The National University of Water and Environmental Engineering represents Ukraine in international exchange programs for students and teachers.

International exchange programs every year provide an opportunity for university students to stay for weeks, months in Europe and USA

International programs for both students and faculty members:

• Erasmus+
• Fulbright Program
• Fédération Échanges France Ukraine
• Iwana Wyhowskiego award
• DAAD program
• Lane'a Kirklanda program
• CEEPUS

OUR EXPERIENCE

ERASMUS+

The following internships were held within the framework of program Erasmus + :

2009-2010 – Associate Professor of the Department of Architecture and Environmental Design Natalia Lushnikova as lecturer gave lectures for students of the Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria (Reggio Calabria, Italy).

 February-June 2016 – student of NNIACOT Andriy Koval studied at the Lublin University of Technology (Lublin, Poland).

March 2016 – Lecturer of the department of highways, basis and foundations Lyudmila Pilipaka lectured for masters of the Faculty of Construction and Architecture of the Lublin University of Technology (Lublin, Poland).

May 2016 – Halyna Vlasyuk, Leading Specialist of the Center for Work with Foreign Students and International Relations, was trained at the Lublin University of Technology (Lublin, Poland).

December 2016 - Senior Lecturer of the Department of Finance and Economics of Nature Management Podlevsky A.A. Trained in the direction "CA1: Academic mobility" at the Lublin University of Technology (Lublin, Poland).

FULBRIGHT PROGRAM

The Fulbright Program sponsored by the US Government, gave an opportunity to take internships and train the university lecturers:

2008-2011 – Head of Laboratory for International Relations, Marketing and Internet Center of International and Regional Relations Taras Lychuk received a doctoral grant from University of Maryland, USA. Research topic - environmental ecology and climate change.

2010-2011 – Senior Lecturer of the Department of Development of Mineral Resources of the Faculty of Mechanics and Energy, Ph.D. Sergey Bobliev, under the US Government scholarship, trained at The Pennsylvania State University, PA USA. Research topic - renewable energy sources, geothermal energy, hydroeconomic production of minerals.

2013-2014 – Senior Lecturer of the Department of Nature Planning and Hydrometeorology Sergey Gromachenko, under the US Government scholarship, trained at the Michigan State University, USA. He was assigned to the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, a department of the University of Engineering (College of Engineering). Research topic is environmental protection in the area of landfill waste.

FÉDÉRATION ÉCHANGES FRANCE UKRAINE

Within ten years cooperation between NUWEE and the Higher School of Agriculture (Aene, France), with the assistance of the Federation "France-Ukraine Exchange", is being implemented. The coordinator of these internships is the lecturer of the department of foreign languages, director of the Center of WFS and IC Timoshchuk Igor Alexandrovich. Within the framework of cooperation, professional internships for students and teachers of the water and agriculture sector are carried out annually on the basis of one of the represented universities.

he exchange program aims to increase the professional level of students in water management specialties, exchange of experience and language practice. During stay in France, Ukrainian students have an opportunity to get acquainted with the education system in France - to attend a series of lectures and practical classes, to take part in laboratory work together with French students. During 10 years of co-operation, 5 internships were held at the Higher Agricultural School (Aene, France) and 5 delegations of French students were accepted in the walls of our University. During the exchanges, students of both sides can familiarize themselves with the principle of water treatment plants, the work of hydraulic engineering object.

NAGRODA IM. IWANA WYHOWSKIEGO

The Ivan Vygovskiy Award was founded by the University of Warsaw in cooperation with eight Polish higher educational institutions in order to recognize the merits of Ukrainian citizens in the development of science, culture and public life, the construction of a democratic country and the creation of a civil society, the study of historical, contemporary and the formation of Ukraine's future ties with Poland and Europe.

2015-2016 – Senior Lecturer of the Department of Automation, Electrical Engineering and Computer-Integrated Technologies Vitaliy Kutya was in internship at the Wrocław University of Science and Technology and Warsaw University of Technology (Poland).

2016-2017 – assistant of the Department of Applied Mathematics Tetyana Kutya trained at the Warsaw and Krakow Higher Educational Institutions (Poland).

PROGRAM STYPENDIALNY IM. LANE'A KIRKLANDA

The L. Kirkland scholarship provides two-semester studies in higher education institutions in Poland and 2-4 weeks of professional internships.

2011-2012 – Associate Professor of the Accounting and Audit Department Vovk V.M. Received a grant to study at the Poznań University of Economics (Poland). Research topic - quality management systems: implementation and monitoring.

CEEPUS

September 2016 – within the framework of the CEEPUS program, students and teachers of the educational and scientific mechanical institute of NUWMNR were trained at the Kielce University of Technology (Poland).

The internship was conducted under the guidance of Kryshtof Stepien, who allowed every day practice to take place in various scientific and educational laboratories, where the structure and work of the most advanced equipment was studied.

In the program of stay was acquainted with the University Library's scientific library, a tour of educational buildings on the territory of the university. Students also had the opportunity to visit the famous and historic sites of the city of Kielce.

STICHTING UITWISSELING

2015 – in accordance with the signed agreement with the International Information Center (Stichting Uitwisseling Program), the 6th year student of the specialty «Agrochemistry and Soil Science» Maria Vavrinchuk had internship on the Mts. Bruinsma-Lenger in the Netherlands.

2011-2013 – Professor of the Department of Accounting and Audit Zubilevich S.J. participated in the Financial Sector Development Program (USAID / FINREP). Research topic - implementation of IFRS, transformation of financial statements under IFRS.

November 2013 – An exchange program students between NUWMNR and Polytechnic Holy Cross Province (Kielce University of Technology, Poland m.Keltse) group of 34 students into six educational and research institutions and transport college with three group leaders (Makarenko R.M., Gerus V.A., Vlasyuk G.M.) passed educational and production practice in Kielce (Poland). Students of academic and research institutes attended lectures, practical classes and laboratory classes in groups with students from Kielce University of Technology. At the same time, with the participation of the leaders of the group, there were meetings with the Deans of the departments, representatives of student self-government, and correspondent of local mass media.

June 2016 – training for teachers and students of the Department of Human Health and Physical Rehabilitation at the Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport (Poland).

It has become traditional for the department - to improve the professional knowledge and skills of lecturers and to attract their students after this school year.

Particularly important is the opportunity for our employees and students to learn best practice and to be at the level of modern achievements of physical rehabilitation, since the Polish school of rehabilitation is considered one of the leading in the world. The main internship takes place at the Faculty of Rehabilitation and Kinesiology, rehabilitation centers of the Academy "Akademos" and "Opo". All have access to techniques and equipment, work out and carry out physical therapy complexes, massage sessions.

May 2017 – the teaching staff of two departments: human health and physical rehabilitation, theory and method of physical education began the 6-month internship on the basis of the Vincent Pol University (Lublin, Poland), which is nowadays necessary for the successful conducting of academic activities and the receipt of scientific degrees by scientists.

The double-degree programme enables students to simultaneously obtain two diplomas: the Ukrainian and one of the offered international partner university under the joint degree program and existing regulations:

• Joint Master’s degree programme with Lublin University of Technology in the fields of: Informatics, Mechanical Engineering, Management, Transport Technologies, Architecture, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics;
• Joint Master’s degree programme with Warsaw University of Life Sciences in the fields of: Civil Engineering, Environment Engineering, Water Supply and Sanitation;
• Joint Master’s degree programme with Kielce University of Technology in the fields of: Geodesy and Cartography, GIS-Technologies;
• Joint Master’s degree programme with the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Science in the field of Agronomy;
• Joint Master’s degree programme with the Social Sciences Academy in Lodz in the fields of: Finance, Physiotherapy, Informatics, Tourism.

Double-degree programme advantages for the students:

• recognition of received in the University-partner ECTS credits in the NUWEE within the framework of the current double-degree programme and the Regulations on recognition of the results of student studying (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Lf940t7qvdyiT2yJUpJ82_OghQ7xAcHR/view);
• obtaining of Ukrainian and European diplomas upon successful completion of the degree programme;
• two-semester study at a selected university abroad, which involves also the preparation of the master's thesis (project) and its defense.

The procedure for implementing credit mobility of students of NUWEE

STEP 1: Announcement and conduct of the competition

1. Conclusion of an agreement between HEI-partners.
2. Coordination of the specific terms of the Program implementation by representatives of HEI-partners.
3. Conclusion of an inter-institutional agreement (educational process, conditions and terms of study, financial and recruitment requirements, number of participants, method of re-enrollment).
4. Announcement of the competition for the relevant mobility program and dissemination of information about conditions, deadlines and necessary documents among the target audience.
5. Submission of documents for participation in the competition to the Department of International Relations:    

   -  transcript of academic record for the last year or semester; 

   - CV (in English or Polish);

   - a list of publications or other achievements;

   - certificate of knowledge of a foreign language;

   - covering letter;

   - a copy of the first page of the foreign passport.                                                                        

6. Creation of a Competition Committee.

STEP 2: Preparation of documents by the student

     In the case of winning in the Academic Mobility Program, the student submits the following documents to the Department of International Relations:

         - student statement;  

         - original invitation;

         - individual study plan of the participant of academic mobility; 
       - a bilateral agreement between NUWEE and the student;
       - tripartite agreement. 

STEP 3: Preparation of documents for the student

1. Submission of the following documents to the directorate of the Institute:

           а) the report with a mandatory indication of the names of disciplines, the total number of hours, ECTS credits and grades;

           б) the copy of a document certifying the results of training / internship / practice (Certificate, diploma, academic certificate, etc.).

2. Academic recognition of the results of study/internship/practice is discussed in the directorate of the Institute.
3. The documents for re-enrollment of subjects based on the results of the education of a student which participating in academic mobility are drawn up by the staff of the Directorate of the Institute.

 STEP 4: Re-enrollment of study results

1. Creation of an order by the director regarding the appointment of an academic mobility coordinator.
2. The director of the Institute forms an order to create a subject commission for the student's specialty, which examines his documents after arrival and forms a conclusion on the re-enrollment of study results.
3. Making an individual curriculum by the Institute for a student which participating in academic mobility.
4. International Relations Department of the Centre for International Cooperation and Education (CICE) forms an order on the student's academic mobility.
5. The official sending participants of NUWEE abroad are carried out by the International Relations Department CICE.