Supporting the internationalization of Ukrainian universities: Shaping the Digital Future Together

From September 2020, the two partner universities - Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development and Ukrainian National Forestry University in Lviv - are jointly implementing a project funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

The main goals of the project are:

  1. Expansion and use of innovative digital solutions, especially for teaching and and university administration.
  2. Internationalization of Ukrainian and German higher education institutions, which is achieved through the exchange and transfer of know-how in the use of digital methods in scientific research, education and management.
  3. Development of new digital training programs.
  4. Creation of regional educational and research networks between German and Ukrainian universities.

The key elements for achieving these goals are the conceptualization and implementation of the interuniversity education training "Creation of interactive videos" for students and teachers of both universities, as well as the verification of the interuniversity elective educational discipline "Green Project Development and Management", which is addressed to graduate students and university employees. In addition, the achievement of the project goals will be realized through the implementation of a joint elective inter-university educational module "Ecosystem / Natural Resource Management in Transforming Countries", which has already been taught at HNEE for more than 15 years. The final element to achieve the goals of the project is the creation of a powerful Think Tank ERUkA "Empowerment and resilience of Ukrainian academia in the field of socio-ecological reconstruction and restoration".

Duration: 01.09.2022 - 31.12.2023

Scheduled activities:

1. Interuniversity education training course "Interactive content"

In this measure, a training course for students and university staff of both universities (HNEE and UNFU) will be developed and implemented. The course will not be integrated in the curriculum but will be offered as an additional technical training on a regular basis (once per semester).

The aim of the course is to increase the level of information and communication competences of students and teachers by deepening their basic theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the use of services and programs for the development of interactive presentations and videos. Potentially, such skills may be needed by students to present their own research results and teachers to use in the educational process in enhancing subject-methodological and didactic approaches.

Target group:

  • Teachers of both universities (approximately 10 people)
  • Masters and bachelors of both universities (approximately 50 people)

Requirements for participation:

  • Availability of time and motivation
  • Sufficient English skills

Format:

  • Online training (3 hours/week)

Dates:

  • March - June 2023.

See more about training course here reg

Team:

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Ihor Kroshnyy

Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Information Technologies, Ukrainian National Forestry University

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Oleksandr Storozhuk

Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Information Systems and Computer Modeling, Ukrainian National Forestry University

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Juliana Pavliuk

Associate Professor of the Department of Information Systems and Computer Modeling, Ukrainian National Forestry University

 

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Oleksiy Sinkevych

Assistant of the Department of Information Technologies, Ukrainian National Forestry University

 
 

2. Interuniversity elective educational discipline "Green Project Development and Management"

Green Projects at different governance levels and sectors are extremely important for achieving sustainable development goals and accelerating implementation of green innovations. This course makes students familiar with the process of designing green projects and equip them with the most up to date knowledge necessary to its successful implementation. This knowledge will be complemented with the skills, which will allow to create a proposal competitive enough to receive appropriate funding and to be transformed into successful projects. In this course students learn about, how to adapt modern international projects management tools to research projects area with specific focus on environment protection and natural resource management (especially sustainable development of bioeconomy, including forest sector and cluster model of forestry; conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services).

Target group:

  • Masters and postgraduate students of both universities (approximately 12 people)
  • Scientific and administrative staff of both universities (approximately 12 people)

Requirements for participation:

  • Availability of time and motivation
  • Application with motivation letter (selection process if necessary)
  • Sufficient English skills

Format:

  • Online training (4 hours/week)
  • Face-to-face meetings in Eberswalde (one working week)
  • Joint writing of project applications in mixed international groups

Dates:

  • March - June 2023.

Team:

 

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Vasyl Lavnyy

Vice Rector for Research of UNFU, Professor of the Silviculture department, Ukrainian National Forestry University

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Ihor Soloviy

Professor, Deputy Director of the Institute of Ecological Economics and Management, Ukrainian National Forestry University

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Orest Kiyko

Professor, Head of the furniture and wood products technology department, Ukrainian National Forestry University

3. Joint elective inter-university educational module "Ecosystem / Natural Resource Management in Transforming Countries"

In this measure a module that is already well established at HNEE will be further developed to be integrated and offered to Bachelor and Master students at UNFU to allow a deeper and joint implementation in the long-term.

