Activity Plan for 2020
ACTIVITY PLAN FOR THE TEAMS OF THE NATIONAL ERASMUS+-OFFICE IN UKRAINE AND HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM EXPERTS FOR 2020
*to be updated constantly
January-December: consultations on Erasmus+ institutional partnership cooperation opportunities (provided daily).
January-December: consultations on Erasmus+ individual scholarship opportunities to students and university staff (new opportunities are open) (provided daily)..
January-December: consultations for project team-winners of Capacity Building projects within Erasmus+ (provided daily).
January-December: preparation and updating of documents package to help project teams- winners of Erasmus+ Calls (website, translation of documents, updates of precepts, etc.) - prepared, placed at NEO website, last update in November.
January-December: NEO & HERE participation in hearings and working groups of the Parliament of Ukraine on Science and Education.
January-December: participation in working groups' activities on implementation of the Law of Ukraine «On Higher Education» and other working groups involved in higher education modernization in Ukraine.
January-December: skype presentations for Ukrainian HEIs (on request).
January-February: preparation of the detailed report on the work performed by the National Erasmus+ Office (NEO) in Ukraine and HERE team to prepare the monitoring card for the Ministry of Education and Science and Ministry of Economy and Trade of Ukraine as well as the report for the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) and Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine.
January-February and August-September: updating the monitoring plan of Tempus and Erasmus+ projects in accordance with the EACEA request.
January-December: 5 trainings (local and regional) for beginners on Erasmus+ project proposals writing (on request).
January-December: 5 seminars (local and regional) for beginners on Erasmus+ project proposals writing (on request).
January-December: meetings with Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine on planning and realization of activities.
January-December: consultations on financial management for project teams in accordance with the Programme rules and Ukrainian legislation framework.
January-December: 3 HERE working meeting on planning activities.
January-March: ЕАСЕА documentation audit of the HERE project.
January: meeting with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine concerning the proposals for the Erasmus+ Call on Capacity building of higher education (signing of mandates).
January-February: deadlines for the individuals on Eramus Mundus Joint Master Degrees
JANUARY
13 January: meeting with representatives of National Defence University of Ukraine named after Ivan Cherniakhovskyi (Kyiv).
14 January: meeting with representatives of Directorate General for Vocational Education, MESU (Kyiv).
15 January: participation in the discussion of the Ukrainian student mobility program (Kyiv).
16 January: training session on Erasmus+: Jean Monnet opportunities (Kyiv)
20 January: participation in the event on capacity building of medical universities (Kyiv).
27-28 January: Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education Grantholders' Meeting (Brussels, Belgium)
28 January: Presentation of the EU Erasmus+ Programme at the opening of the III Winter School of the Ukrainian Educational Research Association (Kyiv – Lutsk).
28-29 January: participation at event on Co-creating Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps (Brussels, Belgium)
30 January: National Erasmus+ Officies and National Erasmus+ Agencies Meeting (Brussels, Belgium)
30 January: Practical skype-seminar on the Jean Monnet project proposals writing for representatives of Ternopil National Economic University (Kyiv – Ternopil)
FEBRUARY
5 February: deadline for submitting applications for the Erasmus+ Capacity building in the field of higher education.
4-5 February: opening and skype consultation within the KA2: CBHE project UKROTHE (Kyiv-Drohobych)
6 February: participation in the meeting of the Scientific and Methodological Council of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (Kyiv)
10-12 February: participation in a workshop for displaced HEIs (Kyiv)
11 February: deadline for submitting applications for the Erasmus + International Credit Mobility (ICM).
12-14 February: opening and skype consultation within the KA2: CBHE project MultiEd (Kyiv-Zaporizhzhya)
