The Rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University, Taras Dobko, visited Uzhhorod University. The meeting was attended by Acting Vice-Rector for Scientific and Pedagogical Work Oleksandr Rohach and Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences Vasyl Levkulych.
During the discussion, current problems of higher education, ways to improve it and prospects for inter-university cooperation were discussed. Particular attention was paid to the development of interdisciplinary educational programmes.
A separate topic was adult education, in particular the development of lifelong learning, the introduction of certificate programmes and the creation of new opportunities for professional development and the acquisition of additional competencies.
The exchange of experience in organising the educational process, academic mobility, and the implementation of joint educational and research initiatives were also discussed. Among the promising areas of cooperation are the deepening of interaction between the faculties of social sciences of both universities, the development of interdisciplinary research and the exchange of best educational practices.
The meeting demonstrated a shared understanding of the importance of renewing university education and opened up opportunities for the further development of partnership between the institutions.
