Information Day for representatives of International Relations Offices of Ukrainian Higher Education Institutions (23.12.2021, online)
Within the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme Information Week in Ukraine, on 23 December 2021, NEO – Ukraine team organised the second Info Day for IROs from all regions of Ukraine in online format.
Info Day consisted of 2 parts: info sessions and 4 parallel Zoom trainings on different key action topics. Around 60 participants from HEIs of Ukraine joined event virtually.
The Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine Andriy VITRENKO welcomed participants and stressed importance for the Ministry to support Erasmus+ projects and to implement successful results and impact at the national level.
During the info session NEO – Ukraine team provided presentations on new opportunities of Erasmus+ for 2021-2027, its features and priorities and novelties, in particular: HE, VET, adult education, school education, etc. Speakers focused requirements, key documents and various stages of partners search, working with the NEO website and Funding & tender opportunities portal, Programme Guide and other related sources for successful participation within calls and further projects implementation.
During the second part of the event, all participants joined three parallel training sessions on ICM, CBHE, Virtual Exchanges and Jean Monnet projects implementation. During these sessions, speakers in details presented new opportunities within the actions, its features and novelties, as well as key documents and guidelines for projects implementation and effective participation within the calls. Also, speakers stressed the importance of IROs support at the institutional level for HEIS staff on promotion of opportunities, partner search, application procedures, etc.
Participants improved awareness on new opportunities within Programme for 2021-2027, improved knowledge on Erasmus+ database with the participation of Ukrainian organisations, and improved understanding of boosting cooperation, synergies and exchange of good practices.