“TKUMA” UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

“TKUMA” UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

ALL-UKRAINIAN EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR OF “TKUMA” INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS

“TKUMA” UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

“TKUMA” UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE OF THE GERMAN-UKRAINIAN HISTORICAL COMMISSION

“TKUMA” UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

“TKUMA” UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

“MARATHONS ARE OF LIVING” FOR YOUTH ON THE HOLOCAUST HISTORY

“TKUMA” UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

“TKUMA” UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

INTERNATIONAL CREATIVE WORKS CONTEST FOR TEACHERS, SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, POSTGRADUATES "LESSONS OF WAR AND HOLOCAUST

“TKUMA” UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

“TKUMA” UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

INTERNATIONAL INTERRELIGIOUS YOUTH SEMINAR "THE ARK"

“TKUMA” UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

“TKUMA” UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR FOR UKRAINIAN TEACHERS IN YAD VASHEM (JERUSALEM, ISRAEL)

“TKUMA” UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

“TKUMA” UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

PRESENTATION OF “TKUMA” INSTITUTE PUBLICATIONS  IN COOPERATION WITH THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF UKRAINE

On October 20-27 on the base of Yad Vashem International School (Israel)  International Seminar on the Holocaust History for Ukrainian Educators was conducted. Participants had a opportunity to communicate not only with Yad Vashem School staff, but also with well-known Israeli scholars. Among the lecturers there were Dr Aharon Weiss, Dr Ilya Lurie, Dr Shimon Redlich, Dr Aron Shneyer, Dr Mordechai Yushkovsky та інші.

On September 29 – October 1, 2015 in Chernivtsi “Tkuma” Institute in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine conducted All-Ukrainian Pedagogical Seminar on teaching multicultural and regional aspects of World War II and the Holocaust history in secondary schools in 2015-2016 academic year.

30 teachers from all over Ukraine came to Chernivtsi to discuss these important and topical issues of history teaching and to share their own experience with colleagues.

After the grand opening, series of sessions of seminar participants was held. In particular, during the first day of the seminar Rayisa Yevtushenko, Chief Specialist of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, presented informative report devoted to current problems of history teaching in secondary schools of Ukraine in 2015-2016 academic year. Igor Shchupak described theoretical and practical aspects of teaching World War II and the Holocaust history during today’s ideological war against Ukraine. Oleg Surovtsev, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor of Department of History of Ukraine of Chernivtsi National University and Vasyl Fedorak, Methodologist of Chernivtsi Regional Institute of Advances Teacher Training, devoted their reports to multiculturalism and the history of Bukovina and Chernivtsi as well as educational and methodological work in a multicultural environment of Bukovina.

During the seminar teachers had opportunity to participate in the opening of the 18 Meeting of the Ukrainian-Polish Committee of Experts on the Improvement of School Textbooks on History and Geography (you can find more details on this event in this issue), as well as reports and presentations, accompanied by open discussions. At the end the “round table” dedicated to the exchange of experiences in educational work in a multicultural environment was conducted.

Participants were also greatly impressed by cultural program and visits to Chernivtsi National University (the building is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List), tours of Chernivtsi and Khotyn fortress.

“It was very useful, very interesting and not just informative, but also emotionally intense. The fact that “Tkuma” Institute holds similar seminars in different cities of Ukraine, combining them with major international events, enabling teachers to delve deeper into the context of modern scientific community as well as professional debates and discussions and opportunity to expand our world view makes these meetings extremely important form of professional development”

Oleksandra Bykova, secondary school teachers from Kirovohrad city

 

 

On August 18, 2015 in Dnipropetrovsk Regional Institute of Advanced Teacher Training (DRIATT) conducted traditional August meetings for heads of district and city methodological unions of History, Law and Social Studies teachers dedicated to the beginning of the new school year. Dr Igor Shchupak, "Tkuma" Institute and Museum Director, participated in the meeting.

On July 17-19, 2015 Lviv hosted All-Ukrainian Pedagogical Seminar "World War II and Holocaust History Teaching Problems During the Modern War against Ukraine". The event was organized by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (MESU), "Tkuma" Ukrainian Institute for Holocaust Studies, Museum "Jewish Memory and Holocaust in Ukraine" and Ukrainian Institute of National Memory. The event became possible due to financial support of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany "Claims Conference", American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and the Dutch Jewish Humanitarian Fund.

"Social Science Education Under the Modern Civilizational Challenges" - this was the topic of the "Summer School of Ukrainian Educators - 2015" conducted on June 18-20, 2015 in Mukolayiv region. The event was organized by Mykolayiv Regional Institute of Advanced Teacher Training in cooperation with National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences. The event gathered district methodologists, heads of methodological unions, school teachers and educators from almost all regions of Ukraine.