USI ▪ Ukrainian-spanish Institute

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The Ukrainian-Spanish Institute is the successor of the Ukrainian-Spanish Educational Centre, which was created on November the 11th in 2011 by the order of the Rector of Odessa National Polytechnic University Dr. Gennady A. Oborskii. The decision was accepted after the visit of the Polytechnic University of Valencia by the delegation of our university and successful negotiations, which were completed by signing of the Agreement about the strategic collaboration. The Director of Ukrainian-Spanish Educational Centre it was appointed Dr. Serhii Hutyria, having experience of long standing educational and scientific work in Spanish in Republic of Cuba.

 

Signing of the Contract on cooperation of the universities, Valencia, September, 2011

 

In 2012, the formation of personnel list of teachers of Spanish and the staff of dean's office, repair of the rooms allocated to the Ukrainian Spanish center in building #13 Gagarin Ave, 8, is begun. It was organized work of selection committee. As a result of the first intake of entrants-schoolchildren to the Ukrainian-Spanish Educational Centre 75 students were accepted, including 11 medallists.

To our university with a working visit there arrives the delegation of the Polytechnical University of Valencia as a part of which the Vice rector for international relations J.M. Martinez Rubio and the head of the Department of mathematics I.M. Tkachenko. The visit purpose – discussion and coordination of working plans of cooperation between the universities for 5 years.

The Centre established cultural relations with Embassy and Consulate of Spain in Kiev, the professors of Spanish for the first time took part in the III Congress of experts in the Spanish of Ukraine. By the programme of European Union EWENT for teaching in our university in the postgraduate course on speciality “engineering science” for the first time was accepted the citizen of Spain, master Yon Ariza de Migel (the head professor S.S. Hutyria).

 

The first visit of the Vice-rector for international relations of Polytechnical University of Valencia Dr Juan M. Martinez Rubio, May, 2012.

The first Admission committee of the Ukrainian-Spanish Center, July, 2012

 

Admission of the first entrants school students

D. José Rodriguez Moyano, the Ambassador of Spain, opens Congress of experts in the Spanish in Ukraine, Sevastopol, September 2012

 

 

In 2013 it is broadened the collaboration of the Ukrainian-Spanish Centre with partners in Spain and Ukraine. New agreements are concluded about the collaboration with universities, firms, cultural and tourist centres: Strategic cooperation agreement was signed with the University of Basque Country and Special cooperation agreement - with Graduate School of Engineering in Bilbao. The participation of our university together with the Universities of Valencia, Basque Country and Cadiz, in the EU Erasmus+ programmes on academic mobility and partnership during the period 2013-2018 has been confirmed.

Our university and Polytechnic University of Valencia became co-organizers and participants of international scientific and technical conferences "Dynamics, reliability and durability of mechanical and biomechanical systems" in Sevastopol, "Problems of quality and durability of gears and mechanical drive" in Odessa. The conference organizing committees include professors G.А. Oborskii, S.S. Hutyria, J.M. Martinez Rubio and I.M. Tkachenko.

The editorial boards of scientific publications "Collection of scientific works of Odessa Polytechnic University", "Computer science and mathematical modelling" included professors of the Polytechnic University of Valencia J.M. Martinez Rubio and I.M. Tkachenko.

Repairs and multimedia equipping of studies of dean's office and educational audiences of the Ukrainian-Spanish Center are completed.

 

Materials of the ІІІ Congress of Spanish experts with articles of staff of the Ukrainian-Spanish Center

The academic building #13 on Gagarin Ave, 8, where the Ukrainian-Spanish Center in 2011 - 2017 was located

 

The first structure of dean's office: methodologists I.S. Lebedenko, K.M. Tkach, Yu.V. Zhuk, November 2013

Teachers of the Center are participants of a formal reception onboard the Spanish frigate by the invitation of the commander of a squadron, Odessa, 2013

 

 

In 2014, the Library fund of the authentic Spanish-language literature, numbering more than 150 items in technical, economic, and humanitarian specialities, including dictionaries, textbooks in mathematics, chemistry, biology, physics, economics, computer science, machine parts, mechanics of industrial robots, electrical engineering, etc. in the Ukrainian-Spanish Centre has created. The Fund is staffed and replenished thanks to the Special Agreements with partner universities.

