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"Think before you share!" is the slogan of the training course in which Alina Kliuieva, a first-year student of the Social Work program, took part. The event took place on January 29 - February 5, 2024 in Prudnik (Poland) as part of the Erasmus+ program "Think before You Share - Role of Media Literacy against the wave of disinformation". The goal was to strengthen the resilience of young people by teaching them the tools and programs needed to check facts, recognize visual manipulation, and find primary sources.
February 5, at the invitation of the ResWell Collaboration research network, Associate Professor Mykola Nazarov presented the results of the second stage of the resilience study in Ukraine.
As part of thematic seminars for the Sumy State University community, the topic of gender equality indices and Ukraine's place in international rankings of gender (in)equality was discussed. The seminar was conducted by Yulia Savelieva, a senior lecturer at the Department of PPST.
February 2-3, the first training "Let's Stand Together: Comprehensive Work with Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence" was held at the Department of Psychosocial Counseling, with 12 participants from Krasnopil and Bilopil communities.
The trainers were: Svitlana Piven, PhD in Veterinary Science, Associate Professor of Public Health at Sumy State University, certified trainer in the topic "War-related sexual violence: providing comprehensive assistance to victims" and Natalia Teslyk, PhD in Psychology, Associate Professor of Psychology, Political Science and Socio-Cultural Technologies at Sumy State University.
The program of the first day of the training included 3 blocks on the following topics:
- What is conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), national legislation and international standards.
- Providing assistance to survivors of CRSV: the rights of survivors.
- Providing assistance to victims of CRSV: identification, interaction of actors.
Individual and group exercises and case studies were used to consolidate theoretical knowledge. For example, to differentiate between the two concepts of "sexual violence" and "CRSV", an exercise was conducted to identify the elements of the crime. Participants gained the ability to identify CRSV and distinguish it from sexual violence based on three main aspects: who commits the crime, for what purpose and where it occurs.
Andriana Kostenko and Anna Yevseyeva joined the team of experts to conduct the study "Analysis of Economic Security for Women", which was conducted in 14 regions of Ukraine.
February 3, the staff of the Department of PST held a scientific and methodological seminar dedicated to the formation of a strategy for intensifying work within the scientific, methodological and organizational components, as well as the distribution of responsibilities for coordination, mediation and control for key areas among lecturers.
February 1, at the premises of the Municipal Institution "Sumy Gymnasium No. 1", applicants participating in the scientific association "The Event TeamDesigning Activities" of the PPST Department held a career guidance event to inform future applicants about the opportunities, advantages and prospects of studying in the program "Management of Socio-Cultural Activities".
For the fifth year in a row, Oleh Tuliakov, Associate Professor of the Department of Psychology, Political Science and Socio-Cultural Technologies, became the champion of Sumy Region in the classic bench press (one of the exercises in powerlifting, a weightlifting sport).
January 26, UniRase 1.0 closed teambuilding took place in an online format, where important issues of the event team's activities were discussed. The event was conducted by stakeholder and coach Yanina Polyakova and 4th year student of the specialty "Management of Socio-Cultural Activities" of Sumy State University Ilona Okhrimenko.
January 18-19, applicants for the program "Social Work" held a two-day workshop on non-violent debate at the Romantika Youth Center for young people aged 15-19 in Sumy.