As part of the Science Week at NU “Chernihiv Polytechnic”, a panel discussion “International Projects of Chernihiv Polytechnic: Impact on the City, Region, Country” was organized, which took place on May 21, 2025.
Prof. Ivanova N. V. presented the DEFEP project, in particular, its goal was highlighted and ways were proposed to involve local residents and public organizations in key ideas initiated within the project, such as measures to involve stakeholders in order to popularize distance education, holding forums and conferences to discuss challenges and development prospects in order to form a common vision of education in the region, conducting sociological research and a final conference with the involvement of representatives of state bodies, public organizations, university employers and all interested parties.
Such aspects of the project implementation as the expansion of distance learning, infrastructure improvements, methodological support, work with the labor market, international cooperation and digitalization of processes will ensure the competitiveness of the local labor market and guaranteed employment of higher education graduates in the future.
Joint work on the project contributes to the creation of sustainable partnerships between Ukrainian and European universities, as well as universities and employers, which allows adapting educational programs to the requirements of the labor market. In addition, it is planned to create an Association of Distance Learning Higher Education Institutions to disseminate the results and support distance education practices at a sustainable level.