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On February 12, the opening of the kick-off meeting of MultiED project “Foreign Language Teacher Training Capacity Development as a Way to Ukraine’s Multilingual Education and European Integration” took place at Zaporizhzhia National University (ZNU, Zaporizhzhia National University) in the framework of the Erasmus + KA2 programme “Development of Higher Education Potential”. Christian Klauks and Alexandra Golovko, project managers of the University of Tartu; Susan Garton and Elisabeth Wilander, professors of Aston University (Birmingham, Great Britain); Stefani Witzig and Leone Ekzarkos, professors of Heidelberg University; Hans-Werner Huneke, rector of Heidelberg University, participated in the kick-off project meeting.

On February 12, rector Mykola Frolov and academic representatives welcomed foreign guests at the Zaporizhzhia National University (ZNU, Zaporizhzhia National University). On this day, Christian Klauks, project manager of the University of Tartu; Susan Garton and Elisabeth Wilander, professors of Aston University; Stefani Witzig and Leone Ekzarkos, professors of Heidelberg University; Hans-Werner Huneke, rector of Heidelberg University, Alexandra Golovko, project coordinator of “Foreign Language Teacher Training Capacity Development as a Way to Ukraine’s Multilingual Education and European Integration” from the Estonian side, who also provided interpretation, met the representatives of Zaporizhzhia National University administration.

International project activity is one of the priorities in the development of Zaporizhzhia National University. International vector has been fully encouraged and supported by the management of the university, in particular, Rector Mykola Frolov. Gennadii Vasylchuk, Vice-rector for scientific research, and Yurii Kaganov, Vice-rector for scientific and pedagogical work, provide general coordination and support for HEI’s scholars in the implementation of their plans. As a result, ZNU has proved once again its potential internationally: consortium of Ukrainian and international HEI partners is among project-winners of the call 2019 in the field of Development of Higher Education Potential of the European Union Program, Erasmus +, that will implement the program «Foreign Language Teacher Training Capacity Development as a Way to Ukraine's Multilingual Education and European Integration »(610427-EPP-1-2019-1-EE-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP).