25 March to 9 April 2017

Oberhof (Germany)

Alona Popova had a two-weeks training "Refugees in the European network" supported by the European Erasmus+ programme in Oberhof (Germany) from 25 March to 9 April 2017. Alona is the Head of the Scientific Society of Students, doctoral students and young scientists of the Institute of Human Sciences of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University.

The project was organized in the form of two weeks of union initiatives and ideas of young people from four countries: Germany, Romania, Belarus and Ukraine.
During the training, Alona studied the system of government and non-government organizations of refugees and the experience of United Europe on migration.

She held a series of workshops on social and educational support refugees and migrants, stressing the importance of youth resource in the system work with refugees and migrants in Europe. In addition, the evening training session Alona Popova devoted to building a positive approach to life for young people coping with migration in the modern society.

5 April 2017

Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University

SRL of internationalization of higher education and School of project management of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University organized seminar for pedagogical staff, PhD and doctoral students of the University devoted to actual problem of searching grant programs for research and internships.

At the seminar werecoordinators of popular international programs and organizations: Nikolai Ushakov, coordinator of "Marie Curie Actions for developing skills, training and career" at national contact points in Horizon 2020 in Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv; Inna Barysh, deputy director of the Fulbright Program in Ukraine, coordinator of the exchange program for young scientists and students; Oksana Lando, scholarship programs coordinator Campus France Ukraine. Also, scientific workers of SRL of internationalization of higher education (Olena Humeniuk and Yuliya Korgunyk) prepared presentations about grant opportunities for different specialties. The event was supported by the Vice-Rector on Science Nataliia Vinnikova, who also moderated the workshop.

We are grateful to all colleagues who attended the seminar and wish to all inspiration in writing the individual and collective grant applications!