Erasmus+ Programme, Key Action 2 Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education. The project is co-funded by the European Union.

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Project duration: 15.11.2020 – 14.11.2024.

EU funding instrument: European Neighbourhood Instrument (Erasmus+: КА2 CBHE)

Wider objective: to integrate international students into Ukrainian and European educational space by the means of cultural, ethnic, social and academic assets.

• to develop and implement Roadmap, that includes all aspects of international students integration and adaptation;
• to improve quality of training and administrative services to international students, assure informational support of international students;
• to upgrade qualifications of administrative and academic staff;
• to create tolerant multicultural international environment at Ukrainian HEIs;
• to promote the values of cultural diversity in Ukrainian society.

Expected results:

• comfortable and high-quality study and accommodation of international students and stakeholders involved in the project;
• trained HEI’s academic and administrative staff;
• increased quality of training and administrative services;
• created more favorable environment for international students. 

Project activities:

• Learning of the EU experience to implement best practices at Ukrainian HEIs.
• Analysis of the university activity for the upgrading.
• Development of internationalization capacity.
• Modernization of administrative procedures.
• Development of a calendar plan of the network scientific and cultural events.
• Development and implementation of Roadmap of international students integration and adaptation.
• Development and piloting of the course for adaptation of international students.
• Modernization of University infrastructure. Creating a coworking zone.
• Translation of information materials.
• Adaptation of training programs for international students.
• Training and mobility activities.
• Quality management. Dissemination and exploitation.
• Project management. 

Target groups:

• International students,
• Ukrainian students,
• Staff of International Offices,
• Administrative staff of HEIs,
• Academic staff of HEIs.

Project Coordinator:

Netherlands Business Academy, the Netherlands.

Co-coordinator:

KROK University, Ukraine.

Partners:
Foggia University, Italy;

Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden, Germany;

Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania;

Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Ukraine;

Odessa National Politechnical University, Ukraine;

Mariupol State University, Ukraine;

Sumy National Agrarian University, Ukraine;

V.N.Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine;

Ivan Franko National University, Ukraine;

Ukrainian State Center for International Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine;

Hultgren Nachhaltigkeitsberatung UG, Germany.

NUWEE project team:

Nataliia SAVINA - Vice-Rector for Research and International Affairs, NUWEE Coordinator;
Alla KUCHEROVA - Head of the Grant activity Department;
Igor TYMOSHCHUK – Head of the Centre for International Cooperation and Education;
Halyna VLASIUK - International Cooperation Officer, Centre for International Cooperation and Education;
Leonid BADYNSKYI – Head of International Office of the Centre for International Cooperation and Education;
Dmytro NIKYTENKO– Head of the Department of International Education and Migration Affairs of Centre for International Cooperation and Education;
Yelyzaveta MYKHAILOVA - Head of Preparatory Department for International Students of the Centre for International Cooperation and Education;
Vladyslav SOLODKYI - Head of the Department for International Students Affairs;
Andrii PODLEVSKYI - Associate Professor of Finance and Economic Security, Scientific Secretary;
Svitlana LYSIUK - the Department of International Education and Migration Affairs of Centre for International Cooperation and Education;
Yuliana KRASOVSKA - Associate Professor of Business Economics and International Business;
Oksana PODLEVSKA - Associate Professor of Business Economics and International Business.