Joint teaching and learning for empowerment and resilience
of Ukrainian academia
Since September 2020, the two partner universities - Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development and Ukrainian National Forestry University in Lviv - were jointly implementing a project funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). The main goal of the project was the integration and professionalisation of digital methods into learning and teaching of both universities. A Blended learning workshop was conducted. A pilot application of a module called “Green Project Development” was successfully carried out as well as the acquision of technical devices for the Ukrainian partner university. Due to the start of the Russian invasion on Ukraine the planned project activities had to be temporarily stopped, and the focus was shifted to supporting colleagues in Ukraine and on the flight, as well as on organising humanitarian aid. However the activities where resumed and the project was successfully completed.
This year's project "Joint teaching and learning for empowerment and resilience of Ukrainian academia" builds on the previous project, takes into account the new developments and responds with an expanded catalogue of measures. The module "Green Project Development“ will be further improved and offered on both universities. Through the experience gained from the previous project, the need arose for technical and methodological training in the creation of interactive materials and presentations. For this purpose, a regular training course will be developed and conducted. The long-standing module "Ecosystem / Natural Resource Management in Transformation Countries" will become part of the project and will be carried out with the participation of Ukrainian students, who will now also be able to receive credits for their participation in the module.
As a reaction to the Russian war of aggression, the desire and the necessity grew to broaden the view beyond our partner university. From our experiences and contacts and the resulting needs in Ukraine, the idea arose to facilitate and promote an exchange on the reconstruction and further strategic development of academic teaching and research, especially with a focus on socio-ecological reconstruction and transformation topics. For this purpose, a kind of think tank consisting of several working groups will be formed, which will meet regularly to exchange, collect and discuss ideas. As a result, they will develop project ideas, identify possible sponsors and finally prepare corresponding project applications.
Main aims
The integration of high-quality methods and standards in
digitally supported learning and teachingThe joint training of students and university staff in project
planning, management and third-party funding acquisition
as well as in science communicationStrengthening and extending the international cooperation
and network between both universities and beyond
(Base Map: Esri Topo World)
Activities
Training "Creating interactive presentations”
Information and registration for the course can be found here.
Joint Module "Green Project Development and Management”
HNEE-Application for a specialisation module
only for HNEE students
Joint Modules "Ecosystem / Natural Resource Management in Transformation Countries"
More information coming soon ...
Think Tank ERUkA
"Empowerment and resilience of Ukrainian academia in the field of socio-ecological reconstruction and restoration"
Flyer
Symposium "Prospects for Ukrainian-German Cooperation"
Kick-off
Reports
TT_In_Between_Report_Jan_2023.pdf
What is next?
We believe that the ERUkA Network will bring people together to create an open-ended and goal-oriented exchange and enable possible synergies.
If you are interested to know more about ERUkA or to join working groups, please, contact us via email erukathinktank@gmail.com
Or / and join our telegram channel: https://t.me/+WLWuYLGg_kgyZWUy
Our partner university - Ukrainian National Forestry University
The Ukrainian National Forestry University (UNFU) is the only university in Ukraine with a forestry profile. It covers the field of ecological economics and matches the areas of research and scholarly activities carried out at the HNEE. The HNEE and UNFU have worked together in an informal capacity building between several faculties since 2011 (e.g. here). First contact between university staff was established during the implementation of different activities of the Centre for Econics and Ecosystem Management at HNEE in Ukraine.
Since 2016, the partnership was further developed by a joint implementation of several projects within the DAAD-funded programme “East-West Dialogue”. Find more on that here. There is currently another joint project running between both universities, which deals with forest management transformation.
â–şPDF Document with information about Internship opportunities: Internship-opportunities-in-UNFU_2020.pdf
Moreover, the establishment of an Erasmus+ partnership on university level provides the basis for regular exchange of staff and students between several faculties since 2016. A sign of the cooperative partnership was also set in 2019 when not only the President of the HNEE, Prof. Dr Wilhelm-GĂĽnther Vahrson, but also the initiator of the cooperation, Prof. Dr Pierre Ibisch, were awarded an honorary doctorate by the UNFU. More information in German here.
Photos
Left - Main building of the Ukrainian National Forestry University (© UNFU)
Middle - Delegation of the Ukrainian National Forestry University visiting the Eberswalde Sustainability Society on 5.12.2017 on the topic: Ukraine - Environmental policies in times of crisis (© P. Ibisch)
Right - Students of the Eberswalde University of Applied Sciences and the Ukrainian National Forestry University during the joint excursion to Western Ukraine in 2017 (© A. Dichte)
Team & Contact
HNEE
Project Lead
Prof. Dr. Pierre Ibisch
UNFU
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