Webinar: Higher Education Institutions in Times of War – Lessons from Ukraine

In the webinar we will share lessons learned and findings from the project Resilience and Adaptive Capability in Teaching: Developing Ukrainian Higher Education Institutions in light of the Russian Invasion (REACT).

Thinking of critical infrastructure in societies, HEI’s may not be the first organisations that come to mind. Yet, many societal functions depend on that education and research is secured and maintained, both during war and when the war is over. HEIs also have an important function in fostering, upholding, and safeguarding critical and independent thinking, all important values in a democratic society. In chaotic times, HEIs can also provide a highly valuable sense of normalcy to both students and faculty.

As functioning HEIs are key to the functioning of societies, our project looks into the resilience of Ukrainian HEIs and how they have adapted to the challenging circumstances brought by the Russian invasion in February 2022. In addition to having a research component, the project also has a capacity building component that aims to bolster various research skills and to expand the methodological toolkit of early career scientists in Ukraine.

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Programme

8.30 – 8.45 Welcome and Introduction Helena Hermansson (SEDU) and Sara Bondesson (SEDU)

8.45 – 9.15 The REACT project and main findings Kateryna Zorya (SEDU) and Helena Hermansson (SEDU)

9.15 – 9.45 Realities of Wartime Higher Education and University Resilience Rector Eduard Balashov (NUOA)

9.45 – 10.00 Break 15 min 10.00 – 10.30 Reflections from PhD candidates taking part in the project Dmytro Stretovych, Taras Strykhotskyi, Liudmyla Vladyka (NUOA)

10.30 – 11.15 Panel discussion: Higher Education Institutions in Times of War

Moderator: Rector Robert Egnell (SEDU)

Panellists:

- Oksana Mararenko, Director of International Relations (NUOA)
- Arita Holmberg, Coordinator of Campus Total Defence (SEDU)
- Vitalii Nosok, Head of the Expert Group for Technological Development (Directorate of Higher Education and Education of Adults in Ukraine)

More panellists may join the panel 11.15 – 11.45

11.45 – 11.50 Summing up Sara Bondesson (SEDU)