The Universities’ Reaction to Big Obstructions: Building resilient higher education to respond and manage societal crises

TURBO

Project: 101129315-TURBO-Erasmus-EDU-2023-CBHE

Project duration: January 01, 2024 – December 31, 2026

The main aim of TURBO is to increase the resilience, preparedness and responsiveness of Ukrainian higher education institutions (HEIs) by building their capacities, improving competencies and sharing experiences.

Official project website: The Universities’ Reaction to Big Obstructions (TURBO)

Specific objectives:           

1. Improve and build Ukrainian HEIs’ capacity to provide more flexible educational offers relevant to the labor market and practice-oriented in the business and management field for faster integration into the EU educational space.
2. Contribute to re-placing internally displaced persons (IDPs) into new local communities through retraining and social adaptation.
3. Share experience on the retraining and social adaptation of IDPs within Ukraine and internationally.
4. Improve the Ukrainian system’s regulatory framework for HE through the recognition of micro-credentials as part of lifelong learning practices at universities.
5. Facilitate cooperation between multiple actors to ensure social inclusiveness, increased employability of students, and quality of HE during times of social crisis.

Project parties

Coordinator in Norway: Nord University (Bodo, Norway)

https://www.nord.no

Project leader – Anatoli Bourmistrov, PhD, Professor [email protected]

Institutional Coordinator – Veronika Vakulenko, PhD, Assoc.Prof.

[email protected]

Beneficiaries

 

Akademia Leona Kozminskiego

(Warsaw, Poland)

 

 

International Charitable Foundation for Social Adaptation

(IFSA)

 

 

 

Chernihiv Polytechnic National University

(Chernihiv, Ukraine)

 

 

 

Chernivtsi National University Yuriy Fedkovych

(Chernivtsi, Ukraine)

 

 

 

 

Lviv Polytechnic National University

(Lviv, Ukraine)

 

 

 

 

West Ukrainian National University

(Ternopil, Ukraine)

 

 

 

 

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

(Kyiv, Ukraine)

 

 

 

 

South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushynsky

(Odesa, Ukraine)

 

 

 

 

Vinnytsia National Technical University

(Vinnytsia, Ukraine)

 

 

The final beneficiaries of the TURBO project are IDPs with graduate education searching for work who will benefit from academic retraining in Ukrainian HEIs. This is expected to lead to better employment and integration into the local society, where IDPs had to resettle due to the war.

Immediate results:

• Training of at least 56 Ukrainian HEIs’ representatives in creating, running, and assessing educational programs;
•  Seven educational programs in business and management based on the micro-credentials approach developed and tested in 7 Ukrainian regions through the professional training and social integration of at least 350 IDPs.

Impact: Contribute to developing resilient universities with the flexibility to adapt to the emerging needs of Ukrainian society in the context of dramatic changes and to integrate Ukrainian HEIs into the EU.

Тrainings TURBO

The draft curriculum for the scientific-professional retraining and social adaptation of IDPs under the TURBO program: an educational program for the development of small and medium-sized businesses

TURBO: an educational program for the development of small and medium-sized businesses

Description of the program	The program is aimed at internally displaced persons (IDPs) with higher education (bachelor’s level) and  focuses on developing skills for starting and growing  small and medium-sized businesses. It includes a comprehensive set of disciplines covering IT, economics, business management, and social-psychological adaptation.
Prerequisites	Availability of higher education of the first (bachelor) level.
Scope of the program	500 hours (360 hours – 12 ECTS credits and 140 hours  of extra-credit educational activities in cooperation with NGO “Chernihiv European”
List of professional competences , the level of which the program aims to improve	➢ Mastering business project design skills ➢ Mastering the use of IT tools for creating and promoting websites ➢ Acquiring basic English-language materials and understanding the sociocultural aspects of business communication ➢ Understanding the psychological aspects of entrepreneurship, interaction in the business environment, and effective management
Disciplines	Website Creation and Promotion: UI/UX, No-code, and SEO Module 1: Fundamentals of UI/UX Design Module 2: No-code/Low-code Website Development Module 3: Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Business English Fundamentals of Business Project Design Module 1: SME Valuation Module 2: Business Project Management Module 3: Social Entrepreneurship Module 4: Promotion on Global Marketplaces Module 5: Workshop Series on Starting Your Own Business in Cooperation with NGO “Chernihiv European” Module 6: Workshop Series on Job Search and Employment in Cooperation with NGO “Chernihiv European” Business Psychology Module 1: Psychological Foundations of Entrepreneurial Activity and Leadership Module 2: Training Series on SocialPsychological Adaptation (“Goal Setting and Time Management,” “Personal Resilience in  Crisis Conditions,” “Mediation as a Tool for Resolving Business Conflicts”)

