According to my schedule, I had 4 classes at the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies at Nicolaus Copernicus University. But they were not traditional lectures as I used to have at Dostoevsky Omsk State University. I had visited 4 academics during their classes and took part in "conversatories" which were mixed groups of polish and Erasmus+ students. There were approximately 20-25 students in each class. So, I made some introduction to my topic, then left some place for discussion and switched to summary. The academics helped me to have some ideas for discussion and summary concerning some basic aspects of my topic. It was very pleasant to have some questions from students concerning my topic which made my classes more vivid and interesting for students.

            Thanks to the Coordinator of the Erasmus + programme, the classes of the academics were quite connected with my subject "State sovereignty in World Politics" and its content. So, it was wonderful exchange experience in education and training. I studied new practices and improved my professional skills in teaching and research areas.

            Everything was well-organized, beginning from my arrival to Torun wh ere I was met by my Polish colleague. A friendly atmosphere at the faculty both from the students and teaching staff, comfortable accommodation impressed me a lot. So, I hope that I'll have a chance to come back to this place again and contribute to the cooperation between our Universities.

Tatiana Cherkashina

Senior Lecturer