In June last year the University twinned with Sumy State University to share resources, learning and ideas.
One year on from the invasion of Ukraine, we’re reflecting back on the initiative and wanted to take this opportunity to explain how we hope to continue our partnership now and during more peaceful times ahead.
Summer school
We’ve welcomed Ukrainian students to our International Summer School, both on-campus and virtually. Almost 80 students and staff from Sumy State University graduated from the programme, studying two modules – ‘Sustainable Development Goals – Global Challenges, Local Action, Achieved Outcomes’ and ‘Fake News, Fake Science and Critical Thinking. What should I believe?”. We are also delighted to be hosting two students from Sumy State who have joined us for Semester 2 of 2022/23 and we are looking forward to welcoming Sumy State students and staff again for the 2023 International Summer School.
Online learning
We have provided an extensive database of online learning materials from across all three faculties for Sumy State University staff and students to access through a purpose-built platform.
Liverpool’s Human Anatomy Resource Centre (HARC) has worked with Primal Pictures to provide all Sumy State University medical-based students access to anatomy.tv, the market-leading, 3D digital human anatomy platform.
Teams at the University have also provided support for Sumy’s cloud-based IT needs.
Editors on Sumy State journals
University of Liverpool staff from the Faculty of Science and Engineering have acted as editors on Sumy State journals.
Applicants
We have helped Sumy State University communicate with applicants. This collaboration led to recruitment numbers exceeding Sumy State’s expectations.
Future plans
The University is very proud to partner with Sumy State University and we hope our tie of cooperation and cultural exchange continues now and for many years to come.
Looking ahead, the University hopes to offer dual degree programmes for Sumy State students, offer research opportunities within our Management School and work closely with the team organising the Eurovision Song Contest, which is being hosted in Liverpool on behalf of Ukraine.
#TwinforHope Campaign
The partnership between the University and Sumy State University is part of a campaign run by Universities UK International and Research England called the UK-Ukraine Twinning Initiative.