Learning and Teaching Together (German-Ukrainian University Network)

Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) is a fast-growing Ukrainian university recognized for quality education, academic integrity, and strong international collaboration. It offers English-taught multidisciplinary programs for about 2,000 students pursuing bachelor, master and PhD education in 26 study programmes, that embrace social sciences and humanities, computer sciences, engineering, law and conducts impactful research supporting STEM, innovation, AI, policy development and European integration and accession. KSE strongly focuses on its social mission, supporting government and local communities, IDPs, and relocated businesses with retraining, microcredential courses, data-based analytics, resilience strategies, and integration of veterans. The University participates in major international projects, including Horizon Europe and Erasmus+, has over 70 global partnerships, and is a member of the CIVICA  Alliance and the Alliance of Ukrainian Universities (AUU). KSE attracts international faculty and develops joint and dual degree programs to foster academic mobility and collaboration.

The National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy is one of the most prestigious and oldest universities in Ukraine, renowned for its leadership in education, research, and international cooperation. With more than 400 years of history and a modern European vision, NaUKMA actively expands its global partnerships and participates in strategic international initiatives. 

For NaUKMA, participation in DUHN represents an important opportunity to strengthen international connections, share best practices, and work jointly with partners to develop solutions that enhance the resilience, innovation, and overall quality of studies both within the region and beyond. 

NaUKMA is proud to contribute to the DUHN project and continues to invest in building partnerships that support a strong and vibrant European academic community. 

The Faculty of Law at the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) is a modern academic institution dedicated to forming a new generation of Ukrainian lawyers grounded in ethics, critical thinking, and public responsibility. It offers one of Ukraine’s few Western-style legal education models, combining global training standards with a strong ethical foundation. In 2024, its Bachelor of Laws program was ranked 1st in Ukraine by applicants’ average score (Forbes Ukraine). 

The Faculty enrolls over 260 students across bachelor’s and master’s programs and cooperates with more than 50 national and international partners.  

UCU students excel in international and national moot court competitions and practical learning through the Legal Clinic and Law & Tech Lab.  

The Louis B. Sohn Research and Analytical Center conducts policy-oriented research on international law, transitional justice, and constitutional renewal, hosting annual international law schools and expert dialogues on Ukraine’s postwar recovery. 

V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (KKNU) is one of the oldest public HEIs in Eastern Europe, with a 221-year history. Today, the University has one of the largest university campuses in Ukraine with 25 Schools and Educational and Research Institutes that train specialists in over 200 majors, covering the whole range of modern classic university education. At the moment KKNU has over 15000 students. About 400 Full Professors, over 1000 Assoc. Professors and PhDs work in KKNU. It is ranked among the top HEIs in Ukraine (#691-700) and has retained the leading position among UA universities for the last 10 years in a row.

Despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, the university has not been displaced and continues all its activities still being based in the city of Kharkiv with university administration and all departments working from Kharkiv.

Karazin Business School (KBS) – a special innovative faculty of the University. It is created to help present and future leaders realize their creative potential as well as build a successful career in any sphere or assist them in the development of the organization. KBS trains professionals in business, management and entrepreneurship in the different fields of economic activities. Our students and staff are experienced in educational, scientific, methodological and research activities.

Karazin Business School is very active in international cooperation and