British Council in Ukraine International Offices Program: Best Practices

 

The British Council in Ukraine, with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, organized a program for managers and staff of international departments of Ukrainian universities " International Offices: Best Practices".

The program for international departments of universities is aimed at professional development and enhancing the competencies of employees of international relations departments of Ukrainian universities. The trainers were Gillian Olivier, Head of Global Cooperation, University of Warwick (UK) and Stephanie Sandford, Regional Manager, International Department, University of Coventry (UK).

 

Module 1 (September 2016)

1. The role of the international relations department: responsibilities, functions, structure, personnel selection, integration and cooperation with other departments
2. Development and implementation of an international strategy for the international relations department
3. University positioning - communication and marketing strategies, branding, organizations and mechanisms for developing relationships
4. Development of a university website and effective use of social networks

Module 2 (February 2017)

1. Optimization of support for international students: admission, exchange, integration in the student environment and in the country
2. Development of international partnership and cooperation in research activities
3. Attracting funding and fund management: national, international ( Erasmus +, Horizon 2020), corporate, charitable

As a result of the program Strategy of internalization for Dnipro University of Technology was developed:

 

The University was represented by Irina Belkina, Head of International Educational Projects Department.