Areas of development: the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at Berdiansk State Pedagogical University discussed the «LiteratureandArtsManagement» educational and research programme

On 12 June 2026, an important strategic meeting dedicated to the development of the new educational and research programme “Literary and Art Management” took place at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of Berdiansk State Pedagogical University. The meeting was organised and moderated by the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities and the main driving force behind the programme’s introduction, Associate Professor Marina Bogdanova, the programme’s guarantor, Associate Professor Anna Tabakova, and the working group of developers for the new programme.

The key objective of the event was to foster professional dialogue with a wide range of external and internal stakeholders. The university community aims to make the programme as relevant, practice-oriented and in-demand as possible in today’s labour market; therefore, engaging expert practitioners is an integral part of this process. The Dean introduced the stakeholders to the main areas of focus of the “Literature and Arts Management” programme, the programme coordinator outlined the stages of the programme’s development from concept to implementation, and also presented the content of the National Qualification Framework (NQF) directly.

Leading specialists in the fields of culture, education, literature and media from across Ukraine joined the discussion:

• Natalia Vlasova — Director and Artistic Director of the V. G. Magar Zaporizhzhia Academic Regional Ukrainian Music and Drama Theatre;
• Nelly Kramarenko — Director of the Municipal Public Library System of Zaporizhzhia;
• Tetyana Furmanova — Head of the Education Department of the Executive Committee of the Berdiansk City Council;
• Viktoria Lykhatska — SMM manager at the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, proofreader, podcaster, grant coordinator;
• Vira Karasova — leading specialist in the Reading Promotion Department, curator of National Reading Week;
• Tetyana Andrunevchyn — Library Specialist at the ‘Centre for Culture and Leisure of the Skhidnytsia Territorial Community’;
• Tetyana Ivanova — Director of the Cultural and Arts Centre (Boyarka);
• Marina Buchakchyska — Head of the Culture Department of the Executive Committee of the Berdiansk City Council;
• Lora Pidgirna — writer, academic, Chair of the NGO ‘Society of the Sun and Moon’, author of the ‘Literary Tourism’ project;
• Tetiana Belimova — writer, winner of the ‘Coronation of the Word’ award, Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv;
• Ivan Andrusiak — poet, children’s writer, literary critic, editorial director of the ‘Navchalna Knyha – Bohdan’ publishing house;
• Artem Tyschuk — PhD candidate at BDPU (internal stakeholder).

“Literature and Arts Management” is a response to market demand: from library systems, cultural centres, publishing houses, theatres and community organisations, all of which require people who are equally at home in both the creative and organisational spheres. The meeting participants focused on analysing the programme’s content, discussing current challenges in the field of “Literature and Arts Management”, and identifying the skills graduates need to successfully implement cultural projects. In particular, Nelly Kramarenko emphasised the importance of developing communication skills and an understanding of the needs of modern readers among future graduates of the programme, whilst Viktoria Lykhatska and Vira Karasyova called for a focus on the digital dimension of the work and the promotion of reading as a cultural practice. The meeting once again demonstrated that a modern arts manager must not only be well-versed in contemporary artistic and literary trends, but also be someone who can engage with the public on social media and draw audiences into the cultural process.

Such a broad range of views will enable the programme’s working group to balance theoretical training with the real needs of the sector. Berdiansk State Pedagogical University continues to confidently pursue a course of high-quality education that meets European standards and the demands of the times.

Based on materials from the Department of Ukrainian and Foreign Literature and Comparative Literature