experience of leading European universities shows the exceptional importance of consistent support for sustainable initiatives both from the management of the HEIs and from all the other stakeholders.
You can familiarize yourselves with The results of the project "Sustainable University: a model of development in the post-war period" in more details in the following research publications:
1. Діденко І.О., Холявко Н.І. Теоретичні аспекти сталого розвитку закладів вищої освіти України. Держава та регіони. Серія: Економіка та підприємництво, 2023 р., № 1 (127). С. 98-102. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32782/1814-1161/2023-1-14
2. Kholiavko, N., & Didenko, I. (2023) World Experience of University Sustainable Development. Economics & Education, 8(1), 89-104. https://doi.org/10.30525/2500-946X/2023-1-12
3. Nataliia Kholiavko, Iryna Didenko Conceptual model of the university sustainable development Порівняльно-педагогічні студії. – Умань, 2023. – № 1 (45) – С. 40 – 53.
4. Холявко Н.І., Діденко І. Сталий розвиток університетів: європейські кейси. Наука і освіта України в умовах російсько-української війни: виклики та завдання в контексті національної безпеки. Том І / [Ред.: В. Ільницький, М. Галів]. Київ – Дрогобич – Львів – Переяслав – Ужгород – Запоріжжя: Видавничий дім «Гельветика», 2023. - С. 156-159.
5. Холявко Н., Діденко І. Моделі сталого розвитку університетів. Стійкість освіти і науки в умовах трансформації: матеріали Міжнародної науково-практичної конференції до 30-річчя створення Закладу вищої освіти «Міжнародний науково-технічний університет імені академіка Юрія Бугая», м. Київ, 23–24 трав. 2023 р. : [зб. тез]. Київ : [ЗВО «МНТУ»], 2023. - С. 64-67.
6. Холявко Н. Концептуалізація моделі сталого розвитку закладів вищої освіти. Євроінтеграційні орієнтири інноваційного наукового пошуку молоді України: Матеріали Міжнародної науково-практичної конференції здобувачів вищої освіти і молодих учених, присвяченої 100-річчю Мелітопольського державного педагогічного університету імені Богдана Хмельницького (Запоріжжя – Мелітополь, 23–24 червня 2023 р.). Мелітополь: Видавництво МДПУ ім. Б. Хмельницького, 2023. - С. 50-54.
The performers of the project: Nataliia Kholiavko and Iryna Didenko are sincerely grateful to the European Educational Research Association (EERA) and the Ukrainian Educational Research Association (UERA) for their support in the implementation of the Ukrainian research projects in general and this one in particular!