Ukraine - Twinning
Following Russia’s attempted full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Ukraine’s HE sector is under immense pressure. Many universities have suffered damage, with students and staff having been displaced. While many male students and academics remain in Ukraine to fight, many women and international members of the academic community have either relocated to western parts of the country or left Ukraine entirely.
In an effort to help Ukrainian universities, CCG, together with Universities UK, launched the Twinning Initiative. The concept is simple: CCG matches a Ukrainian university to an international partner of a similar size and profile and facilitates the discussion between the institutions to provide tailored support to the Ukrainian counterpart.
The collaboration between universities takes different forms, shaped by the needs and priorities of both partners. Support can span various areas, including teaching and learning, research, capacity building, and student engagement. Support may involve mobility programmes, access to academic resources, scholarships for short-term research, and initiatives to ensure education quality during the recovery period. Universities may also work together on fundraising efforts, cultural and scientific events, and joint research projects. The approach remains flexible, ensuring that each university receives the support most relevant to its situation while strengthening international cooperation.
More information on the scheme you can find on the Twinning website.
Ukraine Team
For more information about CCG’s Ukraine Team consisting of Oksana Vavrenchuk, Olexandr Smirnov, Yana Sydorenko, Vladyslav Hannushchenko, please visit the Core Team Information Page
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Twinning News
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The article can be accessed at: Progressive Education Award — Twinning
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CCG presented the Twinning initiative at the THE Europe Universities Summit in partnership with the University of Warsaw. Our colleagues Charles Cormack and Anzhela Stashchak explained the Twinning initiative, its importance to support the higher education system in Ukraine, and the need to engage European universities in the project to help those Ukrainian universities that are still looking for a partner.
You can watch the session here.
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We’re all incredibly proud and humbled to have been part of the #TwinForHope campaign that won the PRCA award for Best Use of Content Marketing on Wednesday night. It marked a year to the day that the twinning partnership between universities in Ukraine and the UK was launched by Cormack Consultancy Group and Universities UK International
When we worked on the campaign film, we found it very emotional talking to some of the university twins in both countries about the difference #TwinForHope is making, and the hope it offers. It shows the positive difference the Higher Education sector makes to people’s lives and how education has the power to change the world. It’s an amazing sector to be part of.
As one of the award judges put it – “I cannot think of a better testament to the power of PR than a campaign like this. Well done to every individual involved, your efforts are simply incredible, you are a very worthy winner.”You can learn more at: http://waterfall.agency/portfolio-item/twinforhope/
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The #TwinForHope Campaign launched in collaboration with Universities UK International won the PR Moment ‘Public Sector Campaign of the Year’.
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The article can be accessed at: https://thepienews.com/news/uk-invests-emotionally-and-financially-into-ukraine-twinning-scheme/
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The article can be accessed at: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/may/14/giving-hope-uk-universities-twin-with-struggling-ukraine-counterparts
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The article can be accessed at: https://therooftop.news/2022/05/23/universities-twinned-to-provide-support-to-ukraine/
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The article can be accessed at: https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/what-we-do/creating-voice-our-members/media-releases/signing-ceremony-confirms-71-twinning
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The article can be accessed at: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/may/14/giving-hope-uk-universities-twin-with-struggling-ukraine-counterparts
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