The National University of Ostroh Academy has launched the course Ukraine – EU Relations in Perspective of Intercultural Communication. The course is implemented within the Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Module project “European Studies of Intercultural Communication: the EU Experience for Ukraine” (EuCultCom), No. 101126800, ERASMUS-JMO-2023-HEI-TCH-RSCH.
The course provides a better understanding of how relations between Ukraine and the EU are built in terms of intercultural communication. It covers the main issues in EU–Ukraine relations and cooperation, with particular attention to cooperation between Ukrainian official institutions and EU institutions. Separate topics are devoted to analyzing political communication between the EU and Ukraine, Russian aggression and models of dialogue, platforms for EU–Ukraine dialogue, and European studies in Ukraine.
The course aims to give students a clear understanding of the current situation in the EU and Ukraine. The knowledge and skills gained will be useful for effective work in public policy and civil society, communication with authorities, and the implementation of successful experience in democratic development and the modernization of political institutions.
Main topics:
- European Integration as an Interaction of Cultures. European integration projects; the cultural aspect of European integration; mechanisms of European integration; intercultural communication in the context of European integration; prospects for Ukraine’s European integration.
- Intercultural Polylogue: European Communicative Tradition and Ukraine. The phenomenon of intercultural polylogue; European intercultural polylogue; dialogue between European regions as a basis for development; polylogue of European values; intercultural communication in Europe in the aspect of the polylogue of cultures.
- Political Communications between Ukraine and the EU. Principles of political communication; political communication in the context of intercultural dialogue; political communication on Ukraine’s integration; European support for Ukraine; communication on the modernization of Ukrainian society.
- Intercultural Dialogue in Ukraine. Ukraine as a space of cultural diversity; philosophy of dialogue: basic ideas, principles, and moral foundations; the Ukrainian idea of dialogue between cultures; European principles of dialogue and Ukraine; formation of a dialogical attitude toward the Other as the basis for building society.
- Tolerance and Intercultural Communication in Ukraine and the EU. The phenomenon of tolerance: philosophical aspects; tolerance as the basis of intercultural dialogue in European societies; formation of a tolerant space in Ukraine; tolerance in Ukrainian society under conditions of Russian aggression.
- Hybrid War in Ukraine: The Need for Intercultural Dialogue. Russian aggression in Ukraine and the occupation of Crimea and Donbas; intercultural communication as a way to overcome fakes; intercultural communication and victims of Russian propaganda; intercultural dialogue as a means of reconciliation and conflict resolution; communicative strategies for restoring Ukraine’s integrity.
- Egalitarian Communication: Feminist and Gender Studies in Ukraine. Social communications on topical issues; overcoming gender stereotypes; gender studies in Ukraine; feminist movements and their politics; social communications of feminist movements in Ukraine.
- Intercultural Communication as a Way of Implementing European Values in Ukraine. European values: essence and basic definitions; European values and European culture; European values in the space of European integration; Ukrainian modernization and the implementation of European values; European values and the formation of a democratic political culture in Ukraine.
- Platforms for Intercultural Communication between Ukraine and the EU. Basic communication strategies between Ukraine and the EU; communication within the Eastern Partnership; communication in the model of the European border; intercultural communication in the region; Ukraine on the way to Europe: communication in Ukrainian society.
- A Component of Intercultural Communication in European Studies in Ukraine. Main centers of European studies in Ukraine; educational programs in European studies at Ukrainian universities; the most interesting Jean Monnet projects in Ukraine; intercultural communication as an element of European studies.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.