РЕСПУБЛИКАНСКИЙ ФОРУМ КУРАТОРОВ

On October 27-28, 2022, the State Educational Institution "National Institute of Higher Education" hosted the final stage of the I-th Republican Forum of curators of educational groups of higher Education institutions. The event was held jointly with the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus.

The forum was attended by curators of study groups, as well as representatives of methodological associations of curators from all higher education institutions of the country.

The forum began its work with the seminar "Curator's work: Modern Challenges", which consisted of three thematic tracks.

1. "Current approaches in the organization of the work of curators in institutions of higher education" (normative legal support for the activities of the curator of the study group, organizational and methodological aspects of the curator's work, etc.).

In the photo, the speakers of the first track (from left to right):

Lyudmila S. Kozhukhovskaya, Vice-Rector for International and Scientific and Methodological Work of the State Educational Institution "National Institute of Higher Education";

Simanovskaya Tatiana Anatolyevna, Deputy Head of the Main Department of Educational Work and Youth Policy, Head of the Youth Affairs Department of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus;

Golovach Inna Nikolaevna, Head of the Department of educational work with youth of the state educational institution "Republican Institute of Higher Education".

Simanovskaya Tatyana Anatolyevna, Deputy Head of the Main Department of Educational Work and Youth Policy, Head of the Youth Affairs Department of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus, in an interview with journalists before the opening of the forum, drew attention to the need to actualize ideological and educational work with student youth.

— The issues that we want to discuss will primarily concern the updated regulatory framework, which was adopted during the year by the Ministry of Education in connection with the adoption of the updated Code on Education, - she said. — A significant number of regulatory documents have been published, including on issues of ideological and educational work. We want to update the forms and methods of working with students: they should be more flexible and in demand by this audience. We should not forget that students are future young professionals who will come to enterprises and organizations and will participate in the socio-economic development of the country.

According to Tatiana Anatolyevna, the emphasis in ideological and educational work today is on the formation of patriotism and citizenship:

— This particular line of work runs through all the events. Young people should be a guide of views, ideas and policies implemented in Belarus, including within the framework of the state youth policy. She has a lot of directions, the development strategy clearly outlines approaches to working with young people. We need to update this information and dot the "i".

The representative of the Ministry of Education also reminded that now is the time to discuss problematic topics related primarily to the fact that the academic year has started recently, and there are questions about the adaptation of first-year students to new realities for them:

— They need to get used to, get used to the order established in universities in order to successfully master the training program.

2. "Patriotism, citizenship, spiritual and moral values and national traditions as the basis of student education" (formation of values of the Belarusian statehood, education of respect for national symbols and traditions; introduction to universal and humanistic values, formation of moral culture of students through spiritual and moral education).

In the photo, the speakers of the second track (from left to right):

Salikov Andrey Eduardovich, Professor of the Department of Youth Policy and Socio-Cultural Communications of the State Educational Institution "National Institute of Higher Education";

Sergey Mikhailovich Klishevich, Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly Commission on Youth Policy, Sports and Tourism, Member of the Standing Committee of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus on Education, Culture and Science;

Archpriest Sergey Movsesian, responsible for the university ministry of the Belarusian Orthodox Church, secretary of the Church Court of the Belarusian Orthodox Church, First Vice-rector of the Institute of Theology of the Belarusian State University.

3. "Psychological and pedagogical aspects in the work of the curator" (socio-psychological adaptation of first-year students: problems and ways to solve them, the main aspects of interaction of curators with specialists of socio-pedagogical and psychological services, etc.).

In the photo, the speakers of the third track (from left to right):

Belanovskaya Olga Viktorovna, Head of the Department of Psychology and Pedagogical Skills of the State educational Institution "National Institute of Higher Education", Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor;

Spirina Anna Nikolaevna, teacher-psychologist of the Republican Center for Psychological Assistance of the educational institution "Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after M. Tank";

Ruslan Petrovich Popok, Head of the Psychological Service of the Belarusian State University.

During the meeting, expert discussions were held for the heads of methodological associations of HEO curators (the experience of educational institutions in organizing the activities of methodological associations/schools/councils/permanent seminars of curators as a form of methodological work of the curator) and methodological workshops (work on draft model provisions on methodological associations, curators of study groups, methodological support of curators' activities).



The curators took part in intensive courses in modern areas of work with young people (curator's project activities: resources and technologies, information technology in the curator's work, volunteering as a way of group cohesion, improving the intercultural competence of employees of higher education institutions working with foreign students, psychological skills in the curator's work).

One of the key moments was the presentation of the methodological developments of the curators, which were presented in the first (competitive) stage of the forum in the following nominations:

"I am a curator" – practice-oriented, creative projects reflecting the peculiarities of the curators' work, aimed at promoting the formation of the student's personality as a specialist who knows the basics of professional culture, focused on self-development, education of a conscious citizen and patriot of his country;
"Let's keep the memory of the past" – information and educational projects related to the preservation of historical memory;
"To be a patriot" – methodological developments aimed at fostering a sense of patriotism among students.

Presentation of methodological developments on the first day of the forum

Presentation of the best methodological developments on the second day of the forum 

All participants received certificates and memorable prizes. The winners of the competitive part of the forum were 30 people who were awarded diplomas and valuable gifts.