Volodymyr Vynnychenko Central Ukrainian State University Kropyvnytskyi Internationalisation Strategy - 2017 - 2023

1. Our mission: Volodymyr Vynnychenko Central Ukrainian State University of Kropyvnytskyi is an exceptional place whose people achieve remarkable things. We are a country-leading, pedagogy focused university, with a strong educational offering, renowned for our innovation and enterprise, what makes a great platform to sharpen our focus with our new strategy. We strive to building our reputation and being simply better than our competitors at what we do. The strategic plan establishes six values to which the university should adhere to: university is science-based, university values academic freedom and autonomy, university is open to new ideas, university is cooperative, university is people-oriented, university values people’s individual development and responsibility.
2. To enhance the University’s international profile we put the following goals:
   
   1. to continue to sustain a range of high grade and mutually beneficial collaborations in international partnership;
   2. to participate in international educational and research programs and organize international conferences, symposia, congresses etc.;
   3. engage in international academic mobility programs students, graduate students, teaching, administrative and research staff;
   4. provide services related to higher and postgraduate education, as well as foreign citizens;
   5. create jointly with foreign partners, enterprises, centers, laboratory, industrial parks etc.
3. Significant Strategic Priorities
   1. Institutional partnerships
   2. International Education partnerships/provision
   3. Outward mobility
   4. Engaging & Supporting People and Improving Processes
   5. Curriculum
   6. Local and international stakeholder engagement
   7. International Summer School
   8. International Recruitment
   9. Research

International partnership remains at the core of our approach to internationalisation. Throughout the University, our inspiring people have developed and continue to sustain a range of high grade and mutually beneficial collaborations. There is a focus on bringing to fruition a number of bi-lateral institutional alliances to consolidate and share expertise in recruiting, developing and retaining inspiring people who can change the world; standing out from the crowd; developing truly global curricula; addressing complex global challenges; and attracting research funding in a global environment.

We aim to grow delivery of sustainable, high quality transnational education learning opportunities and learning environments with existing or new international partners in differing international, geographic and academic contexts. Consequently we should be continually reviewing extant agreements, developing new opportunities, utilising our growing expertise and staff capabilities to develop and grow our staff capacity and leadership skills to deliver CUSU activities as students on overseas placements can be excellent ambassadors.

To encourage and enable staff mobility with a focus on partnership development or collaboration in terms of research and/or teaching, networking and a global experience through one of the following: measurement or benchmarking against international best practice and subsequent implementation of such practice; promotion of knowledge and understanding with partner universities; facilitation of reciprocal visits/exchanges and ambassadorial responsibilities in the development of sustainable relationships and the provision of personal or career development opportunities through exposure to other cultures and working practices.

If we are to successfully internationalise our curricula, they must be globally relevant and contain learning experiences that are culturally accessible to all. We should ensure our partners and mobility partners embrace the Central Ukrainian State University curriculum, while fostering greater flexibility in embracing the curricula that our partners offer.

We should also bring the benefits of our engagement in various forms of collaborations to all of our staff and students. We can learn from our peers and should seek to work with our partners in international mobility programmes to enhance the international experience for all students. To support staff sharing these experiences should become a key element of the future University.

The University also boasts a number of facilities and services which are supportive of a truly international community – we aim to make these as accessible as possible for our local community as developing links with these communities will only enhance and strengthen the University and City’s reputation within the country and overseas.

To meet the ambitious targets set will require a tailored, country-specific approach to recruitment and profile raising activities by region, with enhanced focus on growing international students specifically from Europe, South and South East Asia and the Middle East and Africa.