The elective modules “Ecosystem Management in Transformation Countries'' for Bachelor students (International Forest Ecosystem Management) and “Natural Resource Management in Transformation Countries” for Master students (Global Change Management) are offered in the summer term and are jointly implemented at HNEE as a 10-days field trip with a focus on Western Ukraine.

Target group:

  • Masters and Bachelors of UNFU (approximately 20 people)
  • Masters and Bachelors of HNEE (approximately 30 people)

Requirements for participation:

  • Availability of time and motivation
  • Sufficient English skills
  • Studying in the relevant or related specialties

Format:

  • 10-day excursion to Western Ukraine
  • Conducting research and creating video materials using a modern quadcopter, action camera and other technical means (on-site)
  • Group work and completion of research results (online)

Dates:

  • August 2023.

Team:

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Pierre L. Ibisch

Professor for Nature Conservation of Centre for Econics and Ecosystem Management, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development

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Andriy Holovko

Associate Professor of the Department of Management and Marketing, Ukrainian National Forestry University

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Angela Dichte

Employee of the Center for Economics and Ecosystem Management, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development

4. Think Tank ERUkA «Empowerment and resilience of Ukrainian academia in the field of socio-ecological reconstruction and restoration»

In this measure we will create an open-ended but goal-oriented exchange on opportunities and challenges for research and academic education in Ukraine related to socio-ecological ecosystem management in the broadest sense (e.g. from forest sector and nature conservation to renewable energy production and ecological economics). Under the conditions of climate change, there is an urgent need for action to make forest management more ecosystem-friendly and to manage the entire range of ecosystem services in the sense of a socio-ecological concept. This includes nature-based solutions for climate protection and adaptation to climate change, as well as forest justice for all people who benefit from forest ecosystem services. Direct or indirect consequences of war that have degraded ecosystems also have a special significance. The further strengthening and transformation of Ukrainian academic education towards more dialogue and citizens’ involvement as well as problem and action oriented learning approaches will be discussed in working groups using a variety of workshop formats.

Target group:

As in this measure the focus will not be on the Ukrainian National Forestry University alone but will look at Ukraine as a whole, we wish to involve persons and institutions from all over Ukraine. A network of universities and further experts (e.g. from relevant ministries) as well as students should be built and further strengthened.

Requirements for participation:

Format:

  • Meetings and workshops will be organized online on a regular basis, but with occasional intensive in-person workshops. If need be a hybrid format will be organized to allow the participation for all members.

Dates:

  • November 2022 - December 2023.

Team:

 

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Pierre L. Ibisch

Professor for Nature Conservation of Centre for Econics and Ecosystem Management, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development

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Vasyl Lavnyy

Vice Rector for Research of UNFU, Professor of the Silviculture department, Ukrainian National Forestry University

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Ihor Soloviy

Professor, Deputy Director of the Institute of Ecological Economics and Management, Ukrainian National Forestry University

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Orest Kiyko

Professor, Head of the furniture and wood products technology department, Ukrainian National Forestry University

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Victoria Khrutba

Professor of the Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection Technologies, National Transport University

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Yuliia Nikitchenko

Associate Professor of Centre for Econics and Ecosystem Management, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development

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Andriy Holovko

Associate Professor of the Department of Management and Marketing, Ukrainian National Forestry University

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Angela Dichte

Employee of the Center for Economics and Ecosystem Management, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development

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Oleksiy Sinkevych

Assistant of the Department of Information Technologies, Ukrainian National Forestry University

   

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Fedane De Carlo

Intern student of the Center for Economics and Ecosystem Management, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development

 

Detailed information about the Think Tank ERUkA at the link.

Our partner university is Eberswalde University of Sustainable Development

HNEhne2Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (EUSD) was founded in 1830 as a higher forestry school in Eberswalde. This university is constantly focused on sustainable development, the environment and nature conservation, which makes it a leader in Germany in terms of "green" learning.