The student Anastasia Pridius successfully completed a master’s degree programme at the University of Basque Country under the Erasmus Mundus programme and for the first time in the history of our university got a Spanish state diploma.

Master of the Graduate School of Engineering of the University of Seville Oscar García-Dils Vega prepared a textbook "Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering and Electronics" (edited by the professor S.S. Hutyria), carried out a series of seminars in Spanish and took the credit from the students of the Ukrainian-Spanish Educational Centre.

The head of the well-known in Barcelona Modern Dance Studio Andreu Carandell Gotchevsky, gave a lecture about the history and the culture of Catalonia.

For internship in our university under the Electra programme, an associate professor of the University of Basque Country, Dr. Nerea Madariaga was accepted (the heads were: professor S.S. Hutyria and an associate professor O.K. Romanova).

 

The first lecture in the Spanish for students of the Center, Odessa, April, 2014

At a lecture of professor Óskar G. Dils-Vega on electrical equipment, April, 2014

Spanish diploma of Anastasia Pridius, master of two Universities - Odessa Polytechnical and the Basque Country

 

The Certificate of Honor of the Rector of ONPU to Oskar G. Dils-Vega for the best manual in 2014 in a foreign language

The student Anastasia Pridius on protection of the thesis of the master, Bilbao, October, 2015

 

 

In 2016, the Summer School “Spanish for Professionals” for the first time was opened in our university under the guidance and participation of associate professors from the University of Basque Country, Dr. Inhaki Moro and Dr. Nerea Madariaga. Within 10 days, 35 of our students and pupils of the senior classes, the future entrants, were trained at the school.

 

Occupations at summer school "The Spanish for Professionals", campus "Seagull", June, 2016

Participants of summer school and teachers: Iniaki Moro, Nerea Madariaga, Natalya Bondarchuk, campus "Seagull", June, 2016

 

 

In 2017, by the decision of the Scientific Council of our university 03.01.2017, based on the results of six years of the successful work of the Ukrainian-Spanish Educational Centre, the Ukrainian-Spanish Institute was established. The director of the Institute it was elected the Academician of the Higher Education Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Technical Sciences S.S. Hutyria.

The Institute includes the dean's office, the Department of the Spanish and Translation, the Laboratory “Ribas” of innovative didactic technologies of the Spanish and the Educational and Methodical Centre “Grand”. Repairs and equipment of the premises allocated to the Ukrainian-Spanish Institute in the main academic building of the university were completed.

To participate in the work of the Summer Language School "Letras" (school leaders - associate professors Nerea Madariaga and Olga Romanova) a group of philology students- translators of the University of Basque Country arrived at Odessa.

On the traineeship by the programme Erasmus+ were accepted teachers of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Basque Country, Dr. Monica Urizar Arana and Dr. Saioa Herrero Viiallibre. For the students of the Ukrainian-Spanish and Ukrainian-German Institutes, a cycle of practical classes in computer-assisted mechanics of lever mechanisms in Spanish and English was conducted, as well as for the graduate students and professors - a presentation of dissertation works of machine science.

The indicative events of the year: Odessa Polytechnic University the long-term cooperation Agreement has been concluded with the University of Seville and the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. The volunteer cooperation with the Territorial Centre for Social Services in the Primorsky district of Odessa within the framework of the innovative project “University of the third Age” was initiated and a group of students who began to learn Spanish was formed (teacher A.V. Halzman).

Repairs and multimedia equipping of the rooms allocated Ukrainian Spanish to institute in the main academic building of the university are completed.

