RESBIOS aims to deeply embedding RRI practices within 4 RPOs in the field of Biosciences from 4 European countries, through the implementation of RRI Grounding Actions (GAs), to achieve sustainable institutional changes in the various institutions, related to RRI keys, according the MoRRI indicators and Sustainable Development Goals. The project is focused on the biosciences sector which is one of the crossroads in the relations between science and society. The project will set a mutual learning environment including the four partners implementing GAs (“RRI beginners”), some “RRI mentors” having already participated in a EU project about RRI in biosciences, partners experienced in Evaluation and Technical assistance, an international scientific Advisory Board, representatives of other EU projects, and representatives of Quadruple Helix actors. The GAs will be structured in three strands, respectively aimed at: developing a self reflection on the change needs in the organisation and dialoguing with the potentially involved stakeholders for co-designing the experiments (co-reflexive strand); implementing the GAs in connection with societal actors in the territory and inside the research organisations (pro-active strand); developing permanent spaces of integration with society, implementing a set of institutional change inside the research organisation and reframing its governance settings (Institutional strand). An adequate management system, support to implementation and mutual learning, evaluation, communication and dissemination activities will ensure smooth project implementation. RESBIOS is composed of 9 WPs: WP1 Ethics Requirements; WP2 Co-design of GAs; WP3 GAs on Education; WP4 GAs on Open Access and Ethics; WP5 GAs on Citizens engagement and Gender equality; WP6 Supporting Institutional Change; WP7 Mutual Learning and Evaluation; WP8 Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation; WP9 Management. The project involves 12 partners from 11 European countries.

The project envisages integration of international students into Ukrainian educational space by means of cultural, ethnic, social and academic assets. This will be ensured by development and implementation of the Roadmap that consists of multiaspect approach towards students` integration as it envisagesthat IS will be involved to the life of University, have more communication with local students, learn EU and UA culture, way of life, values for better understanding and faster adaptation. Upgrading of administrative staff qualifications will increase efficiency of work, knowledge about cultural differences, and dealing with other cultures, master methods of communication, learn how to prevent conflicts and deal with them, Academic staff will also acquire EU experience andl earn more about methods of instruction in dealing with interculturalism, methodological features on pecularities of international students training, together with EU experts they will work on curricula, offered for IS to adjust it to the need and expectations of IS. More comfortable conditions for IS will be created by modernizing University infrastructure, learning of English by different categories of administrtive staff. The efforts will be directed on Ukrainian students and staff who will undergo cultural seminars, will be involved in promocampaign on interculturalism and tolerance. Dissemination part of the project is extremely important and it will cover the needs and demands of IS and HEIs on the natioanl level. The Ukrainian HEIs will see the benefits of the activities that will be widely disseminated at the seminars, social media, mass media, and due to participation of Ukrainian State Center for International Education. The measures will be taken to keep the project results sustainable.

The project aims to facilitate the transformation of Journalism education in Ukraine by raising the quality of BA and MA programmes to EU standards, improving students’ employability and international mobility, and promoting ‘media literacy’ within the society. These aims reflect the urgent need to improve Journalism education, as articulated in many independent studies.There are 20 partners • 4 EU HEI with Journalism/Media programmes• 2 independent professional organisations• 1 Quality Assurance organisation• 10 Ukrainian universities representing the Journalism educators across the country• 1 national employer of Journalism graduates • 2 national bodies: the Ministry and Association of Students The 10 Ukrainian university teams will review and reform their current BA and MA programmes to ensure that their new/revised programmes align with EU standards for course design and quality assurance, and with the knowledge, skills, cultural awareness, work-based learning and professional training that would be expected within a EU university. This will entail study trips to learn about European models of Journalism education; training in the utilisation of EQF; self and international peer-review of new/revised curriculum; and staff, student and employer evaluation of programmes. Project findings will lead to the production of National Guideline Statements for BA and MA Journalism programmes. In alliance with the processes of curriculum reform, DESTIN will undertake activities to increase public understanding of the role of journalists and citizens within a multi-cultural society. These will include opportunities for stakeholders to contribute to the development and sustainability of the project (e.g. through Open Days at Ukrainian universities, responses to needs-surveys, and an online discussion forum); and opportunities to learn from a suite of online ‘media literacy’ courses, targeted to the needs of secondary schools, university students, and the wider public.

The aim of the project is to contribute the modernization of higher education systems in Ukraine by introducing National Centre of Teaching Excellence for the promotion of European educational innovations.Specific project objectives are the following:1) to de-monopolize formal systems of university teachers’ professional development and certification in Ukraine by establishing of independent National Centre of Teaching Excellence and its 8 branches, as well as creating their network, focusing on enhancing the quality of university teaching;2) to introduce the professional university teachers’ certification programs based on European good practices and education innovations for ensuring teaching excellence;3) to develop and pilot a new teaching excellence curriculum, including courses syllabi, which are permeable with educational needs of Ukrainian academic community and resulting in professional certification of university teachers;4) to develop professional standards for university teachers and draft for regulating for teacher attestation.National Academic Council is to be formed. Benchmarking research on teaching excellence will be conducted, the report is published. Retraining of the academic and administrative staff (78) for NCTE will be conducted on special retraining program by the specialists from WrUT, UVSQ and TNU.8 NTCE branches will be established and well-equipped. Multilateral agreement will be signed.A curriculum will cover 4 modules on Innovative Teaching, Learning and Assessment, Academic Integrity for Excellent Teaching, Blended Learning Techniques for Teaching Excellence, Linking Research and Teaching in HE. Sample of courses syllabi and certification methodology will be piloted for 40 university teachers from Ukraine. MOOC in Teaching Excellence will be launched to improve dissemination effect.Proposals to legislation will be submitted to the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine to validate TE curriculum and certification.

This project aims the elaboration of the policy of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine on enhancing the third mission of Ukrainian Universities and fostering best practices of cooperation between HEIs and communities based on the application of the relevant experiences of EU states (Italy, Germany, Sweden, Czech Republic and Latvia). A set of activities is developed focusing on enhancing universities’ social role and boosting university-community engagement incorporating efficient models of interaction between the communities and universities developed to ensure social cohesion, resilience and sustainability.The project activities include the development of policy options on enhancing the third mission of universities in Ukraine based on actual research of approaches towards governance models of universities’ third missions; in-depth analysis of community and universities needs in Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western Ukraine; capacity-building for Ukrainian HEIs staff through the development of professional exchange program focusing on such important aspects of the community-university cooperation as resilience, sustainability, inclusion, entrepreneurship and environment, public health, and social cohesion, development and piloting of concepts of university-community cooperation at Ukrainian partner HEIs and development a policy paper and roadmap on state policy on enhancing the cooperation between communities and universities.The main project results are: Guidelines for the Ministry of Education on University Third Mission; a research paper “Models of the Community-University Cooperation in Ukraine”, 3 workshops on research methodology, intra-consortium mobilities aiming to study and share the best practices in partner institutions, 3 roundtables and focus groups on the third mission of universities with MESU, Ministry of Regional Development of Ukraine, communities and other stakeholders; development and piloting of national models of uni