Double degree programs and education for sustainable development implementation: Experience of Ukrainian and UK universities cooperation in wartime
The internationalization of higher education has become a key trend and response to the growth of globalization and online learning. After the start of the Russian war in Ukraine, Ukrainian higher education underwent significant destruction. Ukrainian HEIs have been significantly losing their capaci...
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| author | Iryna Skliar Mykola Kostel’ Olena Melnyk Kseniia Bliumska-Danko |
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| description | The internationalization of higher education has become a key trend and response to the growth of globalization and online learning. After the start of the Russian war in Ukraine, Ukrainian higher education underwent significant destruction. Ukrainian HEIs have been significantly losing their capacity for development. Loss of human capital, including educational losses, becomes more relevant from the perspective of further sector development.This paper explores the intersection of DDP implementation and the implementation of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), focusing on faculty members’ experiences within the Twinning Initiative framework. By investigating faculty members’ perceptions of quality assurance gaps and examining the impact of DDPs on the integration of SDGs, the study provides insights into how these programs contribute to advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in higher education. This study employed semi-structured interviews. Interviewees were selected from the academic staff of five of the six Ukrainian universities involved in DDPs. Nine interviews were conducted in the period from April 2024 to June 2024. All interviewees represent the double-degree staff from different roles.Despite some differences between the procedures, the principles of internal quality assurance in Ukrainian universities correspond to those of their British partners. The findings show that implementing DDP promotes “learning by doing” for teaching staff, encouraging curriculum innovation and professional development. This study highlights the potential of DDP to stimulate the implementation of ESD principles in higher education and suggests directions for future research, particularly in war-affected regions.
Acknowledgment This contribution is prepared with the support and funding under Researchers at Risk Fellowships Programme led by the British Academy in partnership with the Academy of Medical Sciences, the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Royal Society and Council for At-Risks Academics (CARA), and in the framework of the realization the Erasmus+ KA 2 CBHE project “Universities-Communities: Strengthening Cooperation” (Grant Agreement 101083077), and Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence “EU Studies of Social Innovations in Education” (ESSIE) – 101085552 – ERASMUS-JMO-2022-COE.The European Commission’s support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents that reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e1df4f229a964cf8bf8392aa3c88ec162025-02-01T12:18:55ZengLLC "CPC "Business Perspectives"Problems and Perspectives in Management1727-70511810-54672025-02-01232869910.21511/ppm.23(2-si).2025.0721525Double degree programs and education for sustainable development implementation: Experience of Ukrainian and UK universities cooperation in wartimeIryna Skliar0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0669-6523Mykola Kostel’1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5272-3388Olena Melnyk2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5763-0431Kseniia Bliumska-Danko3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0200-2280Fellow Researcher, Royal Agricultural University, United Kingdom; Ph.D., Associate Professor, Management Department, Sumy National Agrarian University, SumyPh.D., Sumy National Agrarian University, Ukraine; Senior Lieutenant, Armed Forces of UkrainePh.D., Research Associate, Bern University of Applied Sciences, School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL, Switzerland; Head of the International Projects Division, Sumy National Agrarian University, UkraineResearcher, Networks, Innovation, Territories and Globalization Laboratory, Université Paris-Saclay, FranceThe internationalization of higher education has become a key trend and response to the growth of globalization and online learning. After the start of the Russian war in Ukraine, Ukrainian higher education underwent significant destruction. Ukrainian HEIs have been significantly losing their capacity for development. Loss of human capital, including educational losses, becomes more relevant from the perspective of further sector development.This paper explores the intersection of DDP implementation and the implementation of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), focusing on faculty members’ experiences within the Twinning Initiative framework. By investigating faculty members’ perceptions of quality assurance gaps and examining the impact of DDPs on the integration of SDGs, the study provides insights into how these programs contribute to advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in higher education. This study employed semi-structured interviews. Interviewees were selected from the academic staff of five of the six Ukrainian universities involved in DDPs. Nine interviews were conducted in the period from April 2024 to June 2024. All interviewees represent the double-degree staff from different roles.Despite some differences between the procedures, the principles of internal quality assurance in Ukrainian universities correspond to those of their British partners. The findings show that implementing DDP promotes “learning by doing” for teaching staff, encouraging curriculum innovation and professional development. This study highlights the potential of DDP to stimulate the implementation of ESD principles in higher education and suggests directions for future research, particularly in war-affected regions. Acknowledgment This contribution is prepared with the support and funding under Researchers at Risk Fellowships Programme led by the British Academy in partnership with the Academy of Medical Sciences, the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Royal Society and Council for At-Risks Academics (CARA), and in the framework of the realization the Erasmus+ KA 2 CBHE project “Universities-Communities: Strengthening Cooperation” (Grant Agreement 101083077), and Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence “EU Studies of Social Innovations in Education” (ESSIE) – 101085552 – ERASMUS-JMO-2022-COE.The European Commission’s support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents that reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.https://www.businessperspectives.org/images/pdf/applications/publishing/templates/article/assets/21525/PPM_2025_02(si)_Skliar.pdfdouble degree programsEducation for Sustainable Developmenthigher educationinternationalizationRussian-Ukrainian warSustainable Development Goals |
| spellingShingle | Iryna Skliar Mykola Kostel’ Olena Melnyk Kseniia Bliumska-Danko Double degree programs and education for sustainable development implementation: Experience of Ukrainian and UK universities cooperation in wartime Problems and Perspectives in Management double degree programs Education for Sustainable Development higher education internationalization Russian-Ukrainian war Sustainable Development Goals |
| title | Double degree programs and education for sustainable development implementation: Experience of Ukrainian and UK universities cooperation in wartime |
| title_full | Double degree programs and education for sustainable development implementation: Experience of Ukrainian and UK universities cooperation in wartime |
| title_fullStr | Double degree programs and education for sustainable development implementation: Experience of Ukrainian and UK universities cooperation in wartime |
| title_full_unstemmed | Double degree programs and education for sustainable development implementation: Experience of Ukrainian and UK universities cooperation in wartime |
| title_short | Double degree programs and education for sustainable development implementation: Experience of Ukrainian and UK universities cooperation in wartime |
| title_sort | double degree programs and education for sustainable development implementation experience of ukrainian and uk universities cooperation in wartime |
| topic | double degree programs Education for Sustainable Development higher education internationalization Russian-Ukrainian war Sustainable Development Goals |
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