 

Signing of the Contract on cooperation with the University of Seville, January, 2017

Students-philologists from the University of the Basque Country meet selection committee of the Ukrainian-Spanish Institute, July, 2017

 

On delivery of diplomas of summer school "Letras" to students-philologists of the University of the Basque Country, Odessa, July, 2017

Classes in computer mechanics of mechanisms are given by doctor Monica Urizar Errero, Odessa, September, 2017

 

Locationes of the Ukrainian-Spanish Institute in the academic building #4 on Shevchenko Ave, 1

Information stands of partners of the Ukrainian-Spanish Institute in Spain

 

Secretary of dean's office N.V. Savchenko, September, 2017

Head of the laboratory “Ribas” L.V. Dementiev, September, 2017

 

Deputy director of the Ukrainian-Spanish Institute I.S. Lebedenko and engineer of “Ribas” laboratory E.E. Dubrovina, September, 2017

Classes in the first group of the students of "The University of the third age" are given by the methodologist A.V. Galzman, November, 2017

 

 

In 2018, the staff of the Ukrainian-Spanish Institute continued to coordinate the academic mobility of our university with partner universities in Spain and Portugal, and expanded cooperation with cultural institutions, travel agencies and industrial companies in Spanish-speaking countries. An agreement of the long-term cooperation of our university with the University of ECCI, Bogota, Colombia was concluded.

The formation of the staff of professors (PhD), sufficient to open the Department of the Spanish and Translation in Ukrainian-Spanish Institute, was completed.

The Foundation for Spanish and Culture Research (FIDESCU) under the Ministry of Education of Spain accredited the Centre “Grand” of Ukrainian-Spanish Institute as the authorized examination centre of the Spanish on 6 levels (from A1 till C2). Associate professors, PhD O.A. Nesterenko and PhD I.E. Dobrovolskaya-Pipich got diplomas of expert examiners in DIE.

The 10-month internship at Ukrainian-Spanish Institute received a Spanish teacher from the University of Cadiz, master Álvaro Marquez Garcia (the head an associate professor I.E. Dobrovolskaya-Pipich).

To participate in the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Odessa National Polytechnic University, the delegation of Valencia Polytechnic University, headed by Rector Dr. Francisco José Mora Mas, arrived in Odessa. An official reception was held at the city hall for the representatives of sister city, at which the prospects for the expanding cooperation between Odessa and Valencia in education and culture were discussed. The discussion was attended by the representatives of Ukrainian-Spanish Institute, the directors of gymnasiums and lyceums with the in-depth study of foreign languages.

At the ceremonial meeting 17.09.18 of the Scientific Council the Rector Gennady A. Oborskii handed a diploma of Honorary Doctor of the Odessa National Polytechnic University to Dr. Francisco José Mora Mas, a well-known scientist in the field of telecommunications and microelectronics.

 

The Certificate of accreditation of the examination center “Grand”, FIDESCU, Madrid, March, 2018

The Certificate of associate professor O.A. Nesterenko – the examiner according to programs of the International Diploma of the Spanish (DIE) in six levels from A1 to С2

 

Associate professor I.E. Dobrovolskaya-Pipich is a participant of the International Congress of experts in the Spanish, Cadiz, June, 2018

The first release of the of students group of "The university of the third age", Odessa, May, 2018

 

An excursion across Odessa by the delegation of the Polytechnical University of Valencia, September, 2018

Reception in the mayor's office of delegation of the Polytechnical university of Valencia, Odessa, on September 18, 2018

 

Participants of reception in the mayor's office

Rectors of the partner universities: doctor of science Gennady Aleksandrovich Oborsky and Honourable doctor of the Odessa Polytechnical University Francisco José Mora Mas, 18.09.18

 

 

In December of 2018, the first graduates of the Ukrainian-Spanish Institute defended their master's work with “excellent”. Graduated masters: Alexandra Kotovskaya, Maria Goncharova, Anastasia Mitkova and Evelina Makhiyanova twice (at the bachelor’s and master’s levels) successfully completed the semester training with obtaining scholarships in the universities of Spain and Portugal; they speak Spanish/Portuguese and English at B1/B2 levels.

A third-year student of the Ukrainian-Spanish Institute Albina Kovalenko, according to the results of excellent study, productive research work and active participation in public life, is recommended for a scholarship of the President of Ukraine.

 

The student of the Ukrainian-Spanish Institute Albina Kovalenko - the best in the rating among students of the university in 2018