2023-2024
During the spring semester of the 2023–2024 academic year, the course “Citizen Participation: Challenges and European Experience for Ukraine” was taught. This elective course was developed as part of the EUPART4UA educational project—”Citizen Participation: Challenges and European Experience for Ukraine”—under the Jean Monnet strand of the Erasmus+ programme.
The course “Citizen Participation: Challenges and European Experience for Ukraine” comprises four thematic modules. These modules cover citizen participation; the legal regulation of public participation in EU countries; the right of citizens to petition public authorities; best practices in participatory budgeting within the EU and Ukraine; community self-organisation; the role of whistleblowers as a form of public participation; tools for cooperation between authorities and the public at the local level; and digital tools for public participation. The course was taught by Alina Steblyanko, Olga Stogova, Viktoriia Pankratova, and Nadiia Horobets.
The course was selected by second-year 30 students majoring in Law (specialisation 081). The curriculum consists of 48 hours of in-class instruction, divided equally between 24 hours of lectures and 24 hours of practical sessions. The course employed both traditional teaching methods (lectures, case studies, and testing) and innovative pedagogical approaches (individual and group projects). Due to the state of martial law, the course “Citizen Participation: Challenges and European Experience for Ukraine” was delivered online; nevertheless, the majority of students consistently attended lectures and practical sessions, actively participating in discussions and workshops. The use of Sumy State University’s MIX platform—which hosted all course materials—facilitated the achievement of the intended learning outcomes and ensured seamless communication between instructors and students.
We thank all the students who took part in the course “Citizen Participation: Challenges and European Experience for Ukraine” during the 2023/2024 academic year, and we hope that the knowledge they have gained will help them exercise their civic rights!
2024-2025
During the spring semester of the 2024–2025 academic year, the course “Citizen Participation: Challenges and European Experience for Ukraine” was taught. This elective course was developed as part of the EUPART4UA educational project—”Citizen Participation: Challenges and European Experience for Ukraine”—under the Jean Monnet strand of the Erasmus+ programme.
The course “Citizen Participation: Challenges and European Experience for Ukraine” comprises four thematic modules. These modules cover citizen participation; the legal regulation of public participation in EU countries; the right of citizens to petition public authorities; best practices in participatory budgeting within the EU and Ukraine; community self-organisation; the role of whistleblowers as a form of public participation; tools for cooperation between authorities and the public at the local level; and digital tools for public participation. The course was taught by Olga Stogova, Viktoriia Pankratova, and Nadiia Horobets.
The course was selected by second-year 30 students majoring in Law (specialisation 081). The curriculum consists of 48 hours of in-class instruction, divided equally between 24 hours of lectures and 24 hours of practical sessions. The course employed both traditional teaching methods (lectures, case studies, and testing) and innovative pedagogical approaches (individual and group projects). Due to the state of martial law, the course “Citizen Participation: Challenges and European Experience for Ukraine” was delivered online; nevertheless, the majority of students consistently attended lectures and practical sessions, actively participating in discussions and workshops. The use of Sumy State University’s MIX platform—which hosted all course materials—facilitated the achievement of the intended learning outcomes and ensured seamless communication between instructors and students.
We thank all the students who took part in the course “Citizen Participation: Challenges and European Experience for Ukraine” during the 2024/2025 academic year, and we hope that the knowledge they have gained will help them exercise their civic rights!
2025-2026
During the spring semester of the 2025–2026 academic year, the course “Citizen Participation: Challenges and European Experience for Ukraine” was taught. This elective course was developed as part of the EUPART4UA educational project—”Citizen Participation: Challenges and European Experience for Ukraine”—under the Jean Monnet strand of the Erasmus+ programme.
The course “Citizen Participation: Challenges and European Experience for Ukraine” comprises four thematic modules. These modules cover citizen participation; the legal regulation of public participation in EU countries; the right of citizens to petition public authorities; best practices in participatory budgeting within the EU and Ukraine; community self-organisation; the role of whistleblowers as a form of public participation; tools for cooperation between authorities and the public at the local level; and digital tools for public participation. The course was taught by Olga Stogova, Viktoriia Pankratova, and Nadiia Horobets.
The course was selected by second-year 18 students majoring in Law (specialisation D8). The curriculum consists of 48 hours of in-class instruction, divided equally between 24 hours of lectures and 24 hours of practical sessions. The course employed both traditional teaching methods (lectures, case studies, and testing) and innovative pedagogical approaches (individual and group projects). Due to the state of martial law, the course “Citizen Participation: Challenges and European Experience for Ukraine” was delivered online; nevertheless, the majority of students consistently attended lectures and practical sessions, actively participating in discussions and workshops. The use of Sumy State University’s MIX platform—which hosted all course materials—facilitated the achievement of the intended learning outcomes and ensured seamless communication between instructors and students.
We thank all the students who took part in the course “Citizen Participation: Challenges and European Experience for Ukraine” during the 2025/2026 academic year, and we hope that the knowledge they have gained will help them exercise their civic rights!