Project Title: Introducing of new globally oriented educational programs
Submitted by: Vitaliy Kukharskyy, Vice Rector for Research, Teaching and IT-Development, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (LNU)
City: Lviv
This project was implemented within the Training Course “Management of Internationalisation and German-Ukrainian Academic Cooperation 2020-2021”, led by the Leibniz University Hannover (LUH), funded by the DAAD (Germany), 2020-2021
Project Goal(s) and SMART Objective(s):
Development of methodology and procedures for opening new successful educational programs on the international market, including
- using modern approaches to curriculum development for new educational programs in accordance with European Standards and Guidelines
- developing effective global marketing methodologies
- opening pilot programs and attracting foreign students
Deliverables:
- Cybersecurity (Applied Mathematics and Informatics Faculty)
- High Performance Computing (Faculty of Electronics and Computer Technologies)
- Statistics and Data Science (Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics)
- Software Engineering (Faculty of Electronics and Computer Technologies)
- Quantum computer and quantum programing (Physics Faculty)
- HR Management in Public Authorities and Business (Faculty of the Financial Management and Business), Bachelor/ Master
- Sensor and Analytical Systems (Faculty of Electronics and Computer Technologies)
- Applied Mathematics (Applied Mathematics and Informatics Faculty)
Developing effective global marketing methodologies
- Marketing and Development Centre:
- Marketing and Communication Department
- Career Development and Business Cooperation Department
- Development and Fundraising Department
- Marketing research of the external and internal market of educational services;
- University Branbook (How to use: faculties, educational programs, coferences, etc) ;
- Promotion, Place, Price, Product;
- University-wide promotional and career guidance events
Challenges and Support
What were the main challenges of your project and how did you manage to overcome them?
| The language and mental barriers
Level of cross-cultural and global thinking in University academic environment |
Teacher Excellence Courses
Leadership schools Promotion |
What resources helped you?
- DAAD-supported Project „Learnopolis” – Digital Technologies in Education, in cooperation with the Universität Bayreuth
- British Council “Ukraine Higher Education Teaching Excellence Programme”
- ERASMUS+ KA2 Project “University teachers’ certification centres: innovative approach to promoting teaching excellence (UTTERLY)”
- ERASMUS+ KA2 Project “International Students Adaptation and Integration/ INTERADIS”
Lessons Learnt:
What are your lessons learnt and recommendations you would like to share?
Team building
- Promotion and Marketing Team
- Quality Assurance Team
- Educational Program Management Teams
- Leadership schools 2020-2021
Capacity building
- Teacher Excellence Courses and Centers
- Examples of Success
- Network Development
Impact:
Lviv University international rankings positioning
- One of the leaders according to applications submitted
- Among top 3 best universities of Ukraine according to the international rating of University Ranking by Academic Performance
- QS World University Rankings 2022
Outlook and Sustainability:
- Erasmus+ KA2. Call 2022
- Curriculum Development
- Modernisation of curriculum by developing new and innovative courses and methodologies in the Subject areas as defined for each
- Partner Country
- DAAD
- Funding Programm: Support for the internationalization of Ukrainian higher education institutions – shaping the digital future together: German-Ukrainian higher education institution collaborations
- Learnopolis+ (Teaching excellence, media production, MOOC, international cooperation, inclusion, digital transformation, Duration: 10/2021 – 09/2023)