The EU Erasmus+ programme direction: Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence

Project number: 611625-EPP-1-2019-1-UA-EPPJMO-CoE

Project name: Advancing European Studies in Ukraine: Interdisciplinary Approach

Project coordinator: Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Project manager: Oleksandr Shnyrkov, Professor, Doctor of Economic Sciences, head of the Department of World Economy and International Economic Relations

Structural unit, on the basis of which the project is implemented: Educational and Scientific Institute of International Relations

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Project implementation period: 2019-2022

Tasks of the project:

  1. promoting the development of educational and scientific activities, as well as improving the processes of teaching, exchange of opinions and experiences regarding the functioning of the EU in the economic, political, legal and communication fields;
  2. disseminating and clarifying data regarding the Association Agreement between Ukraine, on the one hand, and the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and their member states, on the other hand;
  3. expanding interaction with various groups of Ukrainian society in order to popularise knowledgeabout the activities of the EU.

Expected results:

The project envisages the transformation of the Educational and Scientific Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv into a methodological centre with open educational resources in the field of European studies.

The project will contribute to research and discussions on current trends in the development of the EU, European policy towards Eastern Europe with an emphasis on EU-Ukraine relations, as well as the involvement of various target groups outside the Educational and Scientific Institute of International Relations to obtain additional professional information on the functioning of the EU in the economic, political, legal and communication fields.