The project team sincerely wishes you peace, faith, and prosperity. May the Christmas light warm your hearts, give you strength and hope, and may love, harmony, and the support of loved ones reign in every home.

We express our deep gratitude to the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for their courage, resilience, and daily defense of our country. Thanks to you, we have the opportunity to work, teach, advance science, and preserve Ukrainian traditions.

Christ is born! Let us glorify Him!

Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University invites university lecturers and postgraduate students to apply for the new European competition EDUC Research & Innovation Fellowships, funded by the European Union within the EDUC-WIDE project.

Program Objective: EDUC Fellowships provide an opportunity for researchers from our university at any stage of their career to develop new skills, gain experience in an international environment, expand scientific contacts and form long-term partnerships between EDUC Alliance universities and its innovation ecosystem.

Partner universities where mobility is possible:

Masaryk University (Czech Republic), University of Pécs (Hungary), University of Cagliari (Italy), University of Potsdam (Germany), University of South-Eastern Norway (Norway), Universitat Jaume I (Spain), University of Rennes (France), University Paris Nanterre (France)

Application deadline: December 1, 2025

Mobility period from 4 to 12 weeks

Applications are submitted online via the OpenUP platform (https://educ.openup.education/welcome). Instructions for submitting by vocation (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VAcTz2N5Dk_4aWukVQu8exRQ7mQTLSLB/view?usp=sharing)

Detailed information at

www.educalliance.eu/calls/educ-wide-fellowship-call

The EDUC university alliance offers access to its technologies and services available via core facilities and research infrastructures. The call is open from 20th November 2025 until 27th February 2026, 12:00 CET.

The aim of this call for proposals is to stimulate direct interactions between EDUC partners and promote the existing core facilities across the consortium, namely in the Widening countries (Masaryk University, Czech Republic; University of Pécs, Hungary; and Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University, Ukraine). Researchers and Ph.D. candidates from the EDUC consortium are invited to propose research projects that can be implemented utilising available core facilities. Within one project proposal, the applicant can ask for one or more services/technologies from one or more EDUC partners participating in the call.

Applicants/users

• Researchers working at EDUC member institutions
• Ph.D. candidates of EDUC member institutions

For the purpose of this call, each applicant’s affiliation with an EDUC institution will be verified by their respective EDUC-WIDE member institution.
Only cross-border applications will be supported. It is not possible to request the measurement in the country of the applicant’s home institution.

List of eligible EDUC member institutions (as project applicants):

• Masaryk University, Czech Republic
• University of Cagliari, Italy
• University of Pécs, Hungary
• University of Rennes, France
• University of Potsdam, Germany
• University Paris Nanterre, France
• University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway
• Universitat Jaume I, Spain
• Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University, Ukraine

Details

The event gathered representatives of the EDUC European University Alliance to exchange experience, review completed project activities, and plan further cooperation in the field of research infrastructures and open science.

During the meeting, Associate Professor Liliia Turovska presented a report on the recent developments in the Core Facilities of Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University, emphasizing modernization of research equipment and participation in international networks.

The discussions also focused on the coordination of upcoming project calls, best practices in research evaluation, and the enhancement of digital tools supporting collaboration within the alliance.

Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University invites university faculty members and PhD students to apply for participation in the new European competition EDUC Research & Innovation Fellowships, funded by the European Union under the EDUC-WIDE project.

The EDUC Fellowships provide researchers at any career stage with opportunities to develop new skills, gain experience in an international environment, expand academic contacts, and build long-term partnerships among the universities of the EDUC Alliance and its innovation ecosystem.

Partner universities offering mobility opportunities:

Masaryk University (Czech Republic)

University of Pécs (Hungary)

University of Cagliari (Italy)

University of Potsdam (Germany)

University of South-Eastern Norway (Norway)

Universitat Jaume I (Spain)

University of Rennes (France)

University Paris Nanterre (France)

Application opening date: 1 December 2025
Mobility duration: from 4 to 12 weeks

Applications are submitted online via the OpenUP platform: https://educ.openup.education/welcome.
Application instructions are available here.

