From November 27 to 29, 2023, a training session dedicated to developing tools for inclusive digital education was held at the University of Alcalá (Alcalá, Spain).

The training began with a discussion of the technical requirements for creating a multi-institutional inclusive virtual educational campus (MIIVC). The functions, design, interface requirements, tools, and content for educational disciplines within the virtual campus were reviewed. Special attention was given to tools for ensuring inclusivity in the virtual campus.

Advancing Digital Skills and Inclusive Online Education: Professors Kozyuk and Dluhopolskyi Join International AFID Erasmus+CBHE Training

Within the framework of the AFID Erasmus+CBHE project, Head of the Department of Economics and Economic Theory, Doctor of Economics, Professor V. Kozyuk and Professor of the Department of Economics and Economic Theory, Executive Director of the NGO “Public Synergy”, Doctor of Economics O. Dlugopolskyi took part in the training “Digital Skills for Teachers and Administrative Staff” (April 8-11, 2024). The training was also attended by representatives of several Ukrainian HEIs (DTEK, Lviv Polytechnic National University, HNUE named after S. Kuznets, NTU Dnipro Polytechnic), the University of Alcalá (Spain) and the University of Lisbon (Portugal).
Participants had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with and practice:

Training on inclusive digital education AFID Erasmus+CBHE within the framework of cooperation between the NGO “Civic Synergy” and the NGO “Innovative University”

During February 2-4, 2024, within the framework of the 4th winter training school “Educator for the future generation”, aimed at developing the competencies necessary for an educator in the conditions of society 5.0, the executive director of the NGO “Civic Synergy”, Dr. Sc. (Economics), Prof. Oleksandr Dluhopolskyi introduced the participants to the basics of inclusive learning and teaching, methods and digital applications for inclusive learning at the “Implementation of inclusiveness in online courses” training.

Exploring Inclusive Education and Digital Communication: Dr. Oleksandr Dluhopolskyi Presents AFID Project Results to Master’s Students in Educational Institution Management

On May 16, 2024, as part of the Erasmus+ AFID project, Dr. Sc. (Economics), Prof. Oleksandr Dluhopolskyi, Executive Director of the NGO “Civic Synergy”, presented a report at an international conference at the Ljubljana School of Business (Ljubljana, Slovenia) on the topic “NEETs Integration into Social and Economic Activity in the Context of Sustainability”. The presentation for an international audience (over 100 participants from various countries) focused on the importance of integrating NEET groups, including by involving them in online courses on various platforms to enhance their sustainable development competencies (example of AFID). As a result of the presentation, an article was published in the international journal Agora International Journal of Economical Sciences (https://univagora.ro/jour/index.php/aijes/article/view/6708).

Dissemination of information about the preliminary results of the ERASMUS+ AFID (Academic Freedom and Inclusion through Digitalization) project among Ukrainian HEIs

On February 21, 2024, as part of the implementation of the Erasmus+ AFID project, the Faculty of Economics and Management of WUNU (West Ukrainian National University) held a training for teachers “Implementation of inclusiveness in online courses”. The training was conducted by the Executive Director of the NGO “Civic Synergy”, Dr. Sc. (Economics), Prof. Oleksandr Dlugopolsky, who spoke about the mission, purpose, goals and current results of the AFID project for university teachers. Special attention was paid to the opportunities for students and teachers provided by the project to strengthen the inclusiveness of asynchronous online courses, the use of specific digital tools in teaching and learning. Important thematic directions of international cooperation for the future are outlined, which are designed to contribute to the solution of problems and challenges faced by all participants of the educational process in Ukraine regarding the development of inclusive education