MASTER CLASS

Master Class was created in order to introduce an innovative educational model “student-expert” into the learning process; to implement the new interactive form of teaching using modern informational technologies:

	to provide an easier access to the UN information resources for the students of the higher education institutions of Kyiv and other regions of Ukraine;
	to use UN information resources in educational process and in scientific activity of educators and students;
	to provide students with an opportunity to take new forms of internships in the Centre of Municipal Management (Habitat) (CMM (Habitat)) and in the UN Centre of Electronic Information in Ukraine (UNCEI in Ukraine) and to work as volunteers in UN Projects and Programs which take place in Ukraine.

It was organized on issues of sustainable development as a joint project of Ukrainian-American Liberal Arts Institute “Wisconsin International University (USA) Ukraine” (WIUU) and UNCEI in Ukraine and CMM (Habitat).

From this time WIUU began to work in a new direction:
For the first time our students had an opportunity to become familiarized with the UN information resources in the UN Centre of Electronic Information in Ukraine.
Two groups of students (10 and 6 students) took a fundamentally new form of internship: gaining information resources user skills, study of information.

Based on students’ and teachers’ (internship coordinators) references a Master Class on issues of sustainable development was established for the students of Kyiv and other regions of Ukraine. It is a joint project of the UN Center of Electronic Information in Ukraine and our university. Therefore, we ask Mr. Gardner to support this project to achieve the best results in the work of Master Class.
UN International Organizations’ experts as well as persons in charge of diplomatic missions, ministries, Parliament, representatives of central and local government bodies and municipal authorities will be engaged in the work of Master Class.
Master Class sessions will take place once a month.

Objective:
Provide students with an opportunity to access UN information resources.
Afford students an opportunity to work in UN as volunteers and assist them in future career development in UN.
Teach to use new technology systems.
Support UN concept of maintenance of peace around the world.

Our university assumes the following mission in Ukraine: to make general public aware of UN activity, its mission and programs; to provide an easier access to the UN information resources for the students.

For the first time it began with WIUU students’ meeting with Mr. D. Gardner, UNDP Resident Representative and United Nations Resident Coordinator in Ukraine who to made the first announcement in Master Class.