Roundtable 10.03.2016
March 10 at the National Transport University round table “dual education: European
Experience and national perspectives “with the Ministry of Education and Science of
Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the German economy and education Vocational
Institute Education of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, higher
educational establishments, colleges, vocational schools and employers.
In opening remarks, the Rector of NTU Dmytrychenko M. stressed the need for and feasibility
study experience of European education systems and introducing new forms of training highly
skilled, competitive specialists is at the stage of reforming Ukraine’s economy.
Manager International Projects University of Paderborn (Germany), Nikitin V. in their
presentation “The dual education in Germany,” revealed the nature and advantages of the dual
vocational education, based on years of experience of the system in Germany,
stressing that only a common interest in educational institutions, state and employers
can be the basis for the development dualization of education.
Discussion and debate, which was attended by all the roundtable participants confirmed
relevance and feasibility work in this direction, the need to develop and implement
dualization pilot project on vocational training with a view to working out a certain experience,
and improvement of necessary legal framework and readiness for dialogue in this
towards representatives of government agencies, educational institutions, businesses and
employers.