Seminar and Conference in Genoa, Italy

 9-13 December 2019, at the University of Genoa (Italy), within the framework of the UniTeLE project, a training seminar and training on active teaching methods for representatives of six Belarusian universities, members of the project consortium, as well as an international conference dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Bologna Declaration were held.

2 representatives of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno: Oleg Kolyago the Head of the Educational Innovation Laboratory and Alexei Abelevskij the senior lecturer of the Physical Education and Sports Chair took part in this project activity.

Andrea Frucco and project coordinators, professor, Dr. Guido F. Amoretti, professor Diana Spulber opened the international event. The project coordinators spoke in detail about the directions of the university’s work, noted that high-quality higher education brings about 30 million Euro to the university. The quality of modern education  was discussed at the seminar: from the historical and social approach to the quality of education, to ensuring quality through accreditation of courses and the development of university policy, academic development of teachers. Representatives of six Belarusian universities: GSTU, BSU, BrSTU, BSAA, PSU, YKSUG, as well as universities in Italy, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, actively participated in the discussion of the use of active teaching methods in the educational activities of universities.

The seminar participants discussed the active methods used at the universities of Genoa learning. The pedagogical techniques studied in theory and practice of active learning methods, motivating students to independent, proactive and creative development of educational material generate the interest of participants. Among them were methods such as: case study, problem based learning, simulation / role playing, project based learning. The use of the possibilities of using tools for creating presentations, organizing meetings, events and making the Mentimeter interactive was also considered. The main trend is the formation of programs taking into account the capabilities of the student and the requirements of the future profession. The introduction of new active pedagogical technologies, the dissemination of successful competent and scientific experience of European countries will improve the system of increasing the pedagogical skills of teachers in Belarus.