26.10.2022
Since the beginning of the war, the Twinning Initiative has brought together more than 80 British and Ukrainian universities. Now this network will be expanded to include German universities. For example, the Department of BME at the Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics continues its fruitful cooperation with the Leibniz University, Hannover. W. Leibniz University, Hannover, Germany. The result was the submission of a joint application for funding from the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD for the project “Ukraine digital: Ensuring academic success in times of crisis (2022).
The project is coordinated by Professor Oleg Avrunin and involves two master’s students and two postgraduate students of the Department of BME. Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine is having a devastating effect on Ukrainian education and science. The goal of the program is to support Ukrainian higher education institutions in the development and implementation of their digital courses with the support of partners from Germany. As a result, Ukrainian education applicants and scientists will have the prospect of continuing their studies and academic careers despite the war. A total of 73 projects will be funded this year, including 3 projects with the participation of NURE.