Strategic partnerships

Cooperation between DNU and Charles University was launched in 2022. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic funded the programme “Strengthening the capacities of public higher education institutions in Ukraine and Moldova in 2023”. Thanks to the programme, a joint Project of DNU and Charles University “Support for Improving the Quality of Education, Research and International Activities at Oles Honchar Dnipro National University” was implemented. It contributed to the upgrading of educational technologies at the University and the implementing research projects funded by the Project grants.

DNU delegation to Charles University, November 2023

The following faculties received mini-grants from Charles University for research and publication activities:
1. Faculty of Medical Technologies of Diagnostics and Rehabilitation
Project title: Study of the effectiveness of mastering the skills of using additional equipment during ergotherapeutic interventions for the arms and legs. Coordinator - Olga Voronkova, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor

2. Faculty of Chemistry
Project title: Theoretical and experimental substantiation of the principles of using non-traditional raw materials in the technology of healthy food products. Coordinator - Liudmyla Peshuk, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Professor

3. Faculty of Systems and Means of Mass Communication
Project title: Electronic Newsletter in the System of Social Communications: Prospects for Effective Use in the Regional European Media Markets. Coordinator - Oksana Kyrylova, PhD in Philology, Associate Professor

4. Faculty of Economics
Project title: The impact of digital transformation on the functioning of the country's economy. Coordinator - Viacheslav Makedon, Doctor of Economics, Professor

5. Faculty of Applied Mathematics
Project title: Optimisation technologies in control problems with phase constraints. Coordinator - Liudmyla Hart, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor

6. DNU botanical garden
Project title: Alien trees and shrubs in the DNU Botanical Garden collections: assessment of the potential invasiveness for early detection of phytoinvasions. Coordinator - Anatolii Kabar, M.Sc., DNU Botanical Garden

7. Faculty of Physics, Electronics and Computer Systems
Project title: Gas sensors based on nanocrystalline ZnO for air quality monitoring. Coordinator - Oleksandr Liashkov, PhD in Physics and Mathematics

8. Law Faculty
Project title: Criminological analysis of the destructive impact of Internet content on minors and the formation of a national model to ensure the rights of the child in the digital environment. Coordinator - Nataliia Yuzikova, Doctor of Law, Professor

9. Faculty of Social Sciences and International Relations
Project title: Changes in the value system of Ukrainian citizens with the status of internally displaced persons. Coordinator - Vitalii Kryvoshein, Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and International Relations

10. Scientific library of DNU
Project title: Old and rare Katerynoslav publications in the collections of the University Library: analysis and book research. Coordinator - Liudmyla Luchka, PhD in History, Director of the Scientific Library of DNU

Within the framework of the Project, with the organizational support of the coordinators from Charles University, Aleksandr Kandakov, and from Dnipro University, Viktor Gasso, more than 20 joint seminars were held for researchers, teachers, graduate students and students of the Dnipro National University. During the online meetings, challenges for Ukrainian universities and ways to overcome them were discussed, namely:
- Improving the e-learning environment;
- Methodological and technical support of e-learning and digitalization for teachers and students of DNU;
- Modern didactics and use of LMS Moodle;
- Scientific seminars for research groups and students of DNU dedicated to the promotion of Open Science and Scientific Data;
- Supporting the participation of DNU in the Erasmus+ educational programme.
As a result, Ukrainian participants got 449 certificates from the Charles University. Learn more: https://www.dnu.dp.ua/news/5429

The cooperation of the DNU Scientific Library with the Central Library of Charles University helps to preserve the written sources and cultural heritage of DNU through digitization. Read more about this cooperation: https://www.facebook.com/dnu.iro/posts/269438592653334

One of the results of the Project is the purchase of modern high-quality multimedia equipment for various online events with partner universities throughout the world.

In November 2023, a respectable delegation from DNU paid a working visit to Charles University. Read more about the visit: https://www.dnu.dp.ua/news/5387, https://www.dnu.dp.ua/news/5392

Our cooperation continues. Currently, academics of DNU and Charles University seek areas of cooperation to participate in the grant programmes of the European Union.