27.02.2026
On January 19-20, 2026, the INSPIRE Kick-off Meeting was held at the Wrocław University of Science and Technology. The meeting officially marked the launch of the Erasmus+ “Capacity Building” project, aimed at strengthening the institutional quality assurance system and implementing accreditation reform in Ukraine.
INSPIRE is an international capacity-building project funded under the Erasmus+ Programme (Capacity Building in Higher Education). It supports the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and Ukrainian higher education institutions in strengthening internal quality assurance and developing institutional accreditation practices aligned with the European Standards and Guidelines (ESG).
The project brings together universities and quality assurance experts from Ukraine and Europe to co-create practical tools, training and pilot implementations that help institutions improve governance, teaching and learning quality, stakeholder involvement and evidence-based decision-making.
Oleksandr Filipenko, Dean of the Faculty of ACITS at Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics, attended the meeting remotely.
During the meeting, partners discussed the methodological foundations of institutional accreditation, the alignment with the European Standards and Guidelines (ESG 2015), and the structure of upcoming work packages. Special attention was given to coordination mechanisms, quality assurance procedures within the project, and the role of expert facilitators in supporting capacity building and pilot implementation.
The kick-off meeting also reinforced the strong cooperation between European universities, Ukrainian higher education institutions, national authorities and stakeholder organisations. The consortium confirmed its shared commitment to supporting Ukraine’s systemic higher education reform and long-term integration into the European Higher Education Area.
INSPIRE Kick-off Meeting Agenda
