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The LIK Centre in Uzghorod (Ukraine) was set up in 1992 on the initiative of a group of graduates from
the Uzghorod State University. Officially recognised as an association for the promotion of education and culture, it currently
has 150 students annually and a staff of 15. It concentrates on the teaching of modern languages with an optional vocational
specialism in the development of intercultural education and the promotion of intercultural co-operation. Furthermore LIK offers
short intensive courses for the languages present in the Transcarpathian region for foreign students.
In Transcarpathian Ukraine a wide range of languages is currently spoken: Ukrainian, Hungarian, Russian, Romanian, Rom, Slovak,
German, Jewish, Belorussian etc. LIK carried out a study to evaluate the effectiveness of the Ukrainian education system in using
the curriculum in Hungarian minority schools as a tool for helping Hungarian students to integrate better into Ukrainian society
by offering them appropriate language and history teaching. On the basis of this evaluation a model for Hungarian-Ukrainian
bilingual education was developed. LIK organized a "methodology lab" for teachers and teacher trainers to encourage contacts
among teachers from different language backgrounds and to foster the development of bi- or multilingual teaching material.
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