Within 10 and 21 May, 2021 the international training “Mental Нealth in Policing” was held. Oleh Zaiats, cadet from the Faculty of Financial and Strategic Investigations of Dnipropetrovsk State University of Internal Affairs, partook in the event along with cadets from police academies of the Netherlands, Germany, England, Romania and Iceland.
The training was held online in the format of a discussion. Future police officers discussed methods of supporting mental health in police structures of different countries. In cooperation with European peers the representative of our university gained substantial experience regarding psychological health of society and its every individual, learnt new approaches to solving complex issues and shared own experience in dealing with particular problems during his studies at DSUIA.
Besides, Oleh stated that good command of English language helped him significantly to pass the training. Moreover, cadet Zaiats is ready to share gained experience and his impressions with other cadets as well as to tell them about the importance of studying English as an instrument of establishing contacts with colleagues from abroad and sharing knowledge for operative introduction of the best world practices into the National Police of Ukraine.
Within 14 and 18 June, 2021 the international training “Hate Crime” was held. Mariia Pianychuk, Mariia Nosenko, Illia Hrechyshkin and Hanna Buriak, cadets from the Faculty of Training Specialists for Pre-Trial Investigation Bodies (DSUIA), partook in the event.
To prepare for the training, cadets were attending additional English language classes of advanced level organized by the staff of the university International Relations Department especially for them. Yuliia Halenko, translator, interpreter and project coordinator, was delivering the classes. Cadets were excited with the training, since they had an opportunity to communicate with English native speakers, which allowed them to enhance their language skills. They learnt a lot of interesting details about the police work in different countries from presentations prepared by other participants from the police academies of Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, Great Britain, Kosovo, Finland, Ireland and Norway.
In addition, under the results of lectures and thematic issues discussion the international teams of future police officers presented their projects as for the legislative aspects and hate crime investigation methods.
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Mariia Pianychuk shared her impressions on the training:
“This summer I was lucky to get the chance to participate in an international conference hosted by the University of Norway. The impressions from this project are simply incredible. The topic of our meetings was hate crimes. It was very interesting to receive information from real police officers in Norway and to learn something new for myself. Also, probably the most interesting thing in this project was the live communication with representatives of countries around the world. It was really unforgettable. And I am grateful that I got this opportunity.”
Illia Hrechyshkin told about his experience as follows:
“This summer, I became part of an international event among police universities around the world. I can say with confidence that it was an unforgettable experience. The organizers very professionally organized all the classes, which allowed learning something new and relaxing at the same time. One of the most important factors was the opportunity to communicate freely with foreign colleagues, using previously acquired English language skills. Summing up the above, I want to say that in my opinion, we have worthily represented our country in the context of hate crimes and gained enough new knowledge to use them in practice. I advise everyone to join such events if possible, because it is very useful and interesting!”
Upon the completion of the training participants obtained certificates of attendance indicating knowledge and competences gained during the educational process. Parcels from Norway with merchandise and local chocolate became an unexpected surprise. Moreover, Suzanne Bancel, an organizer of this large-scale event, initiated an e-meeting pizza evening for cadets from police HEIs of participating countries, which added pleasant and positive impressions and created friendly atmosphere even at a distance.
DSUIA cadets, who have undergone these educational courses, encourage all active and motivated applicants for higher education not to be afraid of challenges and participate in international educational initiatives of foreign HEIs.
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