OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TO RECEIVE NON-FORMAL ART EDUCATION AT POLTAVA V. G. KOROLENKO NATIONAL PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The article highlights the opportunities to provide international students with non-formal art education in the artistic groups at one of the best pedagogical universities in Ukraine, i.e., Poltava V. G. Korolenko National Pedagogical University. It is emphasized that the university has more than a century of traditions in training pedagogical and non-pedagogical staff and experience in teaching international students. It is pointed up that the university’s scientific and pedagogical staff is a driving force in the progressive development of pedagogical science and practice in Ukraine and provides quality educational services for more than 110 programs. It is noted that Poltava V. G. Korolenko National Pedagogical University has created a social and cultural environment, which traditionally converges different types of educational activities, in particular, formal and non-formal art. The expediency of combining these two educational activity types while studying at the university is substantiated. It allows international students to master the components of selected educational programs and successfully undergo sociocultural adaptation to the learning environment and Ukrainian society. It is highlighted that non-formal art education at Poltava V. G. Korolenko National Pedagogical University is provided to students in artistic and creative groups. These groups’ artistic level is highly recognized within Ukraine and abroad. It is emphasized that non-formal education is each student’s voluntary choice regarding the field of art, a particular group, and compositions to perform, etc. It is determined that international students’ artistic and educational activities, in particular, musical, choreographic, visual, literary, theatrical, etc., in artistic and creative groups, meet their needs to adapt to new conditions. It is a motivating factor for learning about Ukrainian culture. It activates the creative potential of each individual, has a positive effect on the harmonization of psycho-emotional and physical conditions, as well as contributes to the generalization of one’s own life experience, and helps to correlate it with the system of values that have historically developed in the Ukrainian state and modern youth environment, etc.