On June 1, 2023, an offline meeting was held in the format of a round table "Media literacy as a prerequisite for a safe life of young people" for students of the 1st year of study at the Faculty of Foreign Languages, Art and Graphics, and Physics and Mathematics, and all those interested

Speakers of the event were:

- Olha Pavlivna BOYKO, dean of the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, PhD in physical and mathematical sciences, associate professor, who highlighted such concepts as: sexting, online grooming and fake news, and also drew the attention of future teachers to the importance of protecting children in cyberspace.

- Ilona Morisivna DERIK, head of the department of translation and theoretical and applied linguistics, PhD in philology, associate professor, emphasized the issues of tolerance, the role of language, signs of gate speech, revealed the specifics of communication in wartime. Students of higher education responded with reports on relevant topics, presentations were made by students of the Faculty of Foreign Languages, namely: Prokopenko D., Ishchenko A., Popovych E., Belyaevska V., Shikhova S., Tkachenko A., Tiku A.

- Tetyana Vitalyivna STEINER, teacher of the Department of Technological and Professional Education, focused the attention of the participants on the importance of the media literacy issue and spoke about outstanding people who promote the message of information literacy in society.

45 registered participants joined and actively participated, including representatives of the university's student council, students of the 1st year of study at the faculty of foreign languages, the faculty art-graphics faculty, and the faculty of physics and mathematics.

This event is carried out within the framework of the project (Information Security: Media Literacy in Wartime) with the support of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) project

"Media Program in Ukraine", which is implemented by the international organization Internews. This program strengthens Ukrainian media and expands access to quality information.

The training program "Information literacy in wartime conditions: challenges and confrontations" for scientific and pedagogical workers, graduate students and all interested parties is organized by the state institution "South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushynsky" on the basis of the South Ukrainian Center for the Professional Development of Managers and Specialists in the Socioeconomic Field within the project "Information Security: Media Literacy in Wartime Conditions" with the support of the International Charitable Foundation "Academy of the Ukrainian Press".