On 25-27 October 2016 the staff of Odessa State Environmental University participated in the 8th International Forum ‘Innovation in Modern Education’ and the 4th International Exhibition of Foreign Educational Institutions ‘Edu World’, held in Kyiv Palace of Children and Youth by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine jointly with the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine and the ‘Exhibitions World’ company.

‘Innovation in Modern Education’ is the only professional forum of educational, scientific and technical innovations in Ukraine, which widely presents innovative achievements in education. This year, the Forum brought together 86 educational institutions and organizations from Ukraine and 18 educational institutions, agencies and missions from Bulgaria, the UK, Greece, Canada, Poland, Slovenia, the USA and France.

The OSENU exhibition was represented by the staff of Foreign Relations Department – Kateryna Husieva and Lidiia Popova. The visitors were shown presentations, leaflets and banners dedicated to the achievement of the 544524-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-PL-TEMPUS-SMHES and 561975-EPP-1-2015-1-FI-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP project consortia.

As a result of the Forum, OSENU was awarded the First Degree Diploma in the category ‘Innovation on intensification of the international cooperation in Education, Science and Culture’ and Diploma for active participation in innovative educational activities. Rector Sergiy M. Stepanenko was awarded the Commendation for implementation of innovative technologies to improve quality of the educational process.