13 February: deadline for submitting applications for the Erasmus+ Joint Master Degrees – for organisations.
13 February: participation in a Creative Spark Policy Forum (Kyiv)
14 February: participation within the opening of the «USPU Ecosystem» Centre at Uman State Pedagogical University under Erasmus+ CBHE MOPED project (skype, Kyiv-Uman)
14 February: participation within the official Opening of the Erasmius+ CBHE MultiEd project (skype, Kyiv-Zaporizhzhya)
15 February: participation in the 32 session of EU Study Days (Kyiv)
19 February: participation in training on the development of training programs in accordance with European standards (within the KA2: CBHE project WARN) (Kyiv)
20 February: deadline for submitting applications for the Erasmus + Jean Monnet
24 February: meeting with the representatives of the National Academy of Music of Ukraine Tchaikovsky (Kyiv)
25 February: meeting with the representatives of Norway’s National Agency for Erasmus+ (Kyiv)
25 February: participation within the seminar for stakeholders under the Erasmus+ CBHE Ag-Lab project (Kyiv)
26 February: deadline for submitting applications for the Erasmus+ Knowledge Alliances
26-27 February: participation at the TAEIX expert mission on European rules and best practices on Doctoral Education in Arts (Kyiv)
February: HERE team meeting (Kyiv).
MARCH
2 March: participation within the UareNet Conference in international qualification recognition (Kyiv)
3 March: participation within the Erasmis+ KA3 project within the ENIC/NARIC Network (Kyiv)
3 March: participation within the presentation of the Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement results 2019 and priorities for 2020 (Kyiv)
4-5 March: participation within the 69th BFUG meeting (Kyiv)
10 March: Participation within the Seminar for HEIs on Development of Educational Programs in 01 Education / Pedagogy (Kharkiv)
13 March: participation within the presentation of the Centre under Erasmus+ CBHE MOPED Project (Kyiv)
24 March: deadline for submitting applications for the Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership
31 March: Facebook-webinar "Erasmus+ during the pandemic COVID-19: challenges and solutions" (on-line)
APRIL
2 April: deadline of the Erasmus+ Sport Call 2020
7 April: Facebook webinar "Erasmus+ ICM: Quarantine Guidelines" (for project implementors)"
8 April: Ukrainian Association of European Studies webinar on Jean Monnet projects' management (on-line)
8 April: Zoom-webinar "Implementation of the Jean Monnet Projects in terms of the COVID-19 Pandemic"
9 April: Online round table on Information-driven systems and technologies
9 April: Skype-meeting within the Erasmus+ CBHE Ag-Lab project
14 April: Facebook-webinar "Portal for registration and partner search: PIC, OID, Declared status, Validation process"
15 April: International Online Conference "Providing Higher Education in the European Union" (within the Jean Monnet Module, on-line)
15 April: on-line consultations with КА2: CBHE Pagoste project
21 April: Facebook-webinar “Jean Monnet: Key Steps and Recommendations of Successful Implementation”
21-22 April: participation within the КА2: CBHE Pagoste project webinars
23 April: Facebook-webinar “National Higher Education Reform Experts team (HERE team): new knowledge and opportunities in the modernization of HEIs study programs”
23 April: Conference on Innovative Development of Higher Education: Global, European and National Dimensions (in the framework of the Jean Monnet Module project, on-line)
24 April: participation within the KA2: CBHE UniCLAD project on-line kick-off meeting
28 April: Facebook-webinar “Guidelines on First Steps and Successful Implementation for Erasmus+ CBHE projects teams”
28-29 April: participation within the Spring School "Towards Food Security: Approaches to Implement European Food Safety Control" under the Jean Monnet Project (on-line)
MAY
5 May: participation in online discussion in the framework of the preparation of an action plan for the implementation of the Open Government Partnership Initiative (on-line)
14-15 May: III International scientific-practical conference "Academic culture of the researcher in the educational area: European and national experience" (on-line)
19 May: Round table "Europe - yesterday, today, tomorrow. The challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic "(on-line)
19 May: Meeting within the Erasmus+ CBHE MULTIED project (on-line)
25 May: International Round Table "Best European Community Development Practices" (on-line)
29-30 May: participation in the conference "European project culture in Ukraine: state, problems, prospects" (tbc)
May: national consultations on the selection of project applications for the Erasmus+ KA2: CBHE Call
JUNE
3 June: Signing of a memorandum of cooperation with the National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement (Ukraine-Georgia)
4 June: participation in the conference "European business models: transformation, harmonization and strategic implementation in Ukraine" (on-line)
