DonNACEA's Development Strategies 

As part of the BOOST project implementation, the academy approved an internationalization strategy and a strategic plan for digitalization for 2024-2030

• Internationalization strategy 2024-2030

• Strategic plan for digitalization 2024-2030

Study Visit to the University of Tartu, Estonia within the Erasmus+ BOOST Project 

From June 17 to 21, 2024, the lecturers from the Donbas National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture took part in a study visit to the University of Tartu (Tartu, Estonia) within the frameworks of the project "Bringing Opportunities and Organizational Success To Small Local Universities in Ukraine" (101083203 - BOOST - ERASMUS-EDU-2022-CBHE) ("Providing opportunities and organizational success to regional universities in Ukraine") under the Erasmus+ program, KA2 CBHE.

During 5 days, Viktoriia Mikheyenko (head of the Department of Applied Ecology, Chemistry and Labor Safety, Candidate of Chemical Sciences) and Viktoriia Kuzmina (senior lecturer of the Department of Automobile Transport) participated in the training program together with other colleagues from the universities of Poltava, Melitopol (Zaporizhia), Mukachevo, Izmail, Kremenets.

With our Estonian colleagues, the participants had the opportunity to discuss good practices of international scientific cooperation, the problems of digitalization of educational and scientific work, and the specifics of writing and submitting grant applications for international projects.

The program of the study trip also included visits to the Estonian Research Council, University of Tartu Library, Tartu Science Park and Tartu Health Care College. The representatives of each of these institutions shared their own experience of establishing international cooperation and presented their achievements in the field of using digital tools in research and scientific environments.

The main goal of this study visit was to improve the internationalization strategy of educational institutions. During the training sessions, our partners from the University of Primorska (Slovenia), the University of Applied Sciences in Elbląg (Poland), and the University of Tartu (Estonia) shared their own experiences of internationalization.

The updated internationalization strategies of the Ukrainian partner universities are to be approved in September 2024 and implemented within the next 5 years.

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Results of the review of academic courses developed as part of the BOOST project

As part of the self-assessment and quality control of the modernization of academic courses, a special meeting of the Academy's Educational and Scientific Methodological Council was held on June 13, 2024. All courses presented by the lecturers were reviewed and evaluated by the Council members. The discussion was held and recommendations were provided for the improvement of the courses and their further certification

Protocol of the special meeting

Self-evaluation of academic courses developed within the framework of the BOOST project

Order on self-evaluation of training courses developed within the framework of the BOOST project

Self-evaluation form

Dissemination plan for BOOST project results

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DonNACEA received computer equipment as part of the BOOST project

As part of the BOOST project - Bringing Opportunities and Organizational Success To Small Local Universities in Ukraine - Donbas National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture has received computer equipment that will improve the academy's digitalization level.

DonNACEA in BOOST (Erasmus+): study visit to the University of Applied Sciences in Elbląg (Akademia Nauk Stosowanych w Elblągu), Poland

Within the frameworks of the Erasmus+ project 101083203 BOOST - "Bringing Opportunities and Organizational Success To Small Local Universities in Ukraine", which is co-financed by the European Union, from April 15 to 19, 2024. the DonNACEA team consisting of the Vice-Rector for Science and International Relations, Professor Serhiy Kolesnichenko, acting head of the Department of Roads, Associate Professor Yurii Seliutin, acting head of the Department of General Engineering Training, the head of the IT department, Associate Professor Yuriy Grytsuk took part in a study visit to the Academy of Applied Sciences in Elbląg (Akademia Nauk Stosowanych w Elblągu), Poland.

During five days of training, the DonNACEA team together with the teams from other partner universities in Ukraine (Poltava V.G. Korolenko National Pedagogical University, Bohdan Khmelnytsky Melitopol State Pedagogical University, Izmail State University of Humanities, Kremenets Taras Shevchenko Regional Academy of Humanities and Pedagogy, Mukachevo State University) studied the experience of using the MOODLE platform in educational institutions of Poland, Slovenia, Estonia, and got acquainted with the peculiarities of computer infrastructure tools at the University of Tartu. Our team learned about the process of enabling and configuring the MOODLE platform for specific goals and objectives, as well as the possibilities for creating tasks on the platform, designing tests, and setting up group work. The university teams discussed SWOT analyzes and drafts for Digitalization Strategies of their higher educational institutions and outlined constructive areas for possible cooperation. The Ukrainian team learnt about the tools of the Latex language and the Geogebra software complex looking into the possibility of their integration into MOODLE. They also visited the laboratories of 3D modeling, mechatronics and drone control in Elbląg and the Laboratory of Immersive 3D Visualization at the Gdańsk Polytechnic, the IT center of the Tricity Academic Computer Network TASK.

