Recently, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute held a workshop that brought together law and gender course teachers from around the world. The workshop aimed to develop new future initiatives and innovation in curriculum and improve the quality of current courses.
University teachers from Belarus, South Africa, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Sweden had the opportunity to share experiences, identify challenges, and develop professional skills.
Throughout the workshop, participants discussed how to identify relevant learning objectives, when designing law and gender courses, how to design a curricula and develop teaching methods that enrich the learning environment.
It was also a good opportunity to consider potential challenges such as issues of international communication, student’s motivation and how to teach students with different levels of knowledge. Participants said they appreciated the global network, valuable contacts made during the workshop and the chance to have teachers review their courses and provide feedback.
This knowledge sharing was a highlight for participant from Elena Abramenko, Head of the Department of Politology and Sociology, Faculty of Law, Francisk Scorina Gomel State University.
Having seminars where university teachers who teach law and gender can share their experiences on a regular basis will enable refine teaching skills and improve the quality of the curriculum, said Abramenko.
Another workshop is planned for 2020. For more information please contact:
Olga Bezbozhna
Olga holds a Master Degree in International Human Rights Law and Intellectual Property Law from Lund University and a LL.M from Ukraine. She has experience working with the OHCHR in Geneva, Switzerland, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute in London, and the Constitutional Court in Kyiv, Ukraine. Olga joined the Institute in 2014 and currently works with academic cooperation in Belarus.
Publications:
- Bezbozhna O., Yakimovich E., Kandrichina I. ‘Gender component in university curricula’ in Gender equality in higher education system: ways and means of achievement, eds. Shadursky V., Lukina L., Unipack, Minsk (2016).
- Master thesis ‘The Marrakesh Treaty for Persons with Visual Impairments: the intersection between copyright and human rights‘, Lund University (2014).
- Bezbozhna O., Oliynik I. ‘Execution of the Constitutional Court’s decisions and liability for the failure to execute’, 5 Law of Ukraine Journal (2008).
- Bezbozhna O., Oliynik I. ‘Establishment of the complaint to the Constitutional Court of Ukraine from Citizens’, 9 Business, Industry and Law Journal of Ukraine (2008).