NUCDU effectively combines theory and practice in providing educational services: an unique social and psychological training for practical psychologists of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Republic of Azerbaijan has started in Kharkiv
On October 22-24 scientists of Research Laboratory of Extreme and Crisis Psychology of the National University of Civil Defence of Ukraine on the basis of the only one in Ukraine, specialized for the needs of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, - Center for Implementation of Psychotraining Technologies, jointly with specialists of the Sector of Psychological Support started social and psychological training “Extreme psychological training of rescuers for emergency tasks: Self-Team-Others”. The participants of the training are employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan, among them - Chief Extreme Psychologist of Azerbaijan - Head of the Department of Organization of Medical and Psychological Assistance of the Main Directorate for Organization of Emergency Management of Emergency Situations of the Ministry of Emergencies of Azerbaijan - Major of Medical Service Hanum Sofieva. Mrs. Sofieva is studying at the adjuncture of the National University of Civil Defence of Ukraine and was very pleased to accept the offer of the university to undergo specialized social and psychological training in order to further expand her experience and use the knowledge gained at home.
The training involves the use of computer simulations of the actions of rescuers in the elimination of emergencies of different origins, including critical infrastructure. During the training exercises will be held parallel monitoring of psychophysiological state of psychologists and stress level with the help of stress trackers. And polygraph is used to obtain more accurate indicators. During the training, specialists of research laboratory will demonstrate innovative psycho-training technologies, which they have acquired and tested over the last ten years of scientific and practical activity. In particular, in 2013 some aspects of the training were tested during the visit of psychologists of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences to the Emergencies of the Republic of Belarus, and in 2019 similar experience was gained by Lithuanian colleagues - representatives of the Military Academy named after General Jonas Jamaitis: Senior Psychologist Rosita Canapeskate of the Academy's methodology - Linas Dungveskis, who became the first foreign guests of the National University of Civil Defence of Ukraine - Center for Implementation psycho training technologies.
After the training, colleagues from Azerbaijan will face difficult testing, because during the event they have to learn rapid methods of adaptation to extraordinary conditions, increase their stress resistance, to improve their abilities of psychological endurance and skills of effective psychological self-help and mutual self-help.
Victoria Kolenko, Press Service of NUCDU, photo - Igor Kotov
On October 24, at the faculty of the Operational and Rescue Forces of NUCDU will be held a round table of experts in the field of fire safety and civil protection. Media accreditation
Nearly 100 abstracts had been submitted to participate in the roundtable "Combining Theory and Practice - The Key to Improving the Emergency Rescue Unit's Readiness to Perform the Assignment."
The following participants confirmed their presence: LLC RPE "Захист України", Main Directorate of SES of Ukraine in Kharkiv region, Main department of SES of Ukraine in Poltava region, Institute of Scintillation Materials (ISMA) of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, AQUASILA Fire Hose Plant and others.
According to the organizers of the event, among many questions, the participants of the round table will discuss the following:
1. Assessment of the use of modern means and methods for extinguishing fires and emergency response:
discussing the development of solid-state foam insulating agents for localization of emergencies related to toxic liquid spills;
finding ways to increase the effectiveness of extinguishing hard-to-reach fires by using self-destructive capsules with extinguishing agents;
discussing the development of Class B fire extinguishers based on solid useful materials;
finding ways to increase the effectiveness of extinguishing Class A fires by using compression foam.
2. Problematic issues of organization service and vocational training in the SES of Ukraine:
educational practice and internship of higher education applicants in garrisons of SES of Ukraine during their studies;
organization of service in the SES of Ukraine;
personnel training for SES of Ukraine.
3. Problematic issues of creation and use of modern fire and rescue equipment and personal protective equipment in Ukraine:
creation and use of respiratory protective equipment in Ukraine;
creation and use of fire hoses in Ukraine;
new means of detecting dangerous factors;
creation and usage of modern fire and rescue equipment in Ukraine.
Pavel Borodich
Larisa Koshevarova
NUCDU
The NUCDU staff member participated in an international scientific and practical conference
On October 17, at Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs was hosted the International Scientific and Practical Conference "Peculiarities of Application of Anti-Corruption Legislation: From Investigation to the Sentencing of the Court", co-organized by the Public Council at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. The conference was attended by the Head of the Corruption Prevention and Detection Sector of the National University of Civil Defence of Ukraine Stanislav Sklyarov.
The event was also attended by the Chairman of the Public Association "Center for Prevention and Counteraction to Corruption", chairman of the Public Council at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Volodymyr Martynenko, member of the Board of the Corruption Prevention Department of the Corruption Prevention and Lustration Unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Sergey Yaremenko, Valery Sokurenko, Senior Adviser on Anti-Corruption of the European Union Consultative Mission to Ukraine Joseph Gulay, Coordinator of the EUMC Regional Office in Kharkiv Robert Zhulkiewski, Chairman of the Criminological Association of Ukraine, first rector of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs Oleksandr Bandurka, representatives of law enforcement agencies, institutions of higher education of Ukraine and foreign countries.
At the meeting, it was pointed out that the scientific study of corruption as a negative social phenomenon, its crisis nature, as well as its place in the mechanism of criminal activity and counteraction measures is a pressing issue for Ukrainian society.
Volodymyr Martynenko, head of the Public Council at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, and chairman of the Public Association "Center for Prevention and Combating Corruption" noticed that the this event is extremely important, since the intensification of the search for ways to improve the interaction between the law enforcement agencies of Ukraine and justice bodies become more and more urgent.
Robert Zulkiewski, Coordinator of the EUMC Regional Office in Kharkiv, in his speech referred to the experience of Poland, which also went through the difficult way of fighting against corruption, noting that, first of all, it is necessary to change the mentality of citizens. This is the main guarantee of the result.
Participants of the conference assessed the corruption risks and identified the peculiarities of the functioning of the system of preventing and counteracting the corruption in the activities of their units and institutions. The lively debate drew attention to the important role played by civil society and the media in preventing and counteracting the corruption.
Sector of Prevention and Detection the Corruption
Vice-Rector for Research and scientists of NUCDU participated in the international conference
On October 15-16, 2019, at Kharkiv National University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, the IX International Scientific Conference "Resource and Safety of Structures, Buildings and Structures Operation" was held. Conference was attended by scientists from different corners of Ukraine and abroad. Representatives of National University of Civil Defence of Ukraine participated in the conference. Vice-rector for scientific work Volodymyr Andronov, scientific and pedagogical staff of Department of fire prevention in settlements Stella Gornostal and Elena Petuhova and Sergey Shcherbak from Department of fire tactics and rescue operations. They took an active part in the section "Modern Technologies and Structures that Increase Residual Resource of Water Supply and Drainage Facilities", where they presented:
«Software Complex for Management of Work of Biological Wastewater Treatment Facilities» (Dr.Sci.Tech., Prof. Volodymyr Andronov, Ph.D (Technical Sciences) Stella Gornostal);
"Improving the safety of building operations through the use of internal fire-fighting water supply system" (Dr.Sci.Tech., Senior Research Associate. Olexander Tarasenko, Ph.D (Technical Sciences), Assoc. Olena Petuhova, Ph.D. Sergey Shcherbak).
The materials presented in the reports aroused interest and active discussion.
