Open Call for Applications for the SUUN Training Course 2026: Internationalization & Higher Education Management, apply by 25 October 2025

Saarland University (Germany) is developing a long-term partnership with Ukrainian universities and has recently launched the project “Saar-Ukraine University Network (SUUN): Overcoming Borders for a EUropean Future”, supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and funded by the German Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR) within the framework of the German-Ukrainian University Network/Deutsch-Ukrainisches Hochschulnetzwerk 2025–2029.

Saarland University (UdS) invites applications for the SUUN Training Course (SUUN-TC) – an intensive professional development program designed to strengthen strategic leadership at Ukrainian universities (Vice-Rectors, Deans, and Vice-Deans) through bilateral cooperation and international knowledge exchange:

  • Deadline for applications: 25 October 2025
  • Course Format and Timeline: The course spans 3 online phases and 1 in-person phase:
    Phase 1 | Jan–Feb 2026 | Online | Orientation webinar, Strategic Action Plan (SAP) introduction
    Phase 2 | Apr 2026 | On-site | 6-day training in Saarbrücken: Internationalization, HR, Quality Management (travel & accomodation expenses will be supported via a scholarship)
    Phase 3 | Jun–Jul 2026 | Online | Thematic webinars, SAP coaching sessions
    Phase 4 | Oct–Nov 2026 | Online | SAP presentations, soft skills workshops
For further information, please see the Call for Applications or contact Eva Nossem / Dr. Olha Polishchuk, Saarland University: project-suun@uni-saarland.de

SUUN is coordinated by the University of Saarland, in copperation with key Ukrainian partners:

  • Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University (PMBSNU)
  • Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU)
  • Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (IFNUL)
  • Mariupol State University (MSU)
  • National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA)