History of Our Institute

Rooted in tradition, guided by wisdom, shaping the future.

Here you will find detailed information about the stages of development and formation of IHPI "Beit Chana".

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Development

1995

1997

1999

The higher education institution began its activity as a Jewish women's teacher training college, later transformed into the Women's Pedagogical College "Beit Chana".

First graduation of 40 young educators for Jewish national schools and kindergartens.

The Educational Resource Centre (ERC) for children with special needs was established on the basis of the Women's Teacher Training College "Beit Chana".

1998

The College was licensed to train music directors for kindergartens in the field 5.020207 "Music Pedagogy and Education".

The Women's Teacher Training College "Beit Chana" was renamed the Women's Pedagogical College. The institution became not only an academic and methodological centre for the majority of Jewish educational establishments in Ukraine, but also a source of teaching staff for the Jewish education system in Ukraine and the CIS.

At the initiative of the College and with the support of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine, the large-scale educational project "Beyachad" (Hebrew for "together") was launched. The aim of the project was to lay the groundwork for a qualitative improvement in the professional training of educators within the Jewish education system.

2003

2004

2005

To implement a tiered specialist training system, an academic-research-production complex was established: Crimean State University of Humanities – Women's Pedagogical College "Beit Chana". The concept of tiered education at higher qualification levels (Bachelor, Specialist, Master) for College graduates was brought to life.

The College was licensed to train Bachelor's-level specialists in the fields 6.010101 "Preschool Education" and 6.010102 "Primary Education".

2007-2008

The Women's Pedagogical College "Beit Chana" underwent significant changes related to the transition to new educational content following the introduction of state higher education standards, a quality assessment ranking system, and a credit-module system into the academic process.

2007

2010

2010-2011

"Beit Chana" successfully passed state accreditation and confirmed its licence to train Bachelor's-level specialists in the fields 6.010101 "Preschool Education" and 6.010102 "Primary Education". That same year, the first graduation ceremony for Bachelor's degree recipients took place.

2011

First-year enrolment was conducted for the part-time (correspondence) division of "Beit Chana" under a professional development programme for a male group of educators.

Licences were obtained for the training of foreign nationals in core specialisations, as well as for preparing foreign nationals for admission to higher education institutions of Ukraine. That same year, the Women's Pedagogical College "Beit Chana" was transformed into the higher education institution — the International Humanitarian-Pedagogical Institute "Beit Chana".

2013

The Institute received licences for Bachelor's degree programmes in 6.030103 "Applied Psychology" and 6.030504 "Business Economics", as well as for preparatory programmes for Ukrainian citizens entering higher education institutions.

The Institute organised and hosted the All-Ukrainian Scientific-Practical Seminar for staff of Jewish educational institutions on the topic "The Modern Jewish School: Traditions, Innovations, Prospects". The inaugural issue of the scientific-practical journal "Jewish Knowledge" was dedicated to this occasion.

2014

2016

The educational activities of the Institute expanded to cover the following fields and specialisations:

012 "Preschool Education" (Humanitarian Vocational College as a structural unit)
013 "Primary Education" (Humanitarian Vocational College as a structural unit)
012 "Preschool Education"
013 "Primary Education"
053 "Psychology"
051 "Economics"
Preparatory programmes for Ukrainian citizens entering higher education institutions
Preparatory programmes for foreign nationals entering higher education institutions
Training of foreign nationals in accredited specialisations

Accreditation of the Master's level educational programme in Primary Education and the Master's level educational programme in Psychology.

That same year, the HEI "International Humanitarian-Pedagogical Institute 'Beit Chana'" launched the All-Ukrainian Scientific-Practical Conference (with international participation) "Humanitarian-Pedagogical Education: Achievements, Challenges, Prospects".

With the aim of conducting research and development in the fields of pedagogy and methodology, implementing innovative activities, and providing in-depth research training for future educators, the Research Laboratory "Designing Education and Learning" began its work at IHPI "Beit Chana".

Institute "Beit Chana" joined the charitable initiative of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine to evacuate civilians and provide humanitarian aid, establishing a call centre on its premises where faculty and students volunteered around the clock to receive requests from citizens. Faculty and students also joined, together with the partner organisation Charitable Foundation "Chesed Menachem", in programmes providing assistance to the elderly, organising leisure activities for them. Institute faculty participated in psychological support programmes for those affected by the war. Within this initiative, faculty of the Department of Pedagogy and Psychology launched a training session for all interested parties on the topic "War and Children: Ways to Overcome the Crisis", and in partnership with the "All-Ukrainian Jewish Women's Organisation 'Project Kesher'", delivered a series of lectures on "Stress Resilience for Young Mothers During Wartime" and "Raising a Happy Child".

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2021

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