Results of Karazin University's International Activities for the Current Academic Year

June marks the traditional period for beginning to summarize the results of the current 2023/2024 academic year, even in those areas of university activity that remain equally active throughout the year.

Internationalization Efforts: One of Karazin University’s continuous priorities is internationalization, which involves developing international cooperation and creating a multicultural and multilingual educational and extracurricular environment.

Despite a Challenging Wartime Year, Karazin University Proudly Presents Its Results:

• Erasmus+ KA171 Program:
  • In 2024, the university signed 17 new agreements under the European Union's Erasmus+ KA171: International Credit Mobility program, bringing the total number of active agreements with foreign educational institutions to 85.
  • By the end of May 2024, around 200 students utilized the Erasmus+ program and other academic mobility programs to study at foreign universities. Additionally, over 250 academic staff members from Karazin University participated in teaching and short-term academic mobility programs at foreign higher education institutions.

Noteworthy Achievement: Despite the increase in the number of educational process participants involved in international academic mobility programs, the majority of those who spent one semester of their bachelor's programs abroad continue their master's studies at Karazin University.

Current Projects:

• Three projects under the Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe programs.
• Nine projects under the Erasmus+ KA2 program (two of which are new and started in 2024).
• Six projects under the Erasmus+ Jean Monnet module (two of which are new).

New Initiatives in 2024:

• Digital Europe Program:
  • The university launched its own project, "European Inclusive Education for Digital Society, Social Innovation, and Global Citizenship."
• Support for Conference Translators:
  • Initiated a project funded by the European Parliament to support conference translators.

Aurora Alliance: For the third consecutive year, Karazin University, as the only Ukrainian higher education institution among the associate partners, has been implementing partnership initiatives within the framework of the Aurora European Universities Alliance under Erasmus+ KA2: Alliances for Innovation. In 2023, the Aurora Alliance received funding from the European Commission for the Aurora project.

Peace Education Program: In collaboration with Palacký University (Czech Republic), the University of Innsbruck (Austria), and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Netherlands), work began on developing the "Peace Education" program and related master's programs at Karazin University, with plans to open the Karazin Peace Hub. Preparations are underway for a training program for future trainers in the psychophysical rehabilitation of military personnel and civilians, as well as the organization of a joint conference on peace education in February 2025.

Twinning Program Initiatives: Under the Twinning program initiated by Cormack Consultancy Group in partnership with Universities UK, several joint initiatives with the University of York (UK) were carried out:

• International Summer School: For 22 representatives of Karazin University at CITY College, the European campus of the University of York in Thessaloniki, Greece (September 3-8, 2023).
• Online Phonetics Course: An 11-week online course on phonetics for teaching English pronunciation, attended by 23 faculty members of Karazin University's Faculty of Foreign Languages.
• Medical Faculty Visit: A working visit by the administration of the Medical Faculty to Hull York Medical School (October 23-27, 2023).
• Multilingual Strategy: In March 2024, Karazin University renewed its status as an official Pearson Testing Center. The first exam session for levels B2 and C1 will be held in June.

Future Plans:

• Short-term: Awaiting the results of project competitions funded by the European Commission in July 2024. The number of applications submitted has nearly doubled, totaling 39.
• Long-term: Expanding partnerships within alliances and increasing the number of structural projects.

Karazin University remains committed to achieving remarkable results.

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