Announcement about the launch of DEFEP project

Karazin Kharkiv National University became one of the 11 participating universities of the Erasmus+ KA2 DEFEP project “Distance Education for Future: best EU practices in response to the requests of modern higher education seekers and labor market”. The project began its work in January 2023 and is being implemented by the Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University (Ukraine), along with a consortium of 10 partner universities:

• V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (Ukraine)
• Kyiv National Economic University Named After Vadym Hetman (Ukraine)
• Chernihiv Polytechnic National University (Ukraine)
• Uman National University Of Horticulture (Ukraine)
• Lviv National Environmental University (Ukraine)
• Moldova State University (Moldova)
• Moldova Technical University (Moldova)
• Saarland University (Germany)
• Rey Juan Carlos University (Spain)
• University of Palermo (Italy)

The DEFEP project aims to implement a sustainable and effective system of distance education as a distinct and independent form of education in the Eastern Partnership countries. An effective system of distance education in higher education institutions will help address many crucial issues arising in the field of education, given the behavioral, personal, ideological changes across generations, and technological transformations in the labor market. Simultaneously, the distance education system in higher education institutions creates all the necessary conditions for implementing the principle of barrier-free education and establishing a safe educational environment in modern realities.

As part of the project, the existing system of distance education in Ukrainian and Moldovan higher education institutions will be improved and comprehensively reorganized, taking into account the experiences of European partner universities. The project focuses on creating institutional units within higher education institutions, developing distance learning methods, educational and methodological materials, and training teaching staff. In combination, these efforts will contribute to the systematic development of distance education as a distinct, independent field of education that enhances students’ professional competencies and soft skills in alignment with the needs of the labor market.

Kick-off meeting to establish Steering committees and elaborate Roadmap

On April 3-5, the kick-off meeting for the DEFEP Project (Distance Education for Future: best EU practices in response to the requests of modern higher education seekers and labor market) was held. Representatives from Karazin Kharkiv National University visited Uman National University of Horticulture as part of the meeting’s activities. The DEFEP project will be implemented from 2023 to 2027 within the framework of the Erasmus+ KA2 Program in the field of Capacity Building in Higher Education, with Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University serving as the coordinator.

Invitation to take part in the sociological survey

The team of the Erasmus+ KA2 DEFEP project “Distance Education for Future: best EU practices in response to the requests of modern higher education seekers and labor market” will conduct a sociological study, the purpose of which was to describe the priorities, needs, and requests of stakeholders of distance education as a potentially separate form of education. The survey will be conducted using a formalized online questionnaire.

Students, scientific and pedagogical workers, managers, and affiliated employers of eight institutions of higher education are invited to participate:

N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University

Kyiv National Economic University Named After Vadym Hetman

Chernihiv Polytechnic National University

Uman National University Of Horticulture

Lviv National Environmental University

Moldova State University

Moldova Technical University

Interview on the results of the sociological survey

Invitation to participate in the International Forum of Educators and Employers

Dear community of educators, employers, and those who are interested in the development of quality distance education in Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova!

We invite you to participate in the International Forum “DISTANCE EDUCATION OF THE FUTURE: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS”.

The forum will be devoted to the identification of the main problems and ways to solve them in the implementation of distance education during the professional training of students of higher education.

Where: Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Mykolayiv

When: June 20-22, 2023

Conducting format: hybrid

Form of participation: online, offline

Registration deadline: June 15, 2023

Program at the link: http://surl.li/hqwbk

Registration via the link: https://forms.gle/FVqyiMnELELcoH2M6

The forum will be held within the framework of the Erasmus+ Ka2 DEFEP international project (“Distance education for future: best EU practices in response to the requests of modern higher education seekers and labor market”), which is implemented with the financial support of the European Union.

The meeting of the Coordination Council “Management of the project on Distance Education“ and a Study visit “Design of Digital master’s Programme” to Saarland University (Germany)

On July 10-14, as a part of the Erasmus+KA2 DEFEP project “Distance education for future: best EU practices in response to the requests of modern higher education seekers and labor market”, representatives from Karazin Kharkiv National University participated in the semi-annual meeting of the Coordinating Council for the project titled “Management of the Distance Education Project.” Additionally, they engaged in a study visit focusing on the topic of “Designing Digital Master’s Programs” at Saarland University in Germany.

Invitation to the Scientific and Practical Conference “Transformations of Personality, Society and the Labor Market: Future Challenges and Impact on Education”

Karazin Kharkiv National University invites everybody to participate in the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Transformations of Personality, Society, and the Labor Market: Future Challenges and Impact on Education.” The conference is organized within the framework of the CBHE Erasmus+ KA2 DEFEP project “Distance Education for Future: best EU practices in response to the requests of modern higher education seekers and labor market” with the support of the Council of Young Scientists under the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the All-Ukrainian Public Organization “Innovative University”.

Conference directions:

Digitalization of Modern World: Challenges of the Future.

Modernization of the Economy, Business, and Finance: Intellectual and Innovative Context.

Socio-political Aspects of Transformations in the Globalized World.

Transformations of the Individual and Society: Context of History, Philosophy, Humanities, and Cultural Studies.

Transformations of Personality and Society: Psychological Aspects.

Vectors for Innovation in Education in the National and Global Context.

Conference languages: English, Ukrainian, Romanian, German, Spanish, and Italian.

Format: hybrid (online and offline).

Date: 20-22 September 2023.

Venue: Kharkiv (Ukraine), V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.

The conference will also include the round table “Business and Education: Interaction and Partnership in the Conditions of Today’s Challenges” with the representatives of employers.

Registration for participation in the conference and submission of papers are accepted until 15 September 2023 at the following link: http://surl.li/kbppk.

For more details, please refer to the conference information letter at this link: http://surl.li/kbptp.