Abstract:

Globalization is a natural process of the development of modern society and it determines the features of the state of a modern society in a great extent. Thanks to globalization the successful international division of labor, the exchange of cultural values, the increased tolerance in the interaction of countries in the world community became possible. The European Union is the most striking example of successful interaction between states. That is why the content of the Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Module “The EU as a Model of Globalization: Experience, Values, Perspectives”, implemented with the support of the European Union at Mari State University from August 2016 to August 2019, was deepening and expanding students' knowledge about successfully states integration and a number of global challenges posed by globalization.

The objectives of the project were to give systematic knowledge about the EU as a model of a successfully functioning Union, encourage scientific activities related to EU issues including approaches to solve global issues, foster openness and tolerance in relation to global world. The methodology of the project includes the method of the systemization, comparative analyses, axiological and activity approach.
As a result the participants of the project gain knowledge and interest about the European Union and its values. They are encouraged to deepen this understanding and to carry out research on the EU-related issues. They also develop skills, important for education and for their future careers.

The important outcome is that the involved target groups are open and tolerant in relation to global world and to cooperation strategies in solving global problems of humankind.

This article shows the experience of discussing the global problems of mankind in the European context during the implementation of the Erasmus + grant. First of all, this is the special course “The EU as a Model of Globalization: Experience, Values, Perspectives”, which included lectures and seminars on the analysis of the essence of global problems and how to solve them in the EU countries. Another way was the round tables organized within the framework of the project and devoted to the EU experience in dealing with global issues. The third direction was the scientific activity of students through the preparation and publication of scientific articles. All these activities contributed to the expansion of knowledge about global problems and the best practices to solve them in the EU countries and provided for appraising the opportunities and challenges of using this experience in Russia.

Keywords:

Globalization, global problems, social conscience, Erasmus+, Jean Monnet Module.