EUSD is one of the most research universities of applied sciences in Germany. It is one of the few universities in Europe that focuses on the research areas of "sustainable rural development" and "sustainable production and use of natural substances". EUSD has long been a pioneer in these subject areas.

The main areas of research include:

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  • Sustainable development of rural areas
  • Regional economic development
  • Monitoring and planning in large protected areas
  • Geographic information systems (abbreviated GIS) and remote sensing
  • Business consulting
  • Tourism development
  • Organic farming and marketing
  • Sustainable production and use of natural products
  • Wood processing
  • Renewable energy
  • Renewable raw materials
  • Forest protection

Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development has more than 70 partnerships with colleges, universities and institutes around the world. One of the most important partner universities is the Ukrainian National Forestry University.

„Empowerment and resilience of Ukrainian academia in the field of socio-ecological reconstruction and restoration“

In this measure we will create an open-ended but goal-oriented exchange on opportunities and challenges for research and academic education in Ukraine related to socio-ecological ecosystem management in the broadest sense (e.g. from forest sector and nature conservation to renewable energy production and ecological economics).

Under the conditions of climate change, there is an urgent need for action to make forest management more ecosystem-friendly and to manage the entire range of ecosystem services in the sense of a socio-ecological concept. This includes nature-based solutions for climate protection and adaptation to climate change, as well as forest justice for all people who benefit from forest ecosystem services. Direct or indirect consequences of war that have degraded ecosystems also have a special significance. The further strengthening and transformation of Ukrainian academic education towards more dialogue and citizens’ involvement as well as problem and action oriented learning approaches will be discussed in working groups using a variety of workshop formats.

What the Think Tank is about

The Think Tank will be the umbrella for different working groups focusing on specific topics (see below), also to enable exchange between these working groups and possible synergies. The Think Tank and building of working groups will be coordinated by the HNEE team but the working mode of each working group shall be flexible to serve the needs of each group and their participants.

The objective is on the one hand to create an exchange and to support networks as well as to develop recommendations for political decision-making. On the other hand concrete project ideas and corresponding project applications shall be developed by the working groups.

Topics / Working groups

  • socio-ecological management and restoration of degraded ecosystems
  • socio-ecological transformation towards an independent energy supply
  • empowerment of students to impact on the decision-making process in socio-ecological forest management
  • needs and opportunities for academic education to attract students and generate the future key competences of 21st century (focus: digitalisation as a tool for more effective collaboration)

Tasks of the Think Tank ERUkA

The main task of the Think Tank ERUkA is to develop a network of scientists and experts who closely cooperate with policymakers and development practitioners (as an umbrella for the exchange of knowledge and experience of working groups on specific topics) to implement ideas for initiating joint projects. The Think Tank ERUkA team will support participants in developing their own specific topics, formulating project tasks, project proposals, finding partners, communicating messages to decision-makers and submitting project proposals to relevant financial institutions. The desired result of the Think Tank ERUkA is the implementation of the ideas of the participants and the creation of an intellectual network for the formation of a better future for Ukraine.

Target group

As in this measure the focus will not be on the Ukrainian National Forestry University alone but will look at Ukraine as a whole, we wish to involve persons and institutions from all over Ukraine. A network of universities and further experts (e.g. from relevant ministries) as well as students should be built and further strengthened. ERUkA members to be invited (mostly already contacted and agreed on their interest to join):

  • round table at UNFU “Reconstruction and restoration of Ukraine: the role of scientists”
  • colleagues from DILeLa project at HNEE
  • Nicolai Teufel (Bayreuth University) and partner universities
  • Olena Vrublevska (Ivan Franko National University in Lviv)
  • Viktoriia Khrutba (National Transport University, Kyiv)
  • Yuliya Nikitchenko (Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development)
  • Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics, Kharkiv
  • Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding (Faculty of Environmental and Technogenic Safety), Mykolaiv
  • Odessa State Environmental University (Faculty of Environmental Protection), Odessa
  • Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University (KNAHU - Department of Ecology), Kharkiv
  • Members of the Ukrainian Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources
  • Professional Association of Ecologists in Ukraine (PAEU)
  • State and /or Regional Agency of Forest Resources of Ukraine / Lviv region
  • students of UNFU, HNEE and if possible further universities

Activities

Meetings and workshops will be organised online on a regular basis, but with occasional intensive in-person workshops. If need be a hybrid format will be organised to allow the participation for all members.

