On June 19-21, 2024, SWPS University hosted the Academic Innovation Workshop within the framework of ERUA2, which was attended by a representative of «KROK» University, Associate Professor of the Department of International Relations and Journalism Tetiana Daliavska.

ERUA is a consortium of eight European universities committed to exploring innovative approaches to research, teaching and institutional development. As part of the European Universities Initiative (EUI), ERUA aims to contribute to the development of the European Education Area and the implementation of the European Strategy for Universities.

For three days, representatives from universities across Europe: SWPS University (Poland), Mykolas Romeris University (Lithuania), University of Macerata (Italy), University of Las Palmas Gran Canaria (Spain), University of Paris VIII (France), New Bulgarian University (Bulgaria), Aegean University (Greece), as well as Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ivan Franko National University of Kyiv (Ukraine), and others. Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Sumy State University, Lviv National Polytechnic University and «KROK» University shared their experience, identified and analyzed active teaching methodologies, such as: Service Learning, Cooperative Learning, Project Based Learning or Gamification.

The workshop has become a great platform for exchanging ideas and experiences between professors from different educational institutions. Soon, representatives of the participating universities will return to their alma maters to begin preparing projects that will be presented during the Workshop at the University of Las Palmas Gran Canaria.

We are grateful for the invitation, as well as to all those who participated, and look forward to further cooperation in implementing innovative methods in the educational process.