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The Triple E Awards is a global recognition of efforts to advance entrepreneurship and engagement in higher education. This is the first award to specifically focus on different aspects of the third mission of Universities and aims to promote changes in Universities and highlight their role in local communities and ecosystems. Competitions were held in […]

Within the framework of the realization of the Erasmus+ project UNICOM, the workshop «THIRD MISSION OF UNIVERSITIES: ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES AND APPROACHES» will be held online on September 23, 2024. The workshop aims to discuss international and domestic practices in evaluating universities’ third mission within their entrepreneurial and socially engaged dimensions. The event is organized by […]

On July 2, 2024, within the implementation of the ERASMUS +KA 2 CBHE project “Universities Communities: strengthening cooperation” (“Universities, local communities: strengthening cooperation”) UNICOM No. 101083077 a UNICOM workshop “Resilient Universities – Resilient Communities” was held in an online format for University representatives – members of the consortium. During the war, Ukrainian Universities and communities […]

A round table devoted to “Implementation of the third mission by higher education institutions: the experience of the University of Latvia” was held at the Donetsk State University of Internal Affairs, within the framework of the ERASMUS + KA 2 CBHE 101083077 “UNIVERSITIES-COMMUNITIES: STRENGTHENING COOPERATION” (UNICOM) project. The scientific and scientific-pedagogical staff of the DonSUIA […]

Within the implementation of the ERASMUS +KA 2 CBHE project “Universities Communities: strengthening cooperation” (“Universities and local communities: strengthening cooperation”) UNICOM No. 101083077 ) an educational visit “Third Mission, What Steps and What Responsibilities: University of Genoa” has been held for representatives of universities – members of the consortium from May 26 to 31 at […]

Representatives of the consortium members of the ERASMUS +KA 2 CBHE international project “Universities Communities: strengthening cooperation” UNICOM #101083077 joined the round table ” Challenges for Universities and Communities: the Role of the Third Mission Offices at Ukrainian Universities in Their Solution”. The purpose of the event was to discuss the concept of the third […]

Within the implementation of the ERASMUS +KA 2 CBHE project “Universities Communities: strengthening cooperation” UNICOM N.101083077, a round table on the theme “Latest Results and the Next Steps” was held, where the following issues were discussed: – the results of the study visit to the University of Latvia (the Republic of Latvia); – activities carried […]

The series of trainings provided by the University of Latvia, as part of the implementation of the project “Universities – communities – strengthening cooperation” (March 25-28, 2024, Riga, Latvia) have been dedicated to the study of the mechanisms of interaction between the University and the community on the way to their sustainable development, in the […]

On February 22, 2024,  at the Faculty of Business, Management and Economics, a plenary meeting of the section “BUSINESS. MANAGEMENT. ECONOMY” of  the 82nd International Scientific Conference of the Latvian University Professor Baiba Shavrina presented the UNICOM project at the plenary session. Her presentation on the topic “University and its third mission” allowed the conference […]

The international conference “University and Inclusion”, organized by the Fondazione Sicurezza e Liberta in Rome (Italy) on December 14 and 15, 2023, became the summarizing dissemination event of the 1st year of the UNICOM project. All participants presented the results of their research on the role of the Universities and associations in European cooperation, the […]

«University – Communities: Strengthening Cooperation» (UNICOM) project consortium invites you on November 28, 2023 to participate in the «University and sustainable development of communities» round table. The project is implemented under the program of the European Union “Erasmus+. Keynote speakers: Oleksandr MASLAK, Director of the Department of Agro-Industrial Development of the Sumy Regional State Administration […]

Interesting stories about Sweden from the Viking’s time to one of the most developed and richest countries in Europe, along with significant achievements in the work of the University for the benefit of the community, will be remembered by the participants of the Ukrainian project teams during the study visit to Lund University (November 6-9, […]