Expected results

Strategy documents, policy recommendations, project proposals, strengthened network and cooperations between participating insitutions.

Registration of new members

So, if you are interested in becoming part of the Think Tank ERUkA, please fill out the registration form at the link and participate in the introductory meeting on November 3, 2022. We will be glad to see students, teachers, members of public organizations, practitioners in the field of nature conservation, forest use, nature protection, public relations, state administration, local self-government and representatives of other institutions.

Team and contacts:

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Pierre L. Ibisch

Professor for Nature Conservation of Centre for Econics and Ecosystem Management, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development

Vasyl_Lavnyy

Vasyl Lavnyy

Vice Rector for Research of UNFU, Professor of the Silviculture department, Ukrainian National Forestry University

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Ihor Soloviy

Professor, Deputy Director of the Institute of Ecological Economics and Management, Ukrainian National Forestry University

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Orest Kiyko

Professor, Head of the furniture and wood products technology department, Ukrainian National Forestry University

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Victoria Khrutba

Professor of the Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection Technologies, National Transport University

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Yuliia Nikitchenko

Associate Professor of Centre for Econics and Ecosystem Management, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development

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Andriy Holovko

Associate Professor of the Department of Management and Marketing, Ukrainian National Forestry University

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Angela Dichte

Employee of the Center for Economics and Ecosystem Management, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development

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Oleksiy Sinkevych

Assistant of the Department of Information Technologies, Ukrainian National Forestry University

   

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Fedane De Carlo

Intern student of the Center for Economics and Ecosystem Management, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development

 

If you have any questions, please contact us by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

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Нині графіка, особливо її комп'ютерний варіант, знову повертає, у зв'язку з подіями в Україні, викликаними російською агресією, гостроту реакції, динаміку передачі подій, як жанр мобільний і злободенний. Виставка антивоєнного плаката Ю.Ямаша та студентів НЛТУ — це своєрідний мистецький щоденник війни, починаючи з 2014 року, анексії Криму та окупації частини Донбасу.

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The staff of the Ukrainian National Forestry University with regret and sorrow commemorated the HERO of Ukraine - Yuriy Ruf (Yuriy Dadak) on his birthday... With a moment of silence, prayer, kind words, flowers, and candles, the rectorate, colleagues, friends, and relatives honored the patriot who gave the most valuable - his life, for his native land, for freedom and independence.

The Rector of the University, Volodymyr Zagorsky, in his speech, expressed sympathy and gratitude to the parents for their son - a Hero, patriot, public figure, poet, scientist, screenwriter and publisher, founder of the conceptual literary project "Spirit of the Nation", which became influential in the right-wing nationalist environment, Ukrainian ideologist of nationalism and the military rock scene, an artist who, unfortunately, died in the war, defending his native land, fighting for the right to be free for the present and future generations of Ukrainians.

"We bow our heads to those who held and hold the sky safe over our cities, allowing us to study and work at this time, to defend democracy and human rights, to simply live... The memory of our fallen compatriots will always be in our hearts. We remember the past, understand the present, and think about the future! Eternal glory to our Heroes!" - the Rector of the University addressed the audience.

On September 26, 2022, the scientific and technical library of the Ukrainian National Forestry University, within the framework of the national project "Place of Honor and Gratitude", initiated by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, presented in the reading hall of the socio-economic library an ART-exhibition in memory of Yuriy Dadak "RUF IS PRESENT", visitors of which, with the help of QR codes presented at the ART-exhibition, were able to reproduce the poetry of Yuriy Ruf in his performance.

