One of the main activities of the University is the development of international cooperation, which has been and remains an integral part of the University's life and is being developed as part of a unified process of integration of higher education into the world education system. The University's international activities are aimed at ensuring its integration with the international university community, providing the University with additional opportunities for accelerated development within the Bologna Process and European integration. In accordance with the Internationalization Strategy , WUNU reviews the experience of the leading universities in the world and, on this basis, reformes certain areas of WUNU's activity, supporting and implementing European and world values, standards and experience.  

1.PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND NETWORKS

West Ukrainian National University is a member of such organizations, associations and networks, as:
  1. European university association;
  2. European Association for International Education;
  3. Baltic Programme of Universities;
  4. Magna Charta Universitatum;
  5. Border University Network (Bialystok);
  6. The Eastern-European University Network;
  7. International Cultural and Educational Agency.
 

2. INTERNATIONAL RANKING SYSTEMS

To confirm its positive image and its growth during 2019, West Ukrainian National University participated in rankting systems that determine the place of HEIs if compared to other national and foreign higher education institutions, form a rating, the authority of the university and promote international recognition and promotion among potential foreigner applicants. These include the following systems:
  1. UniRank (World University Rankings) West Ukrainian National University was in 6th place in Ukraine;
  2. UI GreenMetric (UI GreenMetric World University Rankings) In September 2018, WUNU became a member of this World Ranking system (initiated by the University of Indonesia). The purpose of the rating is a quantitative, qualitative assessment in accordance with the identified indicators in the field of ecology, university infrastructure, campuses, etc. The main goal of the project is a global partnership for a sustainable future. In 2019, WUNU's GreenMetric UI system updated and increased information on indicators based on which WUNU Environmental Passport was developed;
  3. West Ukrainian National University is a member of U-Multirank rating system;
  4. WUNU is a member of Webometrics rating system.
 

3. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

The basis of international cooperation of West Ukrainian National University consists of 101 valid and current (as of November 8, 2019) agreements on international cooperation with foreign partner universities from 29 foreign countries, including higher education institutions from 22 European countries, as well as partners from Canada, the USA, China, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Ecuador. During 2019, WUNU signed 15 international agreements with foreign higher education institutions and 5 international agreements with international organizations and associations. Agreements concluded in 2019 with foreign universities:
  1. Kent State University (USA);
  2.  Uppsala University (Sweden);
  3. Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow (Poland);
  4. Ningde Pedagogical University (China);
  5. Hoffmann Academies (Morocco);
  6.  The State School of Higher Education in Zamość (Poland);
  7. School of Economics and Management of Public Administration in Bratislava (Slovakia);
  8. Deggendorf Institute of Technology (Germany);
  9. University of Liubljana (Faculty of Law) (Slovenia);
  10. Rezekne Academy of Technologies  (Latvia);
  11. University Of European Studies of Moldova (Moldova);
  12. Yang-En University (China);
  13. Academia WSB (Poland);
  14. University of Applied Sciences (HTW Berlin) (Germany);
  15. Technische Universität Dresden (Germany) (re-signed).
With associations / organizations:
  1. Baltic University Programme;
  2. European Law Faculties Association;
  3. Cambridge University Press;
  4. Let me try Corporation Ltd;
  5. France Ukraine Exchange Federation.
 

4. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS

  1. PROJECT № -2018-1-PL01-KA203-050756 Strategic partnership in higher education. International mobility: opportunities and challenges. Proper preparation for study at a foreign university;
  2. Jean Monnet (Erasmus + Jean Monnet Project in 2019) Project 193 612067-EPP-1-2019-1-UAEPPJMO-MODULE Ukraine TERNOPIL NATIONAL ECONOMIC UNIVERSITY European Regional Policy: Balance of Local, National and Pan-European Interests);
  3. Internet of things: Emerging Curriculum for Industry and Human Applications (ALIOT) with University of Newcastle upon Tune (Erasmus +, KA2);
  4. Ukraine-Latvia Project «Gender aspects of digital readiness and development of human capital in regions»;
  5. Ukraine-Norway Project.

PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY THE GERMAN ACADEMIC EXCHANGE OFFICE DAAD

  1. Project: Virtual Master Cooperation Data Science (ViMaCs) programme - German-Ukrainian University Cooperation 2019-2021, DAAD;
  2. Project: Computer Science, Culture and Technology with HTW Berlin,  programme - Internationale Studien- und Ausbildungspartnerschaften (ISAP), DAAD.