4th year NVSU students Regina Sagdatdinova and Anna Nikitina, studying at the Faculty of Humanities, won the university competition to study at the University College of Southern Denmark - UCSYD in Aabenraa. 

They spent 5 months (August-December 2015) studying the college program of Crossing Borders: Cultural Diversity in Early Years Education.

The students were awarded Erasmus+ scholarship, which is the most prestigious European student grant. It covers all costs of stay and study in a foreign university (cost of travel, accommodation, visa costs, etc.).

NVSU students had four training modules including:

• Crossing Borders, an introductory course to introduce the students to the Danish education system and the Danish language;
• Cultural Diversity in Education, a theoretical study and research in schools and pre-schools related to certain topics, such as inclusive education of children;
• Educational Development Project, an independent student project involving three school classes on a particular subject. NVSU students made a photo project with a display of photographs made by children;
• Practical Training Period in schools and pre-schools, with a portfolio on teaching techniques and educational system.

At the end of each module, our students took various tests and oral examinations, wrote essays, developed portfolios, and filled out questionnaires indicating pros and cons of the course covered.