The employees of the Scientific and Technical Library of the University prepared and during the day broadcasted the video "In memory of Yuriy Ruf (Yuriy Dadak). He devoted himself entirely to Ukraine. Yuriy Ruf is forever among us", compiled a bibliographic index "Scientific work of Dadak Yuriy Romanovych", and also exhibited in the library's reading rooms the book exhibitions "Scientific work of Dadak Yuriy Romanovych" and the artistic and literary exhibition "Yuriy Ruf. POETRY. PUBLICITY".

At the request of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, materials, supplemented with photo and video materials, were prepared and sent for the formation of the annals "Education in Fire" (previous name):

Article: The flower of the nation. "We are only firewood in the fire of a great Idea" / Yuriy Ruf (Dadak) (access mode as of 09/26/2022)

The head of the design department Volodymyr Prusak and the teacher of the department Mazur Oksana (author's portraits of Yuriy Ruf), the trade union committee of the University (financial support) also joined the organization of this event, for which we are sincerely grateful.

Юрій РуфIn the framework of the national project "Place of Honor and Gratitude", initiated by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Scientific and Technical Library of the Ukrainian National Forestry University of Ukraine will present on September 26, 2022. in the reading hall of socio-economic library (the main building of the university, room 412) an ART exhibition in memory of Yuriy Dadak "RUF IS PRESENT".

During the day, the video clip "In memory of Yuriy Ruf (Yuriy Dadak). He devoted himself to Ukraine. Yuriy Ruf is among us forever” will be broadcasted in the reading room of socio-economic library.

IMG 03081IMG 0308On September 20, 2022, the Rector of the Ukrainian National Forestry University, corresponding member of the NAS of Ukraine, Professor Volodymyr Zahorsky took part in an international online meeting, initiated and organized by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (Oleg Nemchynov, Minister of the CMU), the Investment Attraction Office/UkraineInvest (Andrii Kakusha, Chief Advisor to the Executive Director, Advisor to the Minister of the CMU), Swedish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce in Scandinavia (Ludmila Lemrini, General Director and Jamal Lemrini, Project Manager).

Among the honored participants were representatives of the Karlstad Innovation Park (head of the PAPER PROVINCE project – Elin Appel), the Swedish Federation of Woodworking and Furniture Industry (head – Suzanne Rudenstam), the research project “Smart City of Sweden”/IVL Research Smart City Sweden (head – Osten Ekengren), the architectural company ARCH + H.R. (head - Jorge Lobos), the State Fund for the Promotion of Youth Housing Construction (Chairman of the Board - Serhiy Komnatny), the Borodyanka United Territorial Community (acting head of the village - Georgy Yerko), the competition "Borodyanka is looking for architects" (co-founder - Maksym Kaminskyi), the company "Servus Trading House" (co-founder - Andriy Maly).

The main goal of the meeting was to establish cooperation between scientists, authorities, investors, and businesses for the construction of modular wooden houses in the cities of Ukraine for people who suffered as a result of the military aggression of the Russian Federation.

Currently, there are enterprises in Ukraine for the production of wooden houses of various types and structures, but an important task is to develop rational solutions for choosing such types and structures of wooden houses that will be economically profitable, effective, and practical. To make the right decisions and implement such initiatives, the project organizers invited the Ukrainian National Forestry University to participate as a center of education and science, because, in August of this year, the University together with the Association of Woodworkers and Harvesters of Lviv Oblast held a round table on the topic "Wooden house construction and providing housing for internally displaced people" and developed specific proposals and recommendations for solving the problem. Such an idea attracted the interest and support of the Office of the President of Ukraine, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, the Ministry of Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine, the State Agency of Forest Resources of Ukraine, the Lviv Regional Military Administration, Lviv Regional Council, People's Deputies of Ukraine, heads of regional administrations, directors of forestry enterprises, heads of united territorial communities and business representatives.

