European Union policies and best practices in academic project management

National University of Food Technologies,
Kyiv, Ukraine

The European Union has long-term and successful policies and practices of academic programmes implementation on international, multinational and national levels. Open and fair competition in terms of calls of educational and research programmes is a key feature of European academic culture.

And studies on effective management of academic projects are an important part of many European universities' curricula. This knowledge is urgently needed for Ukrainian young researchers and university teachers. Being artificially separated from European academic culture by decades of soviet history/occupation, Ukrainian researchers and professors are only starting to follow the best European traditions of academic project management.

And relevant education of Ukrainian PhD students and young researchers/teachers on effective EU policies and best practices of academic project management will put them closer to European Union academic culture and make them much more effective professionals in their fields. These skills and knowledge are also relevant for civil society representatives and civil servants due to their possible involvement into EU funding programmes and projects.

Co-funded by the European Union

Specific Objectives of the Module

  • Deliver tailor-made teaching course on EU academic project management for Ukrainian PhD students relevant in their professional life;
  • Promote research and first teaching experience for Ukrainian young researchers and university teachers on European Union policies and best practices in academic project management;
  • Reach out to wider public and spread knowledge about the EU to the wider society, particularly to Ukrainian civil society representatives and civil servants.

Module Details

The Module will cover all key aspects of EU academic project management. It will include university teaching course on 40 academic hours, involving 30 (basic value) to 50 (target value) PhD students at National University of Food Technologies (NUFT) each year.

Learners will be motivated to carry out research and actively participate in teaching course delivery in terms of student-centered learning: at least 3 topics/case studies will be delivered by students (target value is 5 topics) each year. And at least 3 reports at International conferences will be delivered by the learners (target value is 6 reports) on the European academic culture and project management each year.

Annual Jean Monnet winter and summer schools (36 academic hours each) in terms of the project will involve at least 50 young university teachers and researchers, and at least 50 representatives of civil society and civil servants each year (target value – 70 and 70 persons, respectively).

Learners of the university teaching course and participants of Jean Monnet schools will be surveyed at the end of teaching period. High self- assessment on increased awareness in EU academic project management among learners is expected by 70% (basic value) to 100% (target value).