11 June: participation within the Zoom-meeting of the Erasmus+ CBHE Ag-Lab project (on-line)
15 June: monitoring of the Erasmus+ CBHE MULTIED project (on-line)
22 June: Kick-off meeting within КА2: CBHE HEIn4 (on-line)
25 July: Presentations within the EU Study Days (Kyiv)
25-26 June: International Summer School "European Studies for Sustainable Development" and the II International Scientific and Practical Conference "European Dimensions of Sustainable Development" within the Erasmus+ Jean Monnet project (Kyiv)
26 June: IV International Scientific Conference of the Ukrainian Association of Educational Researchers "Implementation of European standards in Ukrainian educational research" (on-line)
26 June: Participation in the webinar "Engaging academic staff in internationalization" (on-line)
JULY
2 July: participation in the Third International Fair for Cultural Grants (on-line)
2 July: monitoring of the Erasmus+ CBHE TOPAS project (on-line)
2 July: monitoring of the Erasmus+ CBHE UKROTHE project (on-line)
7 July: monitoring of the Erasmus+ CBHE Ag-Lab project (on-line)
9 July: interview on Erasmus Mundus winners 2020 for the radio station "Promin" (on-line)
10 July: participation in the Focus-group on the issues of the EU Erasmus + Program 2014-2020 (Kyiv-Brussels, online)
13 July: EACEA NEO Coordinating Meeting (on-line)
15 July: ZOOM - webinar on Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) within the CBHE QUARSU project (on-line)
20 July: participation within the discussion of equipment purchase for Erasmus+ CBHE project WARN (on-line)
20 July: meeting with the UKROTHE project team and financial managers on how to use the grant (on-line)
21 July: participation within the Erasmus Mundus PDO Meeting (on-line)
22 July: HERE team meeting (on-line)
23 July: meeting within CBHE MultiEd project (on-line)
24 July: meeting within CBHE Ukrothe project (on-line)
AUGUST
8 August: participation in the videoconference "The Working Group for the draft Strategy for the development of higher education in Ukraine"
12 August: NEO - Ukraine team meeting with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
13 August: online meeting with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration
13 August: participation in the video conference of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine on "Financing of Higher Education" (online)
14 August: Erasmus+ CBHE OPTIMA skype meeting (online)
18 August: online meeting with the NEO - Israel
19 August: online meeting with the Creative Europe team
20 August: interview for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine
26 August: meeting with the representatives of National Research Fund of Ukraine
26 August: meeting with the representatives of Alfred Nobel University
28 August: Facebook-webinar "Individual educational opportunities within the EU Erasmus+ Programme"
August: consultation and work with documentation
August: updates materials for project implementers and project database
SEPTEMBER
4 September: participation in the meeting of the Working Group for the development of the draft Strategy for the Development of Higher Education (on-line)
5 September: Erasmus+ Picnic from ESN-Kyiv (Kyiv)
9 September: video-presentation "Partner Search for Erasmus+ joint projects" (on-line)
10 September: HERE team meeting (on-line)
11 September: Facebook-webinar "EU-FUNDED PROGRAMME ERASMUS+: NOVELTIES OF THE CALL FOR PROPOSALS. HOW TO BECOME A PARTNER WITHIN THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP PROJECT?" together with Creative Europe (on-line)
15 September: online meeting with ESN-Kyiv on a joint event within the #ErasmusDays 2020
15 September: participation in an online discussion in the framework of the preparation of a new action plan for the implementation of the Open Government Partnership Initiative (on-line)
17 September: participation in the celebrations of the 90th anniversary of the Dnipro National University of Railway Transport named after Academician V. Lazaryan (on-line)
18 September: monitoring of the Erasmus+ CBHE PAGOSTE project (on-line)
20 September: ESN-Kyiv Day for Newbies (Kyiv)
25 September: participation in the presentation "Europe map of Ukraine-2. Rating of European integration of regions" (Kyiv)
28 September: meeting with representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (Kyiv)
29 September: participation in the CBHE DESTIN project meeting (online)
29 September: European University Association webinar "Closing the gap: the Bologna Process at higher education institutions" (on-line)
September: Video presentation "NEO in Ukraine web-site: search of information, project database etc." (on-line, date tbc)
September: Video presentation "Partners search for Erasmus+ projects" (on-line, date tbc)
OCTOBER
1 October: Seminar-discussion within the CBHE DocHub project (Kyiv)
2 October: Monitoring of the Erasmus + CBHE UniClaD project (on-line)
5 October: Kick-Off-Meeting: Bologna Hub Peer Support (on-line)
6 October: meeting within the CBHE INERADIS project (on-line)