Representing the University, Rector Volodymyr Zagorsky told the participants of the meeting about the available opportunities to participate in the development of the program for the development of wooden house construction, and also shared plans for the creation of a scientific and technical hub with the following priority areas of activity: analysis of the production capacities of Ukrainian enterprises in wooden house construction, development of rational solutions for the selection of effective types of structures of wooden houses, expert evaluation of architectural and planning solutions, technological expertise of elements of building structures and forecasting of their operational properties, etc. It is important for the organizers of the project that the graduates of the Ukrainian National Forestry University are highly qualified specialists in such important specialties as architecture and urban planning, construction and civil engineering, design, woodworking and furniture technologies, forestry and horticulture, environmental protection technologies.

During the meeting, the participants paid special attention to discussing the situation with the restoration of the territories destroyed by the occupiers. Yes, only according to preliminary data, the need for modular houses is 1,000 houses for 4,000 inhabitants of Borodyanka, and, unfortunately, there are a lot of such settlements. After listening to all the urgent problems, it was decided to hold a competition for an architectural solution for the restoration of Borodyanka and to develop specific proposals by all project participants.

On this occasion, Swedish companies submitted their proposals for the project of modular residential construction and proposed existing Smart City innovative solutions in the process of restoration of Borodyanka (urban planning, waste processing, and water treatment system, environmental friendliness of the transport system, etc.). The company "Servus Trading House", which has many years of experience in building modular wooden houses not only in Ukraine but also in European countries, also presented opportunities for partnership and cooperation.

At the end of the meeting, the participants agreed on the development of specific proposals by each side and the creation of small working groups for cooperation between Swedish and Ukrainian organizations for the construction of social housing, and the creation of industrial and scientific, and technical parks.

Based on the materials of the joint final seminar "Sustainable Development Switzerland-Eastern Europe: Case Study and Real World Lab in Western Ukraine" for students of the University of Bern, Switzerland, and the Ukrainian National Forestry University of Ukraine (UNFU), Lviv.

On September 12, 2022, a joint final training seminar was held for students of UNFU and the University of Bern, Switzerland. The purpose of the seminar was to present the results of research conducted within the framework of the Real World Labor (RWL) project and was dedicated to the issues of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals at different hierarchical levels, taking into account the experience of Ukraine and Switzerland. The final workshop was preceded by thorough preparation that began in late 2021 and included a series of joint working meetings held regularly in the format of Zoom conferences (a total of 8 such meetings took place). Representatives of UNFU, the University of Bern, and the Boryslav City Council were involved in the implementation of the project. The work was carried out with the support of the Swiss Federal Institute for Snow, Forest, and Landscape Research (WSL). In particular, teachers, graduate students, and students of master's programs of various specialties from three scientific and educational institutes (forestry and horticulture; woodworking and computer technologies and design; environmental economics and management) participated in the project from UNFU.

Taras Chelepis, a Ph.D. student from the university, participated in the work of the final seminar together with Oksana Pelyukh, Assoc. Prof. Lyudmyla Zagvoyska, Assoc. Prof. Lyudmyla Maksymiv (project manager from Ukraine), Prof. Ihor Soloviy. Organizational assistance to the project was provided by Prof. Vasyl Lavny. Prof. Orest Kiyko also contributed to the successful course of work, he took an active part in work meetings, provided constructive suggestions regarding research directions, and supported students in the process of projects development. At one of these seminars, Prof. O. Kiyko made a report for the Ukrainian and Swiss participants on the topic "Ukrainian context: problems and perspectives of the forest sector development", which helped the Swiss students to better understand the peculiarities of the functioning of the forest sector of the Ukrainian economy in pre-war times, as well as the problems and risks that arose in this segment during the war. The report of Prof. O. Kiyka was supplemented by a presentation of the student Solomiia Salabai on the topic "Mobile homes as an innovation in future housing", prepared within the framework of the "Special week" project, which has been implemented with great success at the Ukrainian National Forestry University for several years in a row for students of European universities under the leadership of Prof. O. Kiyko.

