In the framework of academic mobility and the Erasmus + program (direction KA1) and the results of competitive selection, conducted jointly by UNFU and UV, from October 7 till October 11, 2019, Assistant of the Department of Management of International Activity, Yurkiv Nadia Mykolaivna passed internship at the University of Valladolid (Spain).
The purposes of the internship were:
- acquainting with the organization of the educational process at the University of Valladolid;
- discussinf the curricula and training plans for higher education applicants in the speciality “Management”;
- learning new experience and teaching methods how to improve the quality of education;
- collecting scientific literature and acquaintance with the works of leading specialists of the University of Valladolid to improve the courses of “International Marketing” and “Enterprise Economics”;
- expanding the network of contacts with scientific and pedagogical staff of the University of Valladolid for future cooperation;
- improving English language skills.
You can read more about the University of Valladolid (UV) on the University website: http://departamentos.uva.es/orgEmpresasComercializacion/
The internship took place at the Faculty of Business Organization, Marketing and Marketing Research. The internship was coordinated by Professor of the Faculty, Vice-Rector for International Relations Benjamin Peñas Moyano.
During the internship Yurkiv N.M. got acquainted with the organization of the educational process at the University of Valladolid, attended lectures of Professor Benjamin Peñas Moyano for students of the bachelor course, and also became acquainted with the method of teaching economic disciplines at the Faculty of Business Organization, Marketing and Marketing Research.
Assistant Yurkiv N.M. was able to work in the scientific library of the University of Valladolid, where she gained access to educational and scientific literature, scientific publications by leading experts of the University of Valladolid. The director of the library also gave an opportunity to get acquainted with the dissertation papers defended at the university.
According to the internship program, Nadia Yurkiv also visited the Faculty of Commerce of this University, where she became acquainted with the teaching of an English-speaking course in Business Management of International Trade for students of master course.
At the invitation of Professor Emilio Hernández Corea, (Faculty of Commerce) Yurkiv N.M. delivered a lecture on "The current state and prospects of development of international trade in Ukraine", in which she exposed the main tendencies of world trade of timber products and described the state of foreign trade of timber in Ukraine and directions of its diversification. Master's students from China, Vietnam, India, Korea, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, and Spain, as well as English language course teachers from the Faculty of Commerce were listening to the lecture. The material presented in the lecture aroused great interest in this issue, which was followed by lively discussion among students and teachers. This kind of activity gave a great experience of communication with foreign students, understanding of important methodological approaches for improving the educational process.
On Saturday, October 12, she had an opportunity to get acquainted with the major cultural monuments of Valladolid and picturesque landscapes of sunny Spain.
The result of the internship was the improvement of the course of disciplines with new educational and scientific material, methods of teaching and adjustment of future cooperation between the Department of Management of International Activity of UNFU and the Faculty of Commerce of the University of Valladolid.
Head of the department of foreign economic activity management Mykola Matveev
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