ACTIVITY OF UNIVERSITIES IN OVERCOMING OF CHALLENGES OF CRISIS CONDITIONS OF SOCIETY: PRACTICE OF IMPLEMENTING OF ERASMUS+PROJECTS

Abstract

The article shows the important roles and tasks of Ukrainian universities in overcoming the challenges of crisis States of society, in particular, the pandemic, war, and post-war reconstruction. Also in this context, the practical studies of the university community in crisis situations conducted at the National Pedagogical Dragomanov University are considered, in particular, the study of social cohesion as a social phenomenon, and its impact on the development of society and the educational community. The social role of education, in particular, in the development of social cohesion, is also presented. It is shown that an important task is to develop social cohesion in the educational space, in particular, in the context of crisis States of society. The article continues the research on social cohesion, which has been conducted at the National Pedagogical Dragomanov University since 2016, and summarizes the research conducted. The practice of implementing Erasmus+ projects is demonstrated, including a new project on the Jean Monnet center of excellence at the NPU named after M. P. Dragomanov. The importance of the European integration vector of sustainable development of higher education in Ukraine for the university community was noted.