More information: www.educalliance.eu/calls/educ-wide-fellowship-call

Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University has started the implementation of the 4 Work Package  of the European Digital UniverCity (EDUC) project, which brings together leading European universities to jointly transform education and research.

Implementing the EDUC Strategy – the university team is working on Report D4.1, organizing staff exchanges, and coordinating meetings of the Research Assessment Expert Group (RAEG).
A new research culture – special attention is given to fostering a modern vision of research assessment that reflects ongoing European reforms.
Influencing the national research and innovation landscape – activities include preparing the White Paper D4.2 and hosting policy events to adapt European best practices to the Ukrainian context.

This stage of the project is of strategic importance: it will further integrate the university into the European education and research community, strengthen international partnerships, and create new opportunities for both students and academic staff.

 EDUC is not only a platform for exchange and cooperation, but also a pathway to modernizing university education and research in line with European standards.

On June 25–26, 2025, representatives of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Iryna Hryhoruk and Lilia Turovska, participated in the EDUC-WIDE EGRI Meeting held in Brno, Czech Republic, hosted at the Masaryk University.

The two-day meeting gathered project managers and researchers from EDUC Alliance universities to reflect on achievements and plan further collaboration in research infrastructure development.

The agenda included:

• Presentations and evaluations of six key thematic areas supported through the KES call (Digital Humanities, Electron Microscopy, Genomics and Bioinformatics, GGP, Micro and Nanotechnology, Molecular Analysis);
• Progress and planning for the INFRA calls and the EDUC-WIDE II application;
• Updates on the OpenUP platform;
• Strategic discussions on sustainability, future cooperation, and upcoming meetings

PNU’s active engagement, particularly in topics related to micro- and nanotechnology and capacity building in research infrastructure, highlights its ongoing contribution to the internationalisation and development of research careers within the EDUC Alliance.

On 19-20 June 2025, Ihor Tsependa, Acting Rector of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Valentyna Yakubiv, First Vice-Rector, and Iryna Hryhoruk, EDUC-WIDE Project Manager, are taking part in the meetings of the Council of Rectors and the Steering Board of the European University Alliance EDUC in Rennes, France.

The agenda of the meeting includes strategic discussions on the future development of the alliance, strengthening international cooperation, supporting research, promoting digitalisation and participating in the formation of EU higher education policy.

Particular attention is paid to the vision of EDUC’s development after 2025. The visit also included an official meeting with representatives of the Rennes City Hall as a sign of support for European educational integration and the city’s openness to scientific and academic partnerships.

In addition, a number of bilateral meetings were held with representatives of partner universities to coordinate future joint student and staff exchange programmes and expand academic mobility.

On June 12–13, 2025, the in-person meeting of the Research Assessment Expert Group (RAEG) took place at the Szentágothai Research Centre in Pécs, Hungary, as part of the EDUC alliance.

The main goals of the meeting were to reflect on progress made in implementing CoARA principles, strengthen collaboration between RAEG and CDEG experts, finalize the joint analytical report, and discuss key milestones and future strategies in the reform of research assessment.

Over the two-day event, participants worked on aligning approaches to national and institutional reforms, shared experiences of implementing change within their universities, and presented updates on the local adoption of CoARA-aligned practices.

Special attention was given to the evolution of the HRS4R framework from 2005 to 2023, particularly from the perspective of research assessment and career diversity. A joint RAEG+CDEG panel closed the meeting, bringing together representatives of multiple working groups in a hybrid format for an open discussion on next steps.

The Pécs meeting marked a significant step in consolidating the efforts of EDUC partners toward responsible research assessment reform in Europe and contributed to strengthening cooperation between expert communities of EDUC-WIDE.