Impact of Service-Learning Pedagogy in Wartime and Recovery | ServU Project Seminar

Описание: How are service-learning courses developed in wartime, and what role can European institutions play in supporting solidarity with Ukraine?

On February 5 at KU Leuven, the ServU project organized a seminar marking the final stage of the fourth work package, coordinated by KU Leuven. The event brought together educators, university leaders, researchers, and partners from Ukraine and across Europe to reflect on the experience of implementing service-learning in times of war and recovery.

📌Program highlights:
0:00 Welcome and introduction
3:28 “KU Leuven and Service to Society: KU Leuven Engage” by Heidi Mertens, Director KU Leuven Engage
12:01 Keynote “Resilience through Service-learning. Experience of Ukrainian Higher Education Institutions” by Sophia Opatska, Vice Rector Strategic Development at UCU and one of the ServU leaders
51:15 Break
52:10 Presentation “Identifying the Needs of Territorial Communities for Resilience, Recovery and Development” by Mykola Trehub, Dnipro University of Technology, with experiences of Dnipro, Sumy and Lviv
1:52:25 Break
1:52:55 Presentation of Experiences on the Impact of Service-learning in Times of War and Recovery – Teacher, Student, and Local Territorial Community Perspectives
1:54:34 “Entrepreneurship and Digital Business Communications” course presentation by Anastasiia Samoilikova, Sumy State University teacher
2:04:36 “Child Mental Health Support” course presentation by Viktoriia Petrashenko, Sumy State University teacher
2:13:50 “Scientific and psychoeducational practice” course presentation by Oleksandr Avramchuk, Ukrainian Catholic University teacher, and Oksana Stefyuk, course student
2:26:17 “Communities of Memory” course presentation by Khrystyna Rutar, Ukrainian Catholic University teacher, and Sofia Lazorko, course student-assistant
2:37:59 "Energy Management Systems” course presentation by Yevhenii Koshelenko, Dnipro University of Technology teacher
2:43:52 “Personal Finance” course presentation by Olena Horiacha, Dnipro University of Technology teacher
2:57:34 Questions
3:06:17 Presentation “Service-learning Course Development in Times of War and Recovery: Key Takeaways” by Kathia Reynders from KU Leuven and Irene Culcasi from LUMSA University
3:17:57 Break
3:18:09 Panel discussion “The Role of European-Ukrainian Collaboration in Times of War and Recovery”
4:38:31Closure

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