The Social Integration of Children with Special Needs in an Environment of Diversity and Inclusion: European Approaches is a project aimed at developing students' competence to work with different categories of children with special needs, taking into account European approaches to inclusion which goes beyond disability (Educational Difficulties, Economic Obstacles, Social Obstacles, Geographical Obstacles, gifted). In the context of modern challenges, these include internally displaced persons affected by hostilities 

Objective: to introduce the EU experience in training specialists to work with an educational institution and in a regional context to create an inclusive environment conducive to the successful social integration of children with special educational needs, the development of civic, personal, and social competence; to prevent rejection and bullying. 

The leading forms of project implementation are teaching for students of 4 interdisciplinary courses: 

• European Studies of Social Inclusion; 

• Legal, Socio-Pedagogical Bases for Preparing Children with Special Needs for Successful Life: Comparison of European and Ukrainian Experience;

• European Practices for Developing Social Competence of Gifted Children in a Regional Inclusive Space;

• Social and Pedagogical Support for Children with Disabilities in a Diversity Environment: EU Experience.

Students of the courses will take part in the following online challenges: Ukraine in the European Space of Diversity and Tolerance (dedicated to Europe Day) and Don't Hide Your Talent (for EU Talent Day). They will become co-organizers of the Give Your Child Peace volunteer event, the Legal Submarine tour in Vinnytsia, which will be held for children with special needs. To improve the skills of teachers, representatives of public organizations and parents, a series of training will be held at the Inclusive Band summer school and conducting a training course for teachers-practitioners, members of public associations.