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On February 24^th, 2022, we were awakened by the roar of planes and shell explosions. Students and teachers were going to the university for the first class started at 7.45 as usual, as they heard the official information that the war had begun. It was incredibly hard to believe it.

At first, our foreign students didn’t realize what a war there could be in the 21^st century! And where? In Ukraine! It’s impossible! They came to study in bloomy happy Ukraine which is sunny in the summer and snow-white in the winter. They fell in love with our country and were happy there. Parents came to many students to visit, and they also were enchanted by our country and happy with their children studying there. Our university hospitality opened its doors for foreign students from many countries around the world. The university became a second home to them and they found new friends and tutors there.

Daily hard work in the classroom gives tangible results: gaining the language knowledge foreign listeners reinforce it in educational speech situations. But during daily classes, an imitation of real communication takes place. Therefore extracurricular activities occupy such an important place in language teaching.

Teachers of the Language Training Department of NURE conducted several integrated lessons with foreign listeners. «A fun walk to the Sarzhin Yar», during which it was possible to combine interesting regional information using active language vocabulary with an unforgettable walk in the open air. The next day, the students had a great opportunity to get acquainted with flora and fauna, have lots of fun and live communication outside the classroom during the «Photo Quest at the Zoo» trip. After that, the listeners together with their teachers visited an unusual exhibition of graphics by famous Kharkiv artist Hamlet Zynkovskyi – a bright representative of street art in Ukraine. The exhibition is being held at the contemporary art center – «YermilovCenter». A series of graphic sketches of the past year are combined with concise philosophical statements. The listeners were able to view the dialogue of two languages – the image and the word.

On January 12, 2022, the delegates of the Language Training Department took part in the conference of the working staff of the Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics. At the conference the report of the rector, Professor Valeryi Semenets, on the results of the implementation in 2021 of the terms of the contract № 1-101 dated February 33, 2017, was considered. The rector noted the achievements and successes in the educational process and scientific development of the university.

According to the results of the state certification of higher educational institutions and science which belong to the sphere of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, in terms of their scientific (technical and scientific) activities in scientific areas, NURE was among  the 64 best universities in Ukraine that received government funding for the advancement of scientific activities.

There is perhaps no one who would not be interested in history. History, however, is forever associated with the highest manifestations of human genius: in culture, art, literature, science.

The twentieth century entered the history of human civilization as the most alarming: revolutions, the collapse and emergence of empires, two world wars, the redistribution of territories…

A Scientific and Methodological Seminar on the topic: “Innovative forms and methods in teaching languages to foreign students” was held at the Language Training Department of KNURE. The seminar addressed issues of traditional and innovative forms and methods of teaching Ukrainian as a foreign language.

No doubt foreign students need the Ukrainian language to study their future specialty. Therefore, one of the main challenges is the formation of foreign language communicative competence in foreign listeners. It follows that the language learning process should not be a passive accumulation of knowledge but an active mastery of language material.

Kharkiv has always been considered and is still considered a city of students. Our city hospitably receives foreign citizens who have chosen Ukraine for education. In order to learn the Ukrainian language successfully, it is necessary to learn about the culture and traditions of our country.

In the middle of October, the newly arrived listeners had a wonderful opportunity to take a closer look and learn about the history of the Kharkiv region. Teachers of the Language Training Department of KNURE organized a trip to a small village called Nizhnya Ozeryana that is not far from Merefa. This is a very beautiful place famous for its history. There is also a small but very picturesque museum called “Ukrayinska Hata” (“Ukrainian Hut”). Elena Elagina, the founder and guide of the museum, told with passion about the oldest house in Ozeryany which is almost 300 years old. This house-museum contains household and religious items, as well as items of furniture and clothing. The listeners were allowed to touch museum pieces, as they say, touch the history. In the courtyard there is an old operating well-crane from where they themselves fetched and drank water. Everything was interesting: what the house was built from, what certain items were for, who lived there etc. After a tour of the house and homestead, the hostess treated everyone with special Ozeryansky herbal tea and apples from the garden.

Studying at the university is not only daily routine in the classroom, but also getting to know new people, places, as well as Ukrainian holidays and traditions.

On the 14^th of October, Ukraine celebrates three holidays at once: Ukraine Defender’s Day, The Ukrainian Cossacks Day and The Protection of the Holy Virgin Day.

At the beginning of October, listeners of the Preparatory Department for foreigners of NURE visited the Department of Physical Education and Sports. They were interested in information about sports clubs that are available at our university. They were pleasantly surprised by the variety of directions and alternatives – from basketball to sambo, from football to chess, from swimming to dance aerobics.

Listeners from Lebanon, Morocco and Nigeria were attracted to the team sports, so they were excited about the football section. Our university has a football team of foreign students and all conditions for their training.

The Language Training Department welcomes its listeners, foreign students on the occasion of the beginning of the new academic year! A new page of life begins for you – you are becoming part of a new team, meeting new people and places. We would like to wish each of you patience and strength, since education is not an easy task, but we – teachers, guidance counselors – are always by your side and will always support and help you with this.

Here you also have unique opportunities to develop your own talents, because our university has various activity groups, studios, sports, creative and cultural events where you can prove yourself. You are lucky enough to study at a university located in one of the largest cities in Ukraine. After all, by the number of universities Kharkiv is often called the student capital. You will live in a city with lots of theaters, museums, galleries, historical monuments, cozy green parks and other interesting locations. Visit them, enjoy student time! Let this period of your life be joyful and bright for you! Wishing you interesting impressions and excellent grades!

There is a question that arises before everyone one day: who to be? It is necessary to choose a future profession so that it brings joy and pleasure. And if our foreign listeners already realize the field of their future professional activity in general, then it can have many directions. Therefore, our listeners seek advice from their group curators. Teachers of the Language Training Department regularly carry out some career guidance work with foreign applicants: they hold conversations, organize excursions to the departments of our university, invite its leading specialists.So yesterday our listeners visited the BME department. One of the main activities of the BME Department is fundamental and applied research, research and development of new medical devices, electronic tools and software in the field of healthcare, inclusive education, sports medicine, ecology, nanotechnology, biophotonics and electrochemical analysis. The excursion sparked an active interest among our students, a lot of questions were asked, and many of them got a desire to study here.

From the very first days of training special attention of teachers is paid to listeners with a high level of responsibility, a serious attitude to study, an aspiration to achieving the goal – those who demonstrate leadership qualities. Students like these, no doubt, are future excellent students.

Today we will announce the best listeners of pre-university training, who were determined based on the results of the first semester.

Our department has been working for 29 years. During this time, thousands of students from different countries studied here. Every listener is a destiny and life. After all, by teaching a language we give the opportunity to start a new life. When parents send their children to study in a foreign country, they hope that their children will be in kind and good hands. These hands are our teachers who help listeners adopt to new living conditions and take care of everything.

How do our graduates live? Today we will tell you about a few of them. Laamari Nouhala (Elbruge, Morocco), a fourth-year student at Kharkiv National University of Pharmacy (specialty “Pharmacy”).