6-7 October: participation in the seminar "Fundraising. Writing projects. Successful cases of Jean Monnet projects" (on-line)
7 October: participation in the Parliamentary Committee hearings (Kyiv)
8 October: participation in the panel discussion "Erasmus: the future of European youth exchange programs in Ukraine" within the Presentation of the photographs of Erasmus+ volunteer 2014-2020 projects (Kyiv)
12 October: participation in the EU Career Days (online)
12-15 October: participation in the online discussion "How NGOs to implement a EU-funded projects: successful cases" (12-15.10.20, online)
13 October: European University Association webinar "Internationalisation and mobility policies and practices" (on-line)
15 October: presentation within the Erasmus+ Days for representatives of Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic (online)
15 October: participation in the meeting between NAQA (Ukraine) and AIC/AIKA(Latvia)(on-line)
15-17 October: #ErasmusDays 2020 (all-Ukrainian events, on-line)
17 October: "Erasmus + Marathon" within #ErasmusDays together with ESN-Kyiv (on-line)
19 October: participation in the Conference "Educational challenges of socio-cultural sphere. Implementation of European values in audiovisual culture» (on-line)
20 October: European University Association webinar "Digitally enhanced learning and teaching in the EHEA context" (on-line)
21 October: monitoring of the Erasmus+ CBHE HEIn4 project (on-line)
22-23 October: meeting of National Erasmus+ Offices and National Erasmus+ Agencies (on-line)
29 October: European University Association webinar "Flexible learning: micro-credentials as a way to enhance learning and teaching in the EHEA" (on-line)
29 October: monitoring of the Erasmus+ CBHE CybPhys project (on-line)
29 October: seminar on Development of Professional Higher Education Standards (on-line)
29 October: participation within the meeting of the Erasmus+ CBHE UKROTHE project (on-line)
29-30 October: International Conference "Socio-Economic Dimensions of European Integration Processes" (on-line)
October: Facebook-webinar "Call 2020-2021: how to prepare and submit the Jean Monnet project application" (on-line, date tbc)
October: participation in the Parliamentary Committee hearings (Kyiv, date tbc)
NOVEMBER
2 November: seminar-training on standards development (online)
3 November: participation within the Erasmus+ Day at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
4 November: participation within the EACEA seminar for Erasmus+ CBHE teams (online)
5 November: participation within the Erasmus+ CBHE BIOART ptoject meeting (online)
5 November: participation within the Erasmus+ CBHE FaBoTo ptoject meeting (online)
6 November: monitoring of the Erasmus+ CBHE WARN project (on-line)
9 November: participation within Inclusive Mobility Webinar ‘Making mobility programmes more inclusive for students with disabilities’ (online)
9 November: meeting with the Erasmus+ CBHE PAGOSTE project team (online)
10 November: European University Association webinar "An introduction to the European Quality Assurance Framework" (on-line)
12 November: participation within the public discussion "Euromap of Ukraine-2" (online)
12 November: participation within the EQAF 2020 - Session III: External quality assurance in emergency situations (on-line)
12-13 November: Quality Assurance Forum (on-line)
12-13 November: International Forum «Human Capital: A New Agenda»
17 Novebmer: European University Association webinar "Twenty years of social dimension in the Bologna Process: the state of the art and the future" (on-line)
17 November: participation within the Erasmus+ Day at Kyiv National Linguistic University (online)
18 November: participation within the Erasmus+ Day at National Pedagogical Dragomanov University (online)
18 November: participation within the Internatopnal Days of the National University “Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic” (on-line)
18 November: HERE team Seminar for UA HEIs of the Southern region on "Internal QA of Higher Education: Development of Educational Programs and their Accreditation" (online)
19 November: participation within EHEA Ministerial Conference 2020 (on-line)
19 November: online meeting with the representatives of the International Departmnet of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” (online)
19 November: methodological seminar "Ways and mechanisms of increasing the competitiveness of Ukrainian universities"
19-20 November: participation within the International Forum "Creative Ukraine"
19-20 November: participation within "Regional Cluster Meeting on CBHE projects' impact on the impact of E+ Capacity Building Higher Education (CBHE) projects in Central Asia" (online)
23 November: participation within the Annual Meeting of the EU Network in Ukraine (online)
23 November: Erasmus+ Sport results with Ukrainian partners
24 November: participation within the CBHE DESTIN project board (online)
24 November: Second HERE team Seminar for UA HEIs of the Southern region on "Internal QA of Higher Education: Development of Educational Programs and their Accreditation" (online)
