The National Technical University «KhPI» once again received the honorary title of «Leader of Innovations in Education», a gold medal, diplomas and certificates at the 16th International Exhibition «Innovation in Modern Education». The work dedicated to the quality of higher education as an object of public administration: rationale and features of actualization was noted. Its authors are employees of the Department of Quality Assurance of Educational Activities and the Department of Sociology and Public Administration of the NTU «KhPI». The strategy for creating and providing of the sustainable development of the Kharkiv Polytechnic Innovation Ecosystem was also highly praised by the jury. The work was created as part of the harmonization of NTU «KhPI» activities with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The event brought together almost 300 participants from Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Romania, Hungary and Estonia. A total of 272 works were submitted to the competitions of the exhibition held in Kyiv.
The 16th International Exhibition «Innovation in Modern Education» has become a location for educators and scientists to discuss important issues and prospects for innovative development of the education sector, to find effective solutions for the future development of independent Ukraine. Vasyl Kremen, President of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, and Yevgen Bazhenkov, Director of State Scientific Institution «Institute Of Education Content Modernization», greeted the participants, organizers and guests of the event.
As a result of the event, scientists of the National Technical University «Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute» were presented with a number of awards, diplomas and certificates. Thus, the honorary title «Leader of Innovations in Education» was awarded for the work «Quality of Higher Education as an Object of Public Administration: Rationale and Features of Actualization». It was prepared by the staff of the Department of Quality Assurance of Educational Activities and the Department of Sociology and Public Administration. NTU «KhPI» also received a gold medal in the nomination «Management of innovative activities of an educational institution for the professional training of competitive specialists». The work «Strategy for Creating and Providing Sustainable Development of the University’s Innovation Ecosystem» was submitted to this competition. It was developed as part of the harmonization of NTU «KhPI» activities with the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (UN), in particular, «SDG 4 – Quality Education» and «SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure».
Authors of the golden award:
*Yevgen Sokol, Rector;
*Andriy Marchenko, Vice-rector for Scientific-and-Research Work;
*Ruslan Kryvobok, Head of the Scientific and Research Part;
*Nataliia Shmatko, Professor of the Department of Marketing.
Ultimately, 272 works were submitted for the competition, and their quality was expertly assessed by scientists and specialists from the scientific institutions of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine and the State Scientific Institution «Institute for Modernization of Education Content». The event brought together 276 participating organizations from eighteen regions of Ukraine and foreign countries: Poland, Lithuania, Romania, Hungary, and Estonia.
The exhibition was accompanied by an informative thematic program that included fifty-eight online events with the participation of leaders, leading experts and scientists from the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, the Institute for the Modernization of Education Content, practitioners in the field of education, as well as students, pupils, parents and the general public. Over 4000 people took part in the online meetings. The conferences, seminars, and roundtables discussed issues related to the specifics of forming students’ competencies, professional orientation and career development, and the implementation of partnership pedagogy in the New Ukrainian School (NUS). They also discussed the introduction of STEM lessons in educational institutions as one of the key tools of education for sustainable development, innovative approaches to preserving and strengthening physical and mental health as a need of the day. The participants of the events were interested in the problems of using artificial intelligence services to improve the quality of education, as well as the professional growth of teachers; introduction of innovative technologies for the formation of national and civic identity of students, digital systems and applications to increase physical activity, dual form of education as an effective mechanism for improving the quality of training; formation of cross-curricular competencies through the use of modern teaching aids and equipment in the context of New Ukrainian School (NUS); introducing the latest technologies in the educational process, programs for automating the catering process in educational institutions, etc.
The organizing committee of the exhibition expressed its sincere gratitude to all its participants for their productive work, interesting discussions, professional atmosphere, their own high need and interest in successfully solving educational problems in the face of severe trials and civilizational challenges, for their sincere desire for significant changes aimed at integrating Ukrainian education into the European space.
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The 16th International Exhibition «Innovation in Modern Education» was held on 23-25 October, 2024 in Kyiv. It was organized by the company «Exhibition World» with the informational, methodological and organizational support of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, the State Scientific Institution «Institute for the Modernization of Education Content». The event brought together 276 participating organizations from eighteen regions of Ukraine: Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovs’k, Zhytomyr, Zaporizhzhia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Luhansk, Lviv, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Poltava, Sumy, Ternopil, Kharkiv, Khmelnytsky, Cherkasy, and Kyiv, as well as foreign countries: Poland, Lithuania, Romania, Hungary, and Estonia.
Among the participants: higher, vocational undergraduate and postgraduate education institutions, research institutions, educational and methodological (scientific and methodological) centers (offices) of vocational (vocational and technical) education, vocational (vocational and technical) education institutions, general secondary, pre-school and out-of-school education institutions, education authorities (regional, city, district, united territorial communities), professional development centers for teachers , associations, foundations, and enterprises.