On April 15, 2026, the Course “Ukraine-EU relations in perspective of intercultural communication” (2025-2026 acad. year) began at the Ostroh Academy National University. This course takes place within the framework of the Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Module project “EuCultCom: European studies of intercultural communication: EU experience for Ukraine” (project number 101126800 — EuCultCom — ERASMUS-JMO-2023-HEI-TCH-RSCH), funded by the European Union. The project aims to promote the values and principles of intercultural communication and dialogue between societies in the EU. It is also focused on spreading the European experience in Ukraine in the context of European integration aspirations and the development of a society with a democratic political culture.
Description of the Course: 5 ECTS. Course gives better understanding of process of building the relations between Ukraine and EU in aspect of intercultural communication. It describes the main issues of EU and Ukraine relations and cooperation. We’ll pay the attention to the cooperation between Ukrainians official institutions and institutions of EU. Some topics will be dedicated to analysing the political EU-Ukraine communication, Russian aggression and models of dialogue, platforms for EU-Ukraine dialogue, European studies in Ukraine. This course has an aim to give for students the clear understanding of the modern situation in EU and Ukraine. The learning of this course gives a knowledges and skills concerning an effective activity in sphere of public policy and civil society, a communication with authorities, an implementation of success experience of democratic development and political institutions’ modernization.