Participation in the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Internationalisation of Higher Education of Ukraine in Global Progress” (20-23.10.2024, online/offline)

From 20 to 23 June 2024, the National Erasmus+ Office – Ukraine team participated in the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Internationalisation of Higher Education of Ukraine in Global Progress”. The event was organised by Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University and the All-Ukrainian Public Organisation Innovative University. Partners of the conference included the National Erasmus+ Office – Ukraine, higher education institutions from Ukraine and the EU, public organisations, IT clusters, government agencies, media, and other stakeholders.

CONFERENCE AGENDA

The conference began with welcoming remarks from the following distinguished speakers:

• Leonid KLIMENKO, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Rector of Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University;
• Alla KOVAL, Doctor of Law, Professor, Vice-Rector for Scientific and Pedagogical Work and International Cooperation;
• Olesia VASHCHUK, Doctor of Law, Professor at NU “Odesa Law Academy”, Chair of the All-Ukrainian Public Organisation Innovative University, and Chair of the Young Scientists’ Council at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine;
• Svitlana SHYTIKOVA, PhD, Coordinator of the National Erasmus+ Office – Ukraine.

The conference featured a plenary session, as well as the following round tables and panel discussions:

1. Round Table: “Academic Integrity as a Set of Ethical Principles and Legal Norms for Participants in the Educational Process” (under the EU Erasmus+ project European AntiCorruption Standards as a Guarantee for the Formation of Civil Society, EACS).
2. Round Table: “International Trends in Higher Education Transformation.”
3. Panel Discussion: “The EU and Eastern Partnership Distance Education Ecosystem” (under the EU ERASMUS-EDU-2022-CBHESTRAND-2 DEFEP project “Distance Education for Future: Best EU Practices in Response to the Requests of Modern Higher Education Seekers and the Labour Market”).

During the plenary session, Svitlana SHYTIKOVA, Coordinator of the National Erasmus+ Office – Ukraine, delivered a presentation titled “EU ERASMUS+ PROGRAMME: OPPORTUNITIES, ADVANTAGES, AND PERSPECTIVES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN UKRAINE”.

The speaker introduced participants to the opportunities available under the Erasmus+ Programme for Ukraine and emphasised that the European Commission has supported Ukraine since the first days of the full-scale Russian invasion by implementing special measures, flexible approaches to project implementation, digital solutions, open access to educational resources and courses, and professional networks. Furthermore, the European Commission allocated additional funding for Partnership projects focused on supporting Ukraine and opened access to new calls for Ukrainian organisations as associated project partners. This has led to an increased need for complementarity among different directions of the Erasmus+ Programme calls.