From the city of Boryslav, Lviv region, the director of gymnasium No. 9 of the Boryslav City Council, Ms. Halyna Novytska, took part in the seminar. She closely cooperated with the project participants, providing them with comprehensive support, in particular, providing data for calculating the attractiveness of the investment project to increase the level of energy efficiency of the institution headed by her. It is worth mentioning that that the cooperation between UNFU and the Boryslav City Council is carried out under the agreement and has several directions: from the provision of scientific consultations in the field of energy saving, in particular the effective use of bioenergy, to the preparation and implementation of joint educational and investment projects in the field of energy efficiency and energy saving. The Boryslav City Council plays an important role in the practical training of future specialists among our students in the field of energy efficiency and rational use of forest resources. An important role in this process is played by the Center for Ecology, Tourism and Sustainable Development of the Boryslav City Council, headed by scientist Mr. Myron Zeitler, who advised members of the working group, in particular, on the management of the Boryslav municipal forest. The mayor of Boryslav Mr. Ihor Yavorsky also provided the support for this cooperation.

image1 20.09 newFrom the University of Bern, the cooperation within RWL was led by the representative of the Center for Development and Environment (CDE) of the University of Bern, Switzerland, represented by Dr. Heino Meessen, who has many years of experience in cooperation with UNFU, in particular, he was an active participant in several ENARECO (Environmental and Natural Resource Economics) projects, which UNFU (then the Ukrainian State Forestry University) carried out during 1996 - 2002 as part of a consortium of several European universities. The result of this cooperation was the initiation of the first master's program in continental Europe "Economics of the environment and natural resources" (1998), imbued with ideas of sustainable development, at our university. The co-organizer of the final training seminar from the University of Bern was the co-head of the Department of New and Modern History of the Faculty of Philosophy and History of the University of Bern, Doctor of Science, a specialist in modern general and Eastern European history, Prof. Julia Richers, who initiated the teaching of the discipline "Sustainable Development" at the mentioned university. Students of the discipline are students of various courses and various specialties. Within the framework of this discipline, Swiss students together with UNFU students, and students of the discipline "Sustainable Bioenergy" under the leadership of representatives of both universities prepared joint projects. The technical support of the project was carried out by Jonas Chastonay, which was facilitated by the joint online platform he created based on the University of Bern for Ukrainian and Swiss participants.

It should be noted that the University of Bern strongly condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and consistently expresses solidarity with Ukraine and its higher educational institutions, supporting Ukrainian students and researchers in every possible way (more details - https://www.unibe.ch/ukraine/index_ger.html). One of the manifestations of such support was a series of online meetings initiated and conducted by the Swiss side with university teachers and students.

Within the framework of the RWL, a joint weekly practice of Swiss and Ukrainian students was initially foreseen in the city of Boryslav. The war in Ukraine prevented the implementation of this idea in its original form, making it impossible for teachers and students to work in Boryslav, but the Swiss side decided to continue cooperation, which was reformatted taking into account new realities. Despite the online mode of work, the project participants managed to achieve the goal, processing a significant amount of material on the subject of research, and communicating with Ukrainian scientists and practitioners.

image4 newAccording to the program of the seminar, the work of four working groups, which included participants from Switzerland and Ukraine, was presented. Working group No. 1 presented a macro-level project called "No Sustainability without Security", analyzing the relationship between sustainable development and security issues. Students highlighted the risks to the world due to the war in Ukraine, including food security and energy instability. It was emphasized that environmental challenges pose risks to our collective security. Drought leads to crop loss and water shortages, floods force people to leave their homes, lead to deforestation; natural resources become scarce; vital ecosystems are degraded.

The next two working groups worked at the mesolevel.

Working group No. 2 presented a project dedicated to the management of sustainable forestry with an emphasis on the management of urban forests in the example of the municipal forest of Boryslav. The scientific advisor from UNFU - image5 newprof. Ihor Soloviy. Postgraduate student Taras Chelepis actively joined the work in the group (scientific supervisor - Doctor of Economics, Prof. I. Soloviy). It is also worth noting the work of Andriy Tkachuk, a master's student of the Institute of Forestry and Horticulture, who, while providing specific proposals for improving the management of forestry at the research object, demonstrated a high level of knowledge of professional disciplines and the ability to apply them correctly.

