News and events

The rich program of the first year of the implementation of the UNICOM project continues with research in focus groups of Ukrainian universities on the implementation of the Third Mission and a fruitful discussion at the round table “University and Inclusion”, which was organized by the coordinator of the project in Ukraine Dragomanov Ukrainian State […]

“University – Communities: Strengthening Cooperation” (UNICOM) project consortium invites you on October 30, 2023, to participate in the “University and Inclusion” round table. The project is implemented under the program of the European Union “Erasmus+. Key speakers: Tetyana Lomakina, President of Ukraine Adviser on barrier-free accessibility, Diana Spulber, Professor of the Faculty of Pedagogy, University […]

The study visit to the Fachhochschule des Mittelstands in Bielefeld (Germany) was organized in a blended format, which gave an opportunity for the larger part of representatives of the project teams to learn about the innovative experience of implementing the third mission of German universities for four days (October 16-19, 2023). The program was full […]

A member of the UNICOM project Consortium – Sumy National Agrarian University (Ukraine), together with Royal Agrarian University (UK), University of Cambridge (UK) and ETH Zurich (Switzerland) with the financial support of XTX Markets (UK) is implementing the project “Training of experts to assess the condition of soils damaged as a result of hostilities”. The […]

On October 2-6, 2023, the UNICOM project partners had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with and learn from the experience of implementing the third mission by the Czech University of Natural Sciences in Prague. The study visit was organized by the Faculty of Tropical Agricultural Sciences and coordinated by associate professor and leader of the […]

International Conference “University and Inclusion” December 14-15, 2023 Rome, Italy The University is a key player in regional development. The third mission of universities is defined as the activities of universities aimed at solving social and economic problems, including those related to the realization of sustainable development goals. All these outcomes are possible with an […]

The study visit to the University of Latvia (Riga) on 22-25 August 2023 was incredibly warm and emotionally exciting because it happened during the days of celebration of Ukrainian Flag Day and the 32nd Anniversary of the Independence of Ukraine. The rector of the University I. Muižnieks,  invited the “University-Communities: Strengthening Cooperation” Erasmus+ project team […]

The UNICOM project Management board meeting was held on August 17, 2023 in online conference mode. The issues of organization and financing of the study visits to Latvia, Germany, the Czech Republic and Sweden were considered. Particular attention was paid to defining the format and concept of the first dissemination conference in December 2023. The […]

On the Summer school that took place in Genoa on 24-28 July 2023, the international team of the Erasmus+ project “Universities-Communities: Strengthening Cooperation” got acquainted with new practical tools of the best European practices in the field of implementing social cohesion and intercultural dialogue. Summer School was organised by Association of Researchers of EU Values […]

On July 10-12, 2023 the UNICOM workshop “Third Mission of Universities: Challenges and European Perspectives” took place in the online format on the Zoom platform. The workshop united around 120 participants from different parts of Ukraine and such European countries as Italy, Germany, Latvia, Romania and Switzerland, who discussed the contemporary challenges for the third […]