25 November: webinar "Bologna Process and International Academic Mobility" within FaBaTo project Seminar (on-line)
26-27 November: HERE Regional seminar on microcredentials (on-line)
27 November: monitoring of the Erasmus+ CBHE BIOART project (on-line)
30 November: participation within the Erasmus+ CBHE PAGOSTE project's strainings (on-line)
DECEMBER
3 December: seminar for Jean Monnet project teams winners 2020 (on-line)
3 December: participation within the Erasmus+ CBHE PAGOSTE project's strainings (on-line)
7 December: participation within conference of the Erasmus+ CBHE WARN project (on-line)
8 December: participation within the Erasmus+ CBHE DESTIN project event (online)
10 December: participation within the Third European Education Summit: Digital Education Transformation (online)
10 December: participation within the Erasmus+ CBHE MoPED project coordination meeting (online)
10-11 December: participation within the IV All-Ukrainian conference on "Inclusive education as an individual trajectory of personal growth of a child with special educational needs" within the Jean Monnet project (online)
11 December: participation in the webinar "Educational Standards" with the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukrane (online)
11 December: participation in the International Workshop "European Integration: Prospects and Challenges for Ukraine" within Jean Monnet project(on-line)
11 December: seminar for HEI staff and researchers of National University of "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy" (NaUKMA) on "Erasmus + Jean Monnet: European studies at your university" within Jean Monnet project(on-line)
15 December: participation in the All-Ukrainian scientific seminar "Methods of European integration teaching" (on-line)
16 December: participation in the opening of the project "EU Eastern Partnership Initiative: Opportunities for Ukraine" within Jean Monnet project (on-line)
16 December: participation within the British Council seminar «Academic integrity in online assessment – How can universities conduct online assessment that is secure and credible?» (on-line)
17 December: participation within the "Integration of the EU cybersecurity framework and policy in Ukraine" (online)
17 December: participation within the CBHE MOPED project meeting (on-line)
17 December: participation within the CBHE WORK4CE project meeting (on-line)
18 December: participation in the International scientific-practical conference "European values of diversity and inclusion in education" within Jean Monnet project(on-line)
18 December: participation within the European Commission and ESN session on coronavirus pandemic impact on student mobility in Erasmus+ partner countries (online)
18 December: ICM monitoring at the у Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian Narional University (online)
18 December: ICM monitoring at the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” (online)
19 December: participation within the "Expanding Horizons: Final" (Kyiv)
21 December: seminar for CBHE project teams winners 2020 (on-line)
21 December: ICM monitoring at the Ukrainian Catholic University (online)
22 December:IX International Bologna conference «European Integration of Ukraine’ Higher Education in the context of Bologna Process: the Role of Teaching and Learning Quality Assessment in Accreditation and University Rankings» (online)
23 December: monitoring of the Erasmus+ СВНЕ QUAERE project (online)
28-30 December: monitoring of the Erasmus+ СВНЕ SMALOG project (tbc)
December: preparation of the monitoring reports and reports on the work performed by the National Erasmus+ Office (NEO) and HERE in Ukraine to send to the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).
December–January: preparation of the monitoring reports and reports on the work performed by the National Erasmus+ Office (NEO) and HERE in Ukraine to send to the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).
On a regular basis – January-December 2020: consultations, Information Days on Erasmus+ new Calls; Information sessions for Ukrainian universities (Skype, etc.); trainings on project proposals writing; seminars for representatives of international departments of universities in Ukraine; monitoring and support of Tempus IV projects; educational exhibitions participation; support of HERE team activities and events for HEIs on implementation of the Law of Ukraine "On Higher Education" and other working groups involved in higher education modernization in Ukraine; consulting; partner search, and other events.
NEO-Ukraine and HERE team 2019 Activities at the link
NEO-Ukraine and HERE team 2018 Activities at the link
Detailed Agendas for events, place and time will be posted on our website closer to the action, stay tuned for updates signing for our news at web-site: www.erasmusplus.org.ua
All events of NEO in Ukraine are free of charge and performed in cooperation with the EU Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
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