The event was attended by guarantors of educational programs - Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Special Education Department Iryna Volodymyrivna Makarenko, Assistant Professor of the Special Education Department Anastasia Serhiivna Mordovtseva, reviewers - Larysa Anatoliivna Derkach, Director of the Academic Lyceum "European" of the Lubny City Council of the Lubensk District of the Poltava Region, Mykola Mykolaiovych Kopaygora, Director of the Supporting Institution "Khorol Gymnasium of the Khorolsk City Council of the Lubny District of the Poltava Region", Kalinichenko Inna Mykolaivna, Director of the Velykobagachansky Supporting Lyceum of the Velykobagachansky Settlement Council of the Myrhorod District of the Poltava Region, Marchuk Nataliia Viktorivna, Head of the Education Department of the Shcherbanivska Village Council of the Poltava District of the Poltava Region, Liubov Ivanivna Sichkar, Director of the Poltava Educational and Rehabilitation Center of the Poltava Regional Council, students - Pavlova Maria, Kuznetsova Olena, Pysmenna Olga (second-year students) (master's) level of higher education), Viktoria Nasvit, Alona Kasyanenko, Anastasia Shevchyk (first (bachelor's) level of higher education), graduates - Bohdana Musiyachenko, master's degree in special education, speech therapist of the HEUROhub center.

The meeting was joined by partners of the Special Education Department, teachers from the International School of Esch and Differdange (Luxembourg) Hannah Pierce and Diana Mir.

During the meeting, topical issues of modernization of educational programs in accordance with the modern challenges of special and inclusive education, the needs of the labor market and the requirements of professional training of future speech therapists were discussed. Particular attention was paid to strengthening the practical component of training, developing professional competencies of applicants, using innovative and digital technologies in professional training of specialists.

The participants of the meeting made proposals for updating the content of educational components, improving practical training and expanding cooperation with educational institutions and inclusive resource centers.

We thank all participants for their active participation, constructive dialogue and joint work on improving the quality of training of future specialists in the field of special and inclusive education!

According to the Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology