Project EU «Reinventing displaced universities: enhancing competitiveness, serving communities» (REDU) (2020-2024)
Programme EU Support to Displaced Higher Education Institutions in the East of Ukraine
Grant Agreement № 2020 / 415-429
Project partners:
• Institute of Higher Education of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine
• Displaced Universities:
→ Before July 1, 2022
– Donetsk State University of Management, Mariupol;
– Luhansk National Agrarian University, Starobilsk;
– Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University, Severodonetsk
→ After July 1, 2022
– Mariupol State University
– Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University
• British Council Ukraine
Partnership history
In 2016-2019, British Council Ukraine in partnership with the Institute of Higher Education of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine and UK Leadership Foundation for Higher Education and support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine has been implementing Ukraine Higher Education Leadership Development Programme where Donetsk State University of Management, Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian University, Luhansk National Agrarian University and Mariupol State University were participants. Successful participation of above displaced universities in Ukraine Higher Education Leadership Development Programme has proved their substantial leadership capacity and commitment to move ahead. After the Call “EU Support to Displaced Higher Education Institutions in the East of Ukraine” was announced at the end of 2018, partners decided to unite their efforts in preparation of the project proposal.
Overall objective: to raise attractiveness and competitiveness of displaced universities by:
• enhancing their institutional capacity;
• development of effective university governance;
• excellence in teaching and learning;
• facilitation of internationalization
Project objectives:
⇒1. To enhance displaced partner universities’ infrastructure for delivery of quality education and dynamic community engagement.
⇒2. To build capacity of partner universities enabling their leadership, staff and students to better respond to displacement challenges, as well as challenges faced by local communities, Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
⇒3. To boost social responsibility of partner universities by involving academic community into solving social, economic, environmental, cultural and other societal issues.
Project target groups:
Students and stuff of displaced partner universities (hereinafter partner universities), local communities and business of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Major project results:
⇒1. Improved infrastructure of three partner universities allowing for innovative and partnership-based administration and teaching practices.
⇒2. Enhanced competence of partner universities’ staff and students enabling them to provide good governance, contribute to teaching and learning excellence and internationalization of higher education.
⇒3. New (renewed) partner universities’ institutional development strategies launched and available for internal and external stakeholders.
⇒4. Enhanced quality of education in partner universities due to: modernized syllabi capable to meet the current challenges of local communities; enforcement of teaching and learning excellence, good governance and internationalization.
⇒5. Active role and stronger impact of partner universities’ students and staff on implementation of institutional development strategies, university good governance, teaching and learning excellence, internationalization.
⇒6. Strengthened cooperation between partner universities and local communities, contribution to social and economic recovery due to project resources and outputs and extending services to different groups of stakeholders.
Project objectives and results are to be achieved via implementation of the following activities:
• Conducting of institutional audits at partner universities
• Creating Digital University
• Delivery of trainings for partner universities’ staff and students
• Renewal / development of universities‘ institutional development strategies
• Development and piloting of new/upgraded courses
• Multiplication of new knowledge and skills
• Development of English language competence of academic staff
• Support of students’ services
• Documentation, systematization and dissemination of best practices
Contact persons:
• Project Manager: Svitlana Kalashnikova (s.kalashnikova@ihed.org.ua)
• Institute of Higher Education of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine (https://ihed.org.ua/internationalization/redu/): Olena Orzhel (o.orzhel@ihed.org.ua)
• Mariupol State University (http://mdu.in.ua/): Andriy Stoyka (a.stoika@mdu.in.ua)
• Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian University (https://snu.edu.ua/index.php/international_projects/): Ruslan Galgash (galgash@snu.edu.ua)
• British Council Ukraine (https://www.britishcouncil.org.ua/programmes/education/redu): Lyudmila Tatsenko (lyudmila.tatsenko@britishcouncil.org.ua)
Project activities and events:
April 12, 2024
ІІІ International Scientific – Practical Conference «Personality, University, Society: Interaction under Conditions of Change» (Kyiv, Ukraine)
The Conference is initiated by the Consortium of partners participating in the EU Project «Reinventing displaced universities: enhancing competitiveness, serving communities» (REDU) (https://ihed.org.ua/internationalization/redu/), namely: Institute of Higher Education of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, Mariupol State University, Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University, British Council Ukraine.
Invited guests: EU Delegation in Ukraine, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, National Erasmus + Office Ukraine
The purpose of the Conference is to present and discuss the key achievements of the Project.
About 100 people took part in the conference.
Programme
Presentations 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Photo 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
March 14,16, 2024
Coordination Meeting # 7 (Activity 7.2)
Agenda:
1. Monitoring the Project implementation.
2. Reconciliation of the tasks for the final stage of the Project, preparation of reporting documentation.
3. Development of the programme for the final conference (April 12, 2024).
4. Reconciliation of the order and schedule for communication of the partners with the evaluation expert (Activity 7.7).
March 15, 2024
Training “Building a personal brand: How to maximize your potential” (offline, Zakarpatska region, Nyzhnye Solotvyno) (Activity 2.4)
Invited expert: Kyrylenko Tetiana
Sessions:
1. How can an educator declare himself?
2. Communication models.
3. Growing up during the wartime: your story.
4. I am a brand. What’s next?
26 trainees represented leadership and academic staff of Mariupol State University, Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University and Institute of Higher Education of the NAES of Ukraine.
April 12, 2023
The Second International Scientific-Practical Conference «Personality, University, Society: Interaction under Conditions of Change», Institute of Higher Education of the NAES of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine (online format)
The Conference is initiated by the consortium of partners participating in the EU project «Reinventing displaced universities: enhancing competitiveness, serving communities» (REDU) (https://ihed.org.ua/internationalization/redu/), namely: Institute of Higher Education of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, Mariupol State University, Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University, British Council Ukraine. The partners for this Conference also are National Erasmus+ Office Ukraine and Advance HE, United Kingdom.
The purpose of the Conference is to discuss the issues and challenges faced by Ukrainian universities under a novel reality triggered by the military aggression and objectives of post-war revival.
Programme
Presentations 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Conference video
Photo 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
March 22-25, 2023
Training “Strategising in Higher Education” (offline, Polyana village) Activity 2.4,3.2)
Experts of the Institute of Higher Education of the NAES of Ukraine: Svitlana Kalashnikova, Olena Orzhel, Natalia Shofolova
Invited experts: Olena Yuzkova, Taras Dobko, Yevhen Hlibovytskyi, Valeriya Milyaeva
Sessions:
1. Tasks of the Project
2. Key parameters of the Strategy
3. Unifying values
4. Updating the business model. Change management
5. A university that inspires. Culture of service
6. Expansion of horizons. University capability
7. Communication with a “human face”
8. Challenges of implementing the Strategy in times of crisis (psychological aspect)
9. Civic University: specifics of strategies and resources
10. Strategic map
11. Development of tasks for updating the University’s Development Strategy
22 participants, who represent leadership team of Mariupol State University and Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University, took part in the training.
Programme
Photo 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
March 21, 2023.
Coordination Meeting # 6 (Activity 7.2)
Agenda:
1. Monitoring the results of the Project implementation
2. Preparation of the Project Implementation Report as of April 2023
3. Analysis and reconciliation of data for LMS
February 13-14, 20-21, 2023
Training “HE Strategising” (online) (Activity 3.2)
Advance HE experts: Doug Parkin, Stuart Hunt
Thematic sessions:
1. Vision and Strategy
2. Strategy, understanding systems and being strategic
3. Engagement
4. Building Organisational Culture
29 trainees represented leadership team of Mariupol State University and Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University.
Photo 1, 2, 3
December 12-13, 2022
A training seminar “Internationalization of Higher Education” took place offline in Truskavets, Ukraine during December 12-13, 2022 (REDU project Activity 2.4). The training was delivered by Svitlana Kalashnikova, Zhanna Talanova, Olena Orzhel, experts of the Institute of Higher Education, National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine and Svitlana Shytikova, director and expert of the National Erasmus+ Office in Ukraine. The training covered the following themes:
⇒1. Higher education internationalization: general framework
⇒2. Higher education internationalization: resources for Ukraine – individual level
⇒3. Higher education internationalization: resources for Ukraine – institutional level
⇒4. Erasmus+ Programme: Academic Mobility projects
⇒5. Erasmus+ Programme: Jean Monet Actions
⇒6. Erasmus+ Programme : CBHE projects
⇒7. Project framework (major project parameters).
25 trainees represented academic and administrative staff of Mariupol State University and Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University.
November 30, 2022
Conference was initiated by the consortium of partners of the EU Project “Reinventing displaced universities: enhancing competitiveness, serving communities” (REDU) (https://ihed.org.ua/internationalization/redu/) consisting of: Institute of Higher Education of NAES of Ukraine, Mariupol State University, Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University, British Council in Ukraine. Partners in the organization of the Conference are also: National Erasmus+ Office in Ukraine, National Agency Advance HE (UK).
Purpose of the Conference is to discuss the problems and challenges that are relevant for Ukrainian universities in the new realities caused by military aggression and the tasks of post-war reconstruction of the country. A special emphasis of the Conference is the activity and development of displaced universities.
Conference brief
Programme
Book of Abstracts
Presentations 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Conference video
Photo 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
October 25-26, November 1-2, 2022
Training “HE governance” (online) (Activity 2.4)
Advance HE expert: Jo Chaffer, Hillary Gyebi-Ababio, Julie Mennell
Thematic sessions:
⇒1. What matters – principles, concepts
⇒2. L&G with integrity – living our principles and values
⇒3. Who matters – internal and external stakeholders
⇒4. Leadership, relationships & collaboration in L&G
29 trainees represented academic and administrative staff of Mariupol State University and Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University.
Photo 1, 2
October 20-21, 2022
Training “Teaching and Learning Excellence and Quality Assurance” (online) (Activities 2.4, 4.1)
Experts of the Institute of Higher Education of the NAES of Ukraine: Olexandra Borodienko Iryna Drach, Svitlana Kalashnikova, Olena Orzhel, Olha Palamarchuk, Olha Petroe, Yuriy Skyba, Olena Slyusarenko, Zhanna Talanova, Hanna Chornoivan, Nataliia Shofolova.
Thematic sessions:
⇒1. Excellence in teaching and quality of higher education: basic frameworks
⇒2. Syllabus and its requirements
⇒3. Modernization of academic disciplines, syllabus, teaching and learning. Vectors of modernization
34 people took part in online training – teachers, researchers of Mariupol State University and Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian
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October 4-5, 11-12, 2022
Training “Community Engagement” (online) (Activity 2.4)
Advance HE expert: Charles Knight
Thematic sessions:
⇒1. Principles and foundations
⇒2. Civil engagement and the curriculum
⇒3. Engaging partners
⇒4. Evaluating and evidencing impacts
26 trainees – teachers, researchers of Mariupol State University and Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University – took part in online trainings.
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February 23, September 21, 27, 29, 2022.
Training “Internationalization of Higher Education” (online) (Activity 2.4)
Advance HE expert: Janette Ryan
Thematic sessions:
⇒1. Internationalisation: trends, dimensions and opportunities
⇒2. Structures, systems and capacity building
⇒3. International mobility, programmes and partnerships
⇒4. Internationalising teaching and learning
26 trainees – teachers, researchers of Mariupol State University and Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University – took part in online trainings.
Photo 1, 2
July 15, 2022.
The 5th Coordination Meeting (online) (Activity 7.2)
Agenda:
⇒1. Discussion and coordination of changes to the Project for the preparation of amendments in the Grant Agreement with the EC.
⇒2. Work-plan for 2020-2024 (updated version)
⇒3. Technical budget alignment (calculation by activities and budget lines).
⇒4. Implementation of Project activities.
February 9-10, 16-17, 2022.
Training “Teaching and Learning Excellence and Quality Assurance” (online) (Activity 2.4)
Advance HE experts: Kathy Wright, Dr Ben Brabon, Anna Wendy Stevenson
Thematic sessions:
⇒1. Global perspectives (Universities in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution)
⇒2. Service Learning / Community-based learning experiences
⇒3. Applied Research. Utilizing research to enhance learning and teaching
⇒4. Student engagement: design strategies and delivery techniques
28 people took part in online trainings – teachers, researchers of Donetsk State University of Management, Luhansk National Agrarian University, Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University.
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December 22, 2021 – The 4th coordination meeting
(Activity 7.2): results of Project implementation in 2021, action plan for 2022
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November 30, 2021 – The 3rd coordination meeting
(Activity 7.2): approval of changes in the Project.
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September 29 – October 1, 2021 – Working visit to Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University by Svitlana Kalashnikova and Nataliia Shofolova, members of REDU project team of the Institute of Higher Education of the NAES of Ukraine (Activity 1.1, 2.4).
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September 14-16, 2021 – A working visit to Luhansk National Agrarian University by Svitlana Kalashnikova and Nataliia Shofolova, members of REDU project team of the Institute of Higher Education of the NAES of Ukraine (Activity 1.1, 2.4).
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reporting to the European Commission for the first year project results, adoption of action plan for the second year of project implementation.
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March 23 – April 14, 2021 – Trainings delivered by the Institute of Higher Education of the NAES of Ukraine on the following topics: university governance, teaching and learning excellence, internationalization (Activity 2.4). 151 participants took part in the trainings: teachers, researchers, managerial and administrative staff of Donetsk State University of Management, Luhansk National Agrarian University, Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University.
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March 24, 2021 – Training “University autonomy and governance: developments in EHEA and Ukraine. Distributed leadership as a mechanism for ensuring effective university governance” (trainer – Svitlana Kalashnikova) (Activity 2.4)
24 representatives – managerial staff of Donetsk State University of Management – took part in the training.
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March 23-24, 2021 – Institutional audit of Donetsk State University of Management (Activity 1.1) following the self-evaluation report and interviews with experts of the Institute of Higher Education of the NAES of Ukraine (Svitlana Kalashnikova, Olena Orzhel, Olena Slyusarenko)
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March 23, 2021 – Training “Teaching in higher education: developments in EHEA and Ukraine. Design of a study program: framework, algorithm, participants, results ” (trainer – Svitlana Kalashnikova) (Activity 2.4)
33 representatives took part in the training: academic and administrative staff, researchers of Donetsk State University of Management.
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August 18-20, 2020 – Training on project implementation and the 1st coordination meeting (Activity 7.1, 7.2).
19 representatives of the Project partners took part in the events.
Training agenda. Photo