Module leader, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Primary Education Theory and Practice at SHEI “Donbas State Pedagogical University”. Researcher of scientific problems: theoretical and practical aspects of organization of a process of primary school teacher training; media education integration into professional training of prospective primary school teachers; developing primary school teachers’ media competence; modelling of technology of the educational process organization; linguomethodological competence of future teachers. Has experience in international cooperation as one of members of the project “Enhancing Democracy Education in Ukraine, Norway and Palestine” (CPEA-LT-2017/10037), aimed at upgrading the democracy teaching methods.

teaching staff member, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Primary Education Theory and Practice at SHEI “Donbas State Pedagogical University”. Researcher of scientific problems: developing future primary school teachers’ professional competence by multimedia tools; digital culture and digital competence as modern educational phenomena; developing Art teachers’ media competence. Module leader of the Erasmus+ project “Ukraine – EU: Intercultural Communication in Education”, a participant of the international project “Enhancing Democracy Education in Ukraine, Norway and Palestine” (CPEA-LT-2017/10037).

teaching staff member, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Primary Education Theory and Practice at SHEI “Donbas State Pedagogical University”. The field of her expertise includes the issues of developing digital culture and digital competence of pre-service primary school teachers; creating digital learning environment for primary school teachers’ training; methods and innovative technologies of the English language teaching; forming future primary school teachers’ intercultural competence, paying the special attention to enhancing communicative tolerance of future professionals. She has an experience in international cooperation as one of project members “Enhancing Democracy Education in Ukraine, Norway and Palestine” (CPEA-LT-2017/10037). Olena Beskorsa is an academic coordinator of Jean Monnet Module project “Ukraine – EU: intercultural communication in education” (620354-EPP-1-2020-1-UA-EPPJMO-MODULE). She is a full-time fellow in the Field of Excellence “Dimensions of Europeanization (DoE)” (Graz, Austria).

teaching staff member, Doctor of Sciences in Social Communication, Professor, Head of the Department of the Ukrainian language and Literature at SHEI “Donbas State Pedagogical University”. Researcher of the scientific issues: the development of pre-service teachers’ competencies in professional and pedagogical communication; communication function of literature; social communication; pedagogical conditions of students’ socialization in social and communication environment of higher education institution.