International Activities
The Faculty of Economics of the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine (NUBiP of Ukraine) is actively developing international research and educational partnerships with members of the global academic community and higher education institutions worldwide.
The Faculty's academic staff participate in international educational and research projects implemented under EU programmes supporting academic mobility, research and innovation. A successful example of such cooperation is the implementation of the international project “Knowledge Transfer and Capacity Building for Public and Private Local Support Structures and Farmers to Implement Climate-Resilient and Green Practices in Horticulture in Ukraine” (GREEN-HORT) within the framework of the project “Preparing Eastern Partnership Countries for the European Green Deal (PROGRESS)”, involving the Eastern Partnership countries (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine) for the period 2025–2027. The NUBiP of Ukraine project coordinator is Serhii M. Kvasha, Doctor of Economics, Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Honoured Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine, and Excellence in Education and Science of Ukraine.
GREEN-HORT Grant Study Tour: Integrating Science and Business for the Development of Climate-Resilient Horticulture,
April 2026
The participation of the Faculty of Economics researchers, Professor T. V. Mirzoieva and Associate Professor O. H. Makarchuk, in the project focuses on research into fruit and berry markets, particularly walnuts, apples, strawberries and raspberries.
In addition, the Faculty is successfully implementing a project aimed at promoting women's entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector, with the support of the Swiss Foundation for Technical Cooperation “Swisscontact”. The project is coordinated on behalf of NUBiP of Ukraine by V. I. Radko, Doctor of Economics and Professor at the Department of Entrepreneurship and Exchange Activities.
Presentation of a New Modern Laboratory Supported by the Swiss Foundation for Technical Cooperation, “Swisscontact”,
May 2026
As part of the implementation of the European Union-funded Erasmus+ Jean Monnet project entitled “Financial Literacy and Digital Transformation in Building Resilient Youth- and Women-Led Sustainable Businesses Aligned with EU Values” (FLY-WISE-EU), academic staff of the Department of Finance, including Associate Professor M. V. Klymenko (Project Coordinator), Professor O. M. Labenko, Professor Yu. V. Nehoda, and Associate Professor I. I. Dolzhenko, are successfully carrying out the planned activities.
These activities include a range of educational and awareness-raising initiatives aimed at enhancing the knowledge and understanding of researchers, academic staff and students of European values, sustainable development principles, and responsible business practices.
Organisation of the Summer School “Financial Literacy as the Foundation of Sustainable Entrepreneurship: EU Values for Youth and Women in Ukraine” within the framework of the project FLY-WISE-EU
Researchers of the Faculty of Economics have joined the implementation of the Erasmus+ BEEHIVE project entitled “Bioeconomy-Based Ecosystem for Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Innovation and Value Creation” (2026–2029). The main objective of BEEHIVE is to promote the establishment of sustainable start-ups and university spin-off companies by equipping students with entrepreneurial, interdisciplinary and green competencies.
The Faculty of Economics is actively involved in the development of a new Knowledge and Innovation Community of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology EIT Water (project type: HORIZON, EIT; role of NUBiP of Ukraine: partner). NULES of Ukraine has joined the Allwaters consortium (coordinated by Aarhus University, Denmark) as the only Ukrainian partner among its 50 founding members. EIT Water aims to accelerate the implementation of solutions addressing the growing environmental, economic and social challenges facing European water systems. The university's contact person for this initiative is prof. Oleksandr Labenko, Professor, Doctor of Economics (Department of Finance), Vice-Rector for Scientific and Pedagogical Work and International Affairs.
In 2026 NUBiP of Ukraine was awarded an EIT Water SKILLS BOOSTER grant to implement the educational project “Booster4Resilience”, jointly with Wageningen University (the Netherlands) and with the support of the Poul Due Jensen Foundation. Two of the project's four training modules focus on green finance and the practical development of investment projects, which directly correspond to the research expertise of the departments of the Faculty of Economics. An intensive training programme for 120 participants is scheduled to take place from 29 September to 30 October 2026.
Researchers of the Faculty of Economics have also joined the implementation of the international project RIFF – “Research Infrastructures for the Future of Ukraine: Roadmap for Sustained Growth and Recovery” (project type: HORIZON, HORIZON-INFRA-2024-DEV-02; Grant Agreement No. 101215656; role of NUBiP of Ukraine: partner; implementation period: 1 September 2025 – 31 August 2028).
Working meeting with partners from the Czech Republic and Portugal within the framework of the international RIFF project, October 2025
Masaryk University (Czech Republic) is the project coordinator. The consortium brings together five Ukrainian and six European research institutions, including Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (Germany), the European Future Innovation System Centre (Belgium), the Institute of Systems and Computer Engineering (Portugal), Jagiellonian University and its SOLARIS Centre (Poland), and the University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy).
The project aims to modernise Ukraine's research and innovation system and involves developing a Roadmap for the Recovery and Development of Research Infrastructures that have been damaged as a result of the armed aggression. This will be achieved through two complementary approaches: a bottom-up approach (an open call for proposals, training activities and awareness-raising) and a top-down approach (consultations with government institutions and the research community).
Another key objective is to strengthen the integration of Ukrainian research infrastructures into the European Research Area (ERA) and facilitate the attraction of international donor funding.
The NUBiP of Ukraine project team includes Oleksandr Labenko, Doctor of Economics (Department of Finance), Vice-Rector for Scientific and Pedagogical Work and International Affairs. He is responsible for providing the economic justification for proposals concerning the development of the university's research infrastructures and assessing their financial sustainability.
Researchers of the Faculty of Economics are participating in the implementation of the Path4Med project – “Demonstrating Innovative Pathways Addressing Water and Soil Pollution in the Mediterranean Agro-Hydro-System” (project type: Horizon Europe; Grant Agreement No. 101156867; role of NUBiP of Ukraine: partner; implementation period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2028). The project is interdisciplinary in nature and aims to establish clear pathways towards achieving zero pollution of water and soil in the agro-hydro-systems of the Mediterranean Basin and other European seas. Within the project, agricultural management practices are being improved, new monitoring technologies and integrated solutions are being developed, and the technical and economic feasibility of “solution cascades” is being assessed through a comprehensive modelling system. The project also involves the development of a digital data-sharing platform. The NUBiP of Ukraine project team includes Researchers of the Faculty of Economics are participating in the implementation of the Path4Med project – “Demonstrating Innovative Pathways Addressing Water and Soil Pollution in the Mediterranean Agro-Hydro-System” (project type: Horizon Europe; Grant Agreement No. 101156867; role of NULES of Ukraine: partner; implementation period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2028). The project is interdisciplinary in nature and aims to establish clear pathways towards achieving zero pollution of water and soil in the agro-hydro-systems of the Mediterranean Basin and other European seas. Within the project, agricultural management practices are being improved, new monitoring technologies and integrated solutions are being developed, and the technical and economic feasibility of solution cascades is being assessed through a comprehensive modelling system. The project also involves the development of a digital data-sharing platform. The NUBiP of Ukraine project team includes Oleksandr Labenko, Doctor of Economics (Department of Finance), Vice-Rector for Scientific and Pedagogical Work and International Affairs. His research expertise in environmental resource management finance, environmental taxation and ecosystem services valuation is being applied to the economic assessment of the proposed environmental protection solutions.
Within the framework of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) project “Ukraine digital: Ensuring Academic Success in Times of Crisis” (2022), academic staff of the Faculty of Economics enhanced their digital competencies by participating in the International Online Summer School “Improving Digital Competences in Virtual Education: Challenges in Times of Crisis”, held from 22 August to 15 September 2022.
The participating academic staff members were Prof. Yulia Nehoda, Associate Professor Lesia Voliak, and Associate Professor Vitalii Nahornyi.
A. Antypova – participant in the Virtual Semester Programme at Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (HSWT, Germany), 2022.
The project was implemented under the coordination of Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (HSWT, Germany), with O. Labenko serving as the project coordinator from NUBiP of Ukraine. Through this project, more than 170 students from six Ukrainian agricultural higher education institutions, including 53 students from NUBiP of Ukraine, gained access to a virtual semester hosted by the German partner university. This enabled them to continue receiving high-quality education despite the challenges posed by the war.
Researchers from the Faculty of Economics made a significant contribution to the implementation of the DAAD-funded project “Digital Modernization of Lecturing in Ukrainian Agricultural Universities” (Project No. 57514792, 2019–2022), carried out in cooperation with Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (Germany), Sumy National Agrarian University, and Mykolaiv National Agrarian University. The NUBiP of Ukraine project team included four representatives of the Department of Statistics and Economic Analysis: Associate Professor A. Muzychenko, Associate Professor T. Kuts, Associate Professor T. Sobchenko, and Associate Professor M. Huz.
