Kherson State University

From March 10 to 14, a study visit to Estonia is underway within the framework of the Erasmus+ BURN project - "Boosting University Psychological Resilience and Wellbeing in (Post-) War Ukrainian Nation". Participants from five Ukrainian universities and three European ones (University of Tartu, IPU, UL) are exchanging experiences and getting acquainted with European approaches to psychological support in universities.
From Kherson State University, the following are participating in the visit: Tetyana Korniychuk - Head of the Center for Psychological Resilience and Wellbeing (CPRB), Maria Pocheketa - Assistant Professor of the Department of Psychology, Office Manager of the project.

On the first day of the internship, Piret Tatunts (Manager of the HR Development Center of the University of Tartu) and Anna Gramburg (Workplace Wellbeing Specialist of the Institute of Education) presented how the university supports the mental health of employees and students.
After that, Jüri Allik, Academician, Professor of Experimental Psychology, introduced the work of the Institute of Psychology, where we studied the evolution of psychological education in Estonia. The main emphasis was placed on overcoming the Soviet legacy and updating the academic programs of the bachelor's and master's degrees. Triin Liin (Head of Research, Lecturer in Cognitive and School Psychology) and Pirko Töugu (Associate Professor of the Department of Developmental Psychology and Cognitive Abilities, Head of the Master's Program "Psychology") spoke in detail about the restructuring of curricula and updating the institute's assessment system at all levels of higher education.
Clinical psychologist Kätlin Anni presented the latest results of research into personality profiles of 263 professions and using genetic data from over 200,000 Estonians.
The key issue for discussion was the transformation of psychodiagnostic tools in psychological science. The use of educational materials in English is critically important for modern specialist training, which allows aligning training with international standards and scientific research.
Exchange of experience with European partners will help improve the work of the Center for Psychological Resilience and Well-being of the KhSU to support our students and teachers even more effectively.