On April 10, 2026, at the Institute of Creative Thinking “OZ CREDO”, USA, with the support of the South Ukrainian Center for Professional Development of managers and specialists in the socio-economic sphere of Ushynsky University, the international advanced training (internship) “Critical Thinking in the Academic Sphere: From Theory to Practice” officially started, in which teachers and scientific and pedagogical workers from 41 higher education institutions and 22 regions of Ukraine participate.
The international internship program was opened by the Vice-Rector for Scientific Work, Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor, Hanna MUZYCHENKO, who introduced the main speaker of the advanced training program, Olha Zbarska, and emphasized the importance of developing critical thinking in the realities of modern higher education and the possibilities of future cooperation with the Institute of Creative Thinking “OZ CREDO”.
Olha ZBARSKA, Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology and Administration of the Socio-economic Sphere, expert in the field of human creative potential, member ACSW Academy, member of The Textbook & Academic Authors Association, founder and president of OZCREDO, author of books and textbooks, member of the US Academy of Clinical and Social Work, expert in accreditation of educational courses, member of the expert methodological commission, lecturer of advanced training courses for the OUN employees on creative thinking, developer of 50 licensed advanced training courses.
Invited guest:
Dr. Uchenna A. Ekvo, Doctor of Science in Public Policy and Administration, Master of Mass Communications, Research Faculty Member of the Department of Mass Communications, Medgar Evers College, City University of New York; Lecturer at the School of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey. Member of the Journalism and Mass Communications Education Association of the American Society of Public Administration.
Host of Medialine, a popular television program monitoring the media.
Natalia CHERNENKO, Director of the South Ukrainian Center for Professional Development of Managers and Specialists in the Socioeconomic Sphere, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, introduced the participants of the advanced training to the organizational issues of the internship.
Translation during the meeting was provided by Ilona DERIK, Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Translation and Theoretical and Applied Linguistics of Ushynsky University.
Project coordination and cooperation are provided by Olha Papach, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Mathematics and Methods of Its Teaching at Ushynsky University.
After the event, participants had the opportunity to fill out a feedback form, which will allow the organizers to take into account their wishes for future meetings.
The next meeting will be held on April 17 at 4:00 p.m. on the Zoom platform.
ONLY UNTIL April 17, 2026!!!!
Last chance to join the international internship!!!!
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