News and Events

Another Step Toward the Development of Modern Educational Infrastructure at Chernihiv Polytechnic National University

• The fall semester of the TURBO project is starting. The official opening took place in Chernihiv on August 15
• Internship of Academic Staff at Kozminski University (Warsaw, Poland) within the Framework of the “TURBO” Project
• UKRAINETT+ Conference and TURBO Project Events
• “TURBO: Educational Program for the Development of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses.” Launch of the Course “Website Creation and Promotion: UI/UX, No-Code, and SEO”
• “TURBO: Educational Program for the Development of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses.” Financial Business Model: How to Assess the Viability of a Business Project
• “TURBO: Educational Program for the Development of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses.” Business Career Development: Opportunities, Challenges, and Personal Strategy
• “TURBO: Educational Program for the Development of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses.” Promoting on Global Marketplaces: Tools for Entering International Markets
• “TURBO: Educational Program for the Development of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses” in Action. Social Entrepreneurship: From Idea to Mission
• “TURBO: Educational Program for the Development of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses.” Website Creation and Promotion: From Scratch to the First Online Product
• TURBO: Educational Program for the Development of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses. Business English — Communication for Professional Growth
• “TURBO: Educational Program for the Development of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses.” Building career skills: from job search to effective CV
• Focus on Physical Resilience — A Key to Personal Strength in Times of Change
• Innovation as a Growth Point: TURBO Participants Explore Chernihiv’s Startup Ecosystem
• Entrepreneurship as a Tool for Change: Workshop on Launching Your Own Business with Wooden Page Founder Svitlana Baranova
• Successful Business in the Beauty Industry: Meeting with “Marinel” Salon Owner Maryna Smoliak
• Learning Outcomes of the Microcredit Educational Program for Retraining and Social Adaptation of Internally Displaced Persons under the TURBO Project: Business Idea Pitching, Certificate Awarding, and First Steps toward Entrepreneurship

 

PROJECT TEAM OF CHERNIHIV POLYTECHNIC NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Kateryna Maksom Institutional Coordinator ([email protected], 0936148693)	Ph.D., Head of the Department of Social Work Main areas of research: social entrepreneurship, reintegration, emotional intelligent, social psychology
Anna Verbytska Responsible executor	Ph.D., Associate professor of the Department of Marketing, PR-technologies and Logistics Main areas of research: social entrepreneurship as an instrument for reintegration.
Volodymyr Bazylevych Executor	Ph.D., Director of the Educational-Scientific Institute of Electronic and Information Technologies; Director of Chernihiv EU Information Centre (since 2019); certified instructor of the CISCO Network Academy (since 2020). Main areas of research: cybersecurity, internet of things, web-development.
Dmytro Mekhed Executor	Ph.D., associate professor of the department of cybersecurity and mathematical simulation; deputy director of the Institute of Electronic and Information Technologies Main areas of research: cybersecurity, internet of things, web-development.
Nadiia Nahorna Executor	Ph.D., Dean of the Faculty of social technologies, health and rehabilitation Main areas of research: social entrepreneurship, economic socialization.
Olena Petryk Executor	Ph.D., Associate professor of the Department of Criminal Law and Justice, Head of the Career Development Center Main areas of research: social entrepreneurship, reintegration, youth policy, state criminal enforcement policy.
Valentyna Moskalenko Executor	Ph.D., Associate professor of the Department of Marketing, PR-technologies and Logistics Main areas of research: business planning, business and business project management, business analytics, marketing research
Yulia Shevchenko Executor	Senior lecturer of Foreign Philology Department Main areas of research:  modern trends in teaching ESP (English for specific purposes)

 

This project has received funding from the European Union (ERASMUS-EDU-2023-CBHE) under grant agreement No 101129315.