From February 19 to 23, the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra (Portugal) hosted a meeting of Erasmus+ partners of the WARN project - Academic countermeasures to hybrid threats. Members of the Consortium from
7 Ukrainian universities shared their practical experiences regarding various aspects of identifying and countering hybrid threats. The GIIM team was represented by the project manager Prof. Halyna Dokashenko, executor of the project, Assoc. Tetyana Borozentseva and Assoc. Oksana Hrytsuk, and the person responsible for international cooperation Assoc. Marina Shkuropat. For the attention of the partners, the team presented a presentation of two aspects of its work - the workshop "Information and analytical tools of hybrid threats" and interdisciplinary projects of master's theses. The participants of the meeting noted the relevance of highlighting the issue of intellectual and emotional perception of information and its impact on the psycho-philological state of a person. The heads of the work packages reported on their implementation status and preparation for the final report.
The host party offered the participants a series of trainings on countering hybrid threats, prepared by the project team of the University of Coimbra, employees of the National Defense Institute of Portugal, and the Army Center of Applied Psychology. Especially important, from the point of view of the goal of the project, were the report of the director of the Institute, Isabel Nunes, on the prospects and trends of cooperation in the field of collective security of the European Union countries; as well as a presentation by practical military psychologist Major Carlos Kaskin on the need for psychological support of military personnel before and during the execution of a military mission, and their full rehabilitation after returning to civilian life. The military psychologist especially emphasized the importance of conducting psychological and therapeutic activities with relatives and friends of military personnel, which is more relevant than ever for our country.
Professor of International Relations Paula Dupote Lopez devoted her training to the peculiarities of organizing effective interaction between students and teachers during distance learning, and to the implementation of new approaches to the management of academic research of students.
The cultural program included an introduction to the historical building of the University of Coimbra, which was founded in 1290, a library unique in terms of the beauty of its decoration and the presence of ancient books.
According to the results of the study visit, the participants received certificates and expressed their willingness to successfully complete all project tasks and prepare a joint report.