During 10 days a group of professors of the Pedagogical faculty of West Kazakhstan innovativ-technological University, they were: Vice-rector for academic work, Professor of history Zhaskairat Yernazarov, Professor of history Baktyly Boranbayeva, Professor of Samat Kurmanalin, Professor of natural Sciences Galina Urakchintseva visited and studied the peculiarities of the higher education system in Poland and Germany. We visited three Polish cities – Warsaw, Bydgoszcz, Toruń and in Germany – Berlin.

Academic training under the program “Higher education in Poland. The fundamental principles of grant” was held in Bydgoszcz which is the eighth largest city in Poland, University of Economics, from 25 to 29 April 2017.

The aim of the training was the acquaintance with the peculiarities of the higher education system in Poland, the main features of distance education, the basic principles of writing grants and research projects, possibilities of the Erasmus programme for foreign partners, the principles of lifelong learning as the basis of the European education system, Bologna education system, the positive and negative aspects of Dual-degree programs. The training on this program gave the opportunity to obtain information on the European system of higher education, on the principles of international cooperation.

Any city has its own history and culture. The dialogue of cultures “Historical and cultural aspects” was organized in the city of Torun, located on the Vistula river. We ve’got acquainted with the historical places the city of Bydgoszcz, visited the archaeological Museum.

But, of course, the main goal of our visit was the University of Economics. We saw the features of the higher education system, the features of distance education in Poland. We are clarified for ourselves by the basic principles of the writing of granting projects and the possibility of participating in the Erasmus program as foreign partners. Very important information was found in the principles of lifelong learning.

Also in Bydgoszcz we were invited to visit the state University after Kasimierz Wielki, engaged in training of specialists accordingly with the Bologna system, which is mandatory throughout the European Union. Students are trained in a three-tier system: a study of the first educational qualification level – “Bachelor” (3 years) or engineer (3.5 years); study of the second educational and qualification level “Master” (2 years); study of the third educational qualification of “Doctor of Sciences” (4 years). We have also familiarized with the main directions of activities of the University, discussed the possibility of cooperation.

From 29 April to 3 May our group was acquainted with the historical places of Berlin city in Germany. It is a historical Museum, the Reichstag, the Brandenburg gate, the monument to the Soviet soldiers fallen in the Great Patriotic war, the tomb of a famous Kazakh educator of Mustafa Chokai, etc. So we had a very great chance to visit the Faculty of education at the Humboldt University, one of the oldest and most famous universities throughout the world. At this school, their professors currently pays great attention on developing the methodology of teaching children with disabilities, the purpose of which is the education of these children in regular schools. In a joint conversation we could focused on the possibility of our participation at such programs.

Upon completion of the course all participants were awarded certificates.