WEST UKRAINIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

 On March 11, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the Comittee on Technogenic and Environmental Safety and Emergency Situations of Ternopil Regional State Administration, and the Department of Education and Science of Ternopil RSA have adopted decisions on prevention of the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus.

In compliance with these orders, and in order to ensure the continuity of the educational process, TNEU has taken the following measures:

- transfer full-time and part-time TNEU students, as well as students of professional development courses and preparatory department, for the period from 12.03.2020 to 03.04.2020, to distance learning mode of study using the platform "Moodle" and other information and communication technologies;

- limited the organisation of public events on the territory of TNEU from 12.03.2020 to 03.04.2020.

 On March 5, the first module of the Jean Monnet programme, implemented under the 612067-EPP-1-UA-EPPJMO-MODULE project European Regional Policy: Balancing Local, National and Pan-European Interests was launched.

 From 24 to 29 February 2020, three lecturers from the TNEU Department of International Economic Relations visited at the Inholland University of Applied Sciences (Alkmaar, The Kingdom of the Netherlands). The visit was at the invitation of our partner university to participate in the Erasmus+ academic mobility programme.

 The competition of joint Ukrainian-Austrian research projects for 2021-2022 has started. It was announced on March 2, 2020 by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy of the Republic of Austria and the Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research.

Projects are due until April 27, 2020. You can submit them in all scientific disciplines and thematic areas. The competition is open to any research groups of higher education institutions, scientific institutions and enterprises of both countries.

Further details on the application process and the implementation of the projacts can be found at: https://mon.gov.ua/ua/news/startuvav-konkurs-ukrayinsko-avstrijskih-naukovih-proyektiv-na-2021-2022-roki-zayavki-prijmayut-do-27-kvitnya

The EU Delegation and the Croatian Embassy in Ukraine are conducting an online quiz on the occasion of Croatia's presidency of the EU Council between February 24 and March 4.

 Internationalization of the educational process is a development strategy priority of Ternopil National Economic University. The Department of Management, Public Administration and Personnel (Faculty of Economics and Management), continuing the long-standing cooperation with the Wroclaw University of Economics, helped organize the II International Multidisciplinary Winter School "Poland-Ukraine 2020", held in the town of Jelenia Gora (Republic of Poland).

 Don't miss the unique opportunity to participate in the Young Entrepreneurs Business Programme, which aims to bring together ambitious Norwegians and Ukrainians committed to business development. You will have the opportunity to get practical advice on setting up and running a business in Norway and Ukraine from professionals in your field over the course of two intensive weeks, one in Norway (May 2nd - May 10th) and one in Ukraine (June 21st - June 28th).

 TNEU students are studying at the University of Nord (Kingdom of Norway) during the second semester of 2019-2020 as part of the Erasmus+ programme. They have shared their impressions of the experience so far.

 From January 20 to January 27, TNEU delegation (Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs and Research Oksana Desyatnyuk and Head of Department for International Students Olag Shevchuk) made a work visit to the Republic of Rwanda at the invitation of TNEU's partner company Best World Link Group.

 Expert of the National Erasmus + Office in Ukraine Petro Krainik conducted a skype training session "Recommendations for the preparation of project proposals under the EU Erasmus + Jean Monnet programme" on January 30. The meeting was attended by representatives of project teams working in different areas of the Program.