External relations of the department

Philosophy and Sociology Department maintains close liaison with related departments of teaching, philosophy, sociology, psychology of: V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University, Kharkiv National Technical Automobile and Highway University, Kharkiv Petro Vasylenko National Technical University of Agriculture, Kharkiv National University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute”, Dnipro National University of Railway Transport named after Academician V. Lazaryan  (Dnipro), H.S. Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy, Academic Society of Michal Baludansky (Kosice, Slovakia), H. S. Skovoroda National Literary and Memorial Museum (Skovorodynivka), the library of Marx University of Leipzig (Leipzig, Germany), “East-West” Association for Advanced Studies and Higher Education (Vienna, Austria), etc. These links create opportunities to improve theoretical level and deepen practical experience of the teaching staff of the department, motivate to improve their skills and further research, this is evidenced by scientific publications, participation in international conferences, scientific seminars and more.

For the last 8 years, the department together with the Lyman branch of UkrSURT has held an annual conference “Human. Society. Communication Technologies”, where  not only domestic but also foreign specialists (scientists from Norway, Georgia, etc.) take part.

Lecturers of the department, in particular Associate Professor Syvohrakova Z.A., actively cooperate with the Institute of Retraining and Advanced Training (IRAT) and Center for Educational and Practical Training, Vocational and Dual Education (CEPT) of UkrSURT in the process of training railway specialists of different levels. In 2019 Associate Professor Syvohrakova Z.A. took part in the work of School of Excellence (SE) on the psychological and pedagogical minimum of instructors of industrial training, which was conducted by Department of Personnel Development and Personnel Policy of stock company “Ukrzaliznytsia” on the basis of  subdivision of stock company “Ukrzaliznytsia”, «Children’s Medical and Health Center “Sunny” in Southern Railway branch». For representatives of all divisions (regional branches) of stock company “Ukrzaliznytsia”, which were SE members, by Syvohrakova Z.A.  presentation-training was held (in the format of master classes) on psychological and pedagogical aspects of adult learning, features of peer-education, socio-psychological technologies of effective communication.