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On October 13, 2022, Odesa National University of Economics signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Urban Research and Education Knowledge Alliance (U!REKA). And now ONEU is an associate member of the Alliance in the implementation of international projects and academic mobility programs.

The Urban Research and Education Knowledge Alliance (U!REKA) is happy to announce that at the end of January 2023 the U!REKA SHIFT proposal to the European Universities Initiative (EUI) call 2023 was submitted. The U!REKA SHIFT (Sustainable Human Inclusive Future-proof Transition) project will turn the U!REKA alliance together with 24 associated partners into the fully-fledged U!REKA European University Network, with a common vision of climate neutrality and beyond.

Six urban-focused Universities of Applied Sciences in Europe founded the Urban Research and Education Knowledge Alliance, known as U!REKA, in 2016. U!REKA covers four regions of the European Higher Education Area and has a total student body of approximately 123,000 students and a combined number of staff of about 11,000 employees.

Alliance with an exceptional stakeholder involvement and support

U!REKA SHIFT will be implemented by the following full partners:

• Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands)
• Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (Germany)
• HOGENT University of Applied Sciences (Belgium)
• Metropolia University of Applied Sciences (Finland)
• Politécnico de Lisboa (Portugal)
• VSB Technical University of Ostrava (Czech Republic)

As part of the implementation of the cooperation program:

• ONEU students participate in the international project “U!REKA Change Agents” regarding the rational use of water resources;
• Lecturers participate in workshops on the development of the implementation of student training using the COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning);
• Working visit of ONEU employees to the Metropolia University of Applied Sciences is planning