Education Without Borders: Department Lecturers Enhance Their Professional Expertise

The Department of Physical Culture, Sports and Teaching Methods at Berdyansk State Pedagogical University continues its active work on improving the professional competence of its academic staff and implementing modern educational practices in the learning process.

In particular, Nataliia Polishchuk, Doctor of Philosophy, Associate Professor, Head of the Department, and Kateryna Voloshchuk, Doctor of Philosophy, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Physical Culture, Sports and Teaching Methods, successfully completed a scientific and pedagogical internship at the Academy of Social Sciences (Uczelnia Nauk Społecznych, Łódź, Republic of Poland).

The internship took place from January 5 to February 15, 2026, under the program
“Pedagogical Innovations in Teaching Physical Education and Sports in Higher Education Institutions.”

The total workload of the program amounted to 180 hours (6 ECTS credits) and covered the following key areas:

• teaching physical education and sports in the context of digitalization;
• application of the competency-based approach in the educational process;
• training of specialists within the framework of inclusive education;
• implementation of STEM education in physical education;
• European strategies for the development of education and lifelong learning.

Within the internship, the participants took part in seminars, training sessions, scientific and methodological activities, and carried out individual advisory tasks.

The acquired knowledge and practical experience will contribute to improving the educational process, implementing innovative approaches in the training of future specialists in the field of physical culture and sports, and strengthening international academic cooperation of the department.

The Department sincerely congratulates the lecturers on the successful completion of the internship and wishes them further professional achievements!