PSU representatives took part in an international conference within the ENTEP project

Representatives of Penza State University made presentations at the international scientific and methodological conference "Delivering impact in higher education learning and teaching: Enhancing cross-border collaborations". The conference was held in English at Ural State University of Economics on April 6-8 in an online format within the framework of the international project ENTEP - "Enhancing Teaching Practice in Higher Education in Russia and China".

Researchers and experts in higher education teaching from universities in Germany, Portugal, Italy, Great Britain, Israel, China, and Russia took part in the conference. For three days, the participants discussed topical issues and problems of higher education in the context of the pandemic, as well as the outcomes achieved in the course of implementing the ENTEP project.

Tatiana Razuvaeva, Head of International Projects Department, presented the results of the work of the Center "For teaching and learning Erasmus+", created with funds from the international grant: in 2020, 86 university teachers and staff members successfully completed the professional development course “Enhancing organization and teaching practice in terms of implementing the Bologna process principles”. From April 15, representatives of other Penza universities will take this course.

Irina Kolchugina, Associate Professor of the Department of Chemistry, and Tatiana Glotova, Associate Professor of the Department of Computer Automated Design Systems, made a presentation "Implementing Innovative Teaching Methods in the Digital Learning Environment";  Svetlana Vlazneva, Associate Professor of the Department of Economic Theory and International Relations, and Olga Androsova, Associate Professor of the Department of Translation and Translation Theory,  presented a report on the topic “Multiple-choice questions and essays in assessing economics”.

During the conference, the participants discussed ideas for future joint international projects under the Erasmus+ Capacity Building programme.

The results of the conference are presented in the publication indexed in the Web of Science (WOS). The publication can be found at the link.