On 25 June, the National Agency on Corruption Prevention concluded a six-day training programme for lecturers of the subject of “Integrity and Anti-Corruption for Teaching Staff”.
Representatives of the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance took part in the training activities. Oleksandra Osiiuk, Vice Head of NAQA Secretariat, delivered a training session ‘Academic Integrity as Part of Pedagogical Ethics’. Iryna Androshchuk, Chair of the ‘Pedagogy’ Sectoral Expert Council, delivered a workshop entitled ‘Academic Integrity in Modern Education: Case Studies, Tools and Solutions’. Other members of the sectoral expert councils also took part in the training for teachers: Ihor Androshchuk, a member of the Sectoral Expert Council on ‘Pre-school, Primary and Secondary Education’, who spoke on the development of educational materials for fostering integrity, and Dmytro Loboda, a member of Sectoral Expert Council 01 on ‘Pedagogy’, who gave a lecture on integrating integrity-related topics into academic disciplines and the opportunities offered by non-formal education.
The training programme covered issues relating to fostering a culture of integrity, anti-corruption behaviour in the educational environment, pedagogical ethics and professional responsibility, as well as practical approaches to integrating these principles into the educational process.