Today, in the age of globalization and rapidly developing information technologies theeducation market is becoming more and more competitive. The universities all over theworld are looking for more effective forms of promoting their educational institutions on aninternational level. Among the increasingly popular international educational projects aresummer schools. They are organized to encourage the exchange of teaching and learningexperience, development of strategies for cooperation, career advancement, or personalenrichment. Summer school programs make it possible to simulate the scientific communityby creating training courses on the topical issues and involving renowned professors andexperts from famous universities worldwide. The characteristic feature of summer schoolclasses is the wide use of active methods and creative techniques, including group projects,excursions, discussions, interactive lectures and case studies. National University of Life andEnvironmental Sciences of Ukraine has organized an International Summer School on thetheme "Achievements and Applications of Environmental and Life Sciences for Sustainable Development". The program includes the basic course Knowledge for SustainableDevelopment of Society for degree credit, improving skills of English for specific purposesand acquaintance with historical and centuries-old cultural heritage of western Ukraine. Theresults of the survey held among the participants (50% of whom were foreign students andlecturers) have demonstrated the main advantages of the International Summer School:working in international student teams, developing skills in setting and achieving commongoals, making the best use of the latest research results and foreign experience in the field, aswell as the opportunity to get closer to the culture and customs of Ukraine. By the results oftheir studies the participants receive certificates with a certain number of ECTS credits. Thus,organization of international summer school is a challenging area of university educationdevelopment, and its implementation and content enhancement attracts talented students toresearch, promotes internationalization of education and practical realization of theprinciples of creating common educational space and the university concept of lifelonglearning.

Today, in the age of globalization and rapidly developing information technologies theeducation market is becoming more and more competitive. The universities all over theworld are looking for more effective forms of promoting their educational institutions on aninternational level. Among the increasingly popular international educational projects aresummer schools. They are organized to encourage the exchange of teaching and learningexperience, development of strategies for cooperation, career advancement, or personalenrichment. Summer school programs make it possible to simulate the scientific communityby creating training courses on the topical issues and involving renowned professors andexperts from famous universities worldwide. The characteristic feature of summer schoolclasses is the wide use of active methods and creative techniques, including group projects,excursions, discussions, interactive lectures and case studies. National University of Life andEnvironmental Sciences of Ukraine has organized an International Summer School on thetheme "Achievements and Applications of Environmental and Life Sciences for Sustainable Development". The program includes the basic course Knowledge for SustainableDevelopment of Society for degree credit, improving skills of English for specific purposesand acquaintance with historical and centuries-old cultural heritage of western Ukraine. Theresults of the survey held among the participants (50% of whom were foreign students andlecturers) have demonstrated the main advantages of the International Summer School:working in international student teams, developing skills in setting and achieving commongoals, making the best use of the latest research results and foreign experience in the field, aswell as the opportunity to get closer to the culture and customs of Ukraine. By the results oftheir studies the participants receive certificates with a certain number of ECTS credits. Thus,organization of international summer school is a challenging area of university educationdevelopment, and its implementation and content enhancement attracts talented students toresearch, promotes internationalization of education and practical realization of theprinciples of creating common educational space and the university concept of lifelonglearning.