Being a part of the Ukrainian team of the BOOST project is an honorable mission for us. We would like to thank the project coordinator Oleksandra Golovko (University Tartu, TARTU ULIKOOL, Estonia), the team of the Polish university for informative lectures, fruitful discussions, important seminars and invaluable support in such a difficult time for us. We are grateful to our colleagues from other Ukrainian universities participating in the project for their efficient work during the visit.

The knowledge and skills abilities acquired during the study visit will become a solid basis for ensuring the quality of education in the context of providing educational services in DonNACEA. 

#ErasmusPLus, #ErasmusUA, #BOOST

DonNACEA in BOOST (Erasmus+): Study Visit to the University of Primorska (Slovenia) 

The implementation of the two-year project BOOST “Bringing Opportunities and Organizational Success to Small Local Universities in Ukraine” (101083203), co-funded by the European Union Erasmus+ KA2 program, is ongoing.

From November 27 to December 1, 2023, the head of the Department of Management, Professor Olena Dolgalova, the head of the Department of Humanitarian Training, Associate Professor Larysa Lysak, Associate Professor of the Department of Humanitarian Training Vita Hryhorieva took part in a study visit to the University of Primorska (Koper, Slovenia).

During this five-day training, DonNACEA’s teachers and other participants from higher education institutions of Ukraine (Poltava, Mukachevo, Melitopol (Zaporizhia), Izmail, Kremenets) became familiar with the good practices of Estonian, Slovenian and Polish colleagues in implementing the principles of student-centered blended learning, discussed the goals and the results of the BOOST project and current issues of modern education: digital tools and platforms in the educational process, virtual models of international cooperation, development of an educational course scenario using ABC Learning Design technology, creation of a virtual environment and organization of student virtual mobility, digital equality in higher education and good practices of using the Moodle platform, design standards of

electronic platforms, combination of knowledge, practice and reflection in education; shared experience in using a student-centered approach.

We are happy to be part of the Ukrainian team of the BOOST project. We thank the project coordinator Oleksandra Golovko, the creative Slovenian and Polish team of teachers for interesting lectures, fruitful discussions, important seminars and invaluable support in such a difficult time for Ukrainian teachers.

The acquired skills and abilities during the study visit will become a solid basis for ensuring the quality of education in the context of providing educational services in Ukrainian higher educational institutions.

@National Erasmus+ Office in Ukraine & HERE team

#BOOST #ErasmusPlus #ErasmusUA 

Online meeting of project participants

On November 21, an online meeting of higher education institutions - project participants took place

Digital Learning Approaches at Donbas National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture

As part of the implementation of the Digital learning tools and platforms module, the academy prepared the presentation Digital Learning Approaches at Donbas National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture

BOOST IN ACTION

On October 30, on the TEAMS platform there was an organizational meeting for the participants in the BOOST "Bringing Opportunities and Organizational Success to Small Local Universities in Ukraine" project, which is implemented under the umbrella of Erasmus+ KA2. During the meeting, the participants of the study trip to the University of Primorska, Slovenia, which is one of the European partner universities within this project, were chosen. The visit is planned for the end of November. Also the members of the project team discussed the stages of the project implementation, the involvement of the DonNACEA’s teaching staff in the undergoing training courses: "Workshops on IT and Tech Support", "Duties of the International and Grant Office in European Universities", "Learner-Centered Methodologies and Techniques", "Digital Learning Tools and Platforms", as well as the processes of updating study subjects on the Moodle platform and plans for the development and implementation of a new educational course "Student-Centered Learning". DonNACEA actively participates in international cooperation and uses opportunities to improve its educational activities. Moving to victory together with BOOST!

BOOST press release_start of the project (15/05/2023)