Доц. Музиченко А.О. під час стажування в Університеті прикладних наук Вайєнштефан-Тріздорф (HSWT, Німеччина), 2022 р.
Учасники проєкту пройшли міжнародні стажування й тренінги на базі HSWT (зокрема 6–9 грудня 2021 р. – практикуми з використання програм Camtasia та H5P і презентація нової спільної навчальної платформи) та взяли участь у міжнародному семінарі «Діджиталізація в освітньому процесі» (8 лютого 2022 р.). Це дозволило впровадити сучасні цифрові інструменти у викладання економічних дисциплін і забезпечити безперервність освітнього процесу в умовах пандемії COVID-19 та воєнного стану.
Науковці економічного факультету виступають ключовими виконавцями проєкту Британської Ради «Supporting Women's Leadership in Education» («Підтримка жіночого лідерства в освіті») за програмою Going Global Partnerships (Gender Equality Partnerships grants, GEP 2023-71, 15 січня 2024 р. – 15 січня 2025 р.), який НУБіП України реалізував у партнерстві з Університетом Редінга (Велика Британія). Мета проєкту – розбудова потенціалу та формування політики, що створює більше можливостей для жінок у керівництві закладами вищої освіти України. Керівником і контактною особою проєкту від університету є д.е.н., проф. Негода Ю.В. (кафедра фінансів), співвиконавцем – доц. Куць Т.В. (кафедра статистики та економічного аналізу).
Participants in the training seminar “Women Transforming Education”, 7–11 October 2024, Mukachevo, Ukraine.
As part of the project, a gender audit of the University was conducted in February 2024. Other activities included two online schools entitled “Women Leaders in Higher Education” (24–30 June and 19–25 September 2024), a study visit by a delegation from NUBiP of Ukraine to the University of Reading (30 July – 10 August 2024), and the training seminar “Women Transforming Education” (7–11 October 2024, Mukachevo, Ukraine). Overall, a network of 107 women leaders in higher education from 41 higher education institutions was established, and the Gender Equality Plan of NUBiP of Ukraine for 2025–2030 was developed. The cooperation continued under the new project GEP2024-065 (May 2025 – June 2026). Prof. Yu. Nehoda and Assoc. Prof. T. Kuts participated in its activities, including the Gender Equality Partnerships Networking Day held on 27 September 2025.
Participation of prof. Yu. Nehoda and Assoc. Prof. T. Kuts in the event
Gender Equality Partnerships Networking Day
Extensive international partnerships with educational and research institutions in the United States of America, European Union member states, and the Visegrád Group countries provide opportunities for academic and research staff of the Faculty of Economics to participate in and organize international events and conferences, as well as to increase the number of international publications in journals indexed in the Scopus and Web of Science databases.
Postgraduate students and students of the Faculty of Economics are also actively involved in international educational and research activities, participating in international projects, academic events, conferences, and academic mobility programmes.
Faculty of Economics sStudents who studied at partner universities abroad in 2025
|
University |
Quantity of students |
| University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt, Austria |
3 |
| University of Seville, Spain |
1 |
| University of Bern, Switzerland |
1 |
| Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Poland |
1 |
| University of Lorraine, France |
2 |
| Manisa Celal Bayar University, Türkiye |
2 |
| Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (HSWT), Germany |
1 |
| Polytechnic University of Cartagena, Spain |
1 |
| PURPAN Engineering School, France |
1 |
| UniLaSalle Polytechnic Institute, France |
3 |
| Total |
16 |
Assistant O. Yarmoshenko at an international conference held at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), October 2024
In addition, students have the opportunity to undertake practical training in leading European countries, which enables them to gain valuable hands-on experience in agriculture, become familiar with modern technologies and innovative approaches to agricultural business management. Such international experience also helps students improve their foreign language skills, broaden their professional horizons, and gain insights into the culture and distinctive features of other European countries.
Faculty of Economics students studying at PURPAN Engineering School under the Erasmus+ exchange programme, 2025
International activities are an important component of the development of a modern educational environment, as they contribute to fostering a global perspective on professional and societal challenges. The development of international partnerships at the Faculty of Economics provides students and academic staff with opportunities for professional interaction, experience sharing, and cooperation with representatives of foreign universities and institutions. Such interaction contributes to the development of intercultural competence, openness to diverse approaches and perspectives, tolerance, and the ability to work effectively in an international environment.