Working group No. 3 presented a project called "Oil and Gas History with Touristic Potential", carried out under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Julia Richers, who at the same time heads the Eastern European Studies at the University of Bern. image3 1newStudents analyzed the possibilities of sustainable development of industrial tourism, which will be accompanied by the study of the cultural heritage of the Carpathian region. The industrial and cultural heritage of Boryslav with its rich oil fields and long experience in their development form a reliable basis for the development of this type of tourism.

Working group No. 4 worked at the micro level. Veronika Mykyta, a master's student of "Economics of the Environment and Natural Resources" study program, reported on the financial part of the analysis of the profitability of the investment project to increase the level of energy efficiency of the Boryslav Gymnasium No. 9, and Waris Stocker, a student of the University of Bern, supplemented it with an analysis of the project's market and non-market effects on investors and society. This part of the work was carried out with the participation of students Anouk Köchli, Mila Andrea Jegerlehner, and Anna-Lisa Honegger. The obtained results proved the importance of taking into account environmental and social components in the economic analysis of investment projects, the importance of which sometimes significantly exceeds short-term financial interest. The work was carried out under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Lyudmyla Zagvoyska.

A significant role in the theoretical justification of the research of the second and fourth working groups was played by Dr. Oksana Pelyukh, who in the process of working on projects made two reports on the topic "Cost-benefit analysis of the project to increase the level of energy efficiency of educational institutions: a case study of school No. 9 in Boryslav, Lviv oblast" (prepared in co-authorship with Associate Professor L. Zagvoyska) and "Empirical sociological research: forests perceptions in Ukraine and Switzerland a focus".

After the presentation of the research results of all the working groups and the discussion, the directions for further cooperation were outlined, among them the organization and holding in the next academic year of joint practice for students based on the Carpathian Euroregion together with representatives of Slovakia and Poland, and in the medium-term perspective – a research into the prerequisites of sustainable development tourism for the preservation of the cultural and natural heritage of the Carpathian Euroregion in the historical context with the participation of Slovakia and Poland.

IMG fd064cd55d375ff964a2535396958b1c VUkrainian vyshyvanka is the genetic code of a Ukrainian, a talisman, and a symbol of the unity of the nation. The women have been embroidering since childhood and sincerely believe that every pattern on an embroidered cloth, towel, or napkin is a real, effective charm and a real genetic code of the nation. At a time when Ukrainians, as a nation, are fighting for their right to exist in a hellish struggle, the vyshyvanka has become a bright symbol of Ukraine, recognizable all over the world.

On August 17, 2022, at the Ukrainian National Forestry University, a master class on making pendants of patriotic colors for the Independence Day of Ukraine was held under the leadership of Iryna Syd. All pendants were then exchanged for funds for the needs of the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo. We are grateful to everyone who joined our initiative! A separate thank you to Iryna Syd, who bought all the necessary materials for her own costs and made 20 pendants!

We are grateful to all for the donated funds and purchased pendants. A total amount of UAH 2,800 was collected. These funds have already been transferred to volunteer Olga Tesliak (on Facebook @Olga Tesliak) for the needs of the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo, in which our colleague, associate professor of Ukrainian National Forestry University Yuriy Dadak, fought and died. Bright memory to all the heroes!

We will continue to raise funds. Those who wish to contribute with funds or purchase handmade pendants, please contact the organizer of the event Iryna Bogachuk (+380916122871). Together we will win!

18.09.22The staff of Ukrainian National Forestry University is celebrating Forest Workers' Day with special awe and high spirits!

Over the 150 years of its existence, the University has produced more than one generation of successful forestry workers who take care of the natural wealth of our country, which has an important ecological and economic significance. Society has always respected people who linked their fate with the forest and its inexhaustible resources.

We wish everyone involved in this holiday insurmountable vital energy, the realization of all ideas and the projects, professional achievements, and daily positivity so that luck and success will be your constant companions! Peace to all of us and victory!

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