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Financing and Implementation
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Implementation
Implemented by the LUH’s and , the project leverages their advanced infrastructure and educational expertise to address sustainability and climate challenges.
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Financing
This project is supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) from the funds of the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space, in the years 2025 – 2029 within the programme line “”.
Project Guiding Principles
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Inclusive educational opportunities
MERIT-Ukraine is dedicated to engaging Ukrainian students and faculty to ensure educational continuity while providing equal opportunities for both male and female students, as well as young researchers, through specially designed formats. The project emphasizes mobility and exchange between institutions, focusing on developing and revising curriculum modules of mutual interest to enhance educational and research capacities across all partners. With a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, MERIT-Ukraine aligns with LUH's Diversity Management by promoting gender balance and supporting underrepresented groups, thereby fostering an inclusive academic environment. Additionally, the project increases accessibility for all participants through hybrid learning formats and digital cooperation.
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Climate Protection
The project aligns with LUH's Integrated Climate Protection Concept, emphasizing sustainable mobility and resource efficiency like promoting public transport, sustainable catering, and virtual meetings to minimize carbon footprints. Ukrainian partners also incorporate sustainable practices in their operations, enhancing the project's eco-conscious objectives.
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Future Skills
Through collaborative teaching modules, innovative capstone projects, workshops, and digital learning platforms, MERIT-Ukraine equips participants with interdisciplinary skills in emerging technological fields. A key aspect of the project is the creation of shared educational resources, promoting cross-border academic collaboration and fostering long-term academic partnerships.
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Project objectives, results and activities
A primary goal is to promote academic exchanges within Master's programmes focused on Renewable Energy, Electric Power Engineering, and AI-driven Mechatronics and Robotics. This aligns with LUH’s guiding principle, "Theoria cum Praxi," embodying the integration of theoretical knowledge and practical application.
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Overall Project Objectives
- establish a sustainable German-Ukrainian academic partnership in Energy Technology, Power Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence;
- leverage advanced infrastructure and educational expertise of all partners to address urgent and socially relevant topics that are crucial for sustainable cooperation and essential for Ukraine’s recovery as well as for European security and integration;
- initiate exchange within Masters’ programmes in Renewable Energy, Electric Power Engineering, and AI-driven Mechatronics and Robotics, thereby facilitating academic collaboration in teaching and learning;
- support the engagement of Ukrainian students and faculties, ensuring the continuity of education despite the war and provide equal opportunities for male and female students and young researchers by offering various formats.
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Defined Project Outcomes
- Complementary elective courses, modules and joint innovative teaching formats (capstone projects) within the Master’s degree programmes Energy Technology and Electrical Power Engineering are offered and in demand at LUH, KPI, LPNU.
- A Master’s degree programme AI driven Mechatronics and Robotics is launched at LUH and is in demand for joint academic exchange and cooperation with KPI and LPNU.
- Students at all levels, along with teaching staff from partner institutions, have acquired problem solving skills and interdisciplinary knowledge in Energy Technology and Electrical Power Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, and AI Methods.
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Project Activities
- Curriculum Development: Joint creation and adaptation of education modules and teaching materials, available in English, German and/or Ukrainian
- Innovative Learning: Implementation of project-based and interdisciplinary learning modules
- Mobility and Networking: Facilitation of student and staff exchanges, alongside joint seminars, symposia, and summer schools to bolster academic cooperation
- Resource Sharing and Training: Development of shared educational resources and reciprocal lecturer exchanges to enhance learning and teaching quality
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Scholarships
The project offers scholarships based on such criteria as personal motivation, language & preparation, social need, engagement, diversity, academic performance and expert recommendation. Open to all applicants in the project related academic fields, these scholarships facilitate academic (online) mobility and (online) exchange, ensuring broad access to the project's educational initiatives. Selection processes emphasize fairness and transparency, with support services available for scholarship recipients throughout their academic journey.
See Application and Scholarship Procedures and Guidelines to get all details concerning the application, selection and scholarship award processes.
Partner
LUH acts as the project coordinator, providing expertise and resources in engineering and interdisciplinary research.
KPI contributes through its institutes focused on energy saving, engineering, and mechatronics.
LPNU brings expertise in energy technology and AI-driven methods from its leading institutes and research centers.
Contact
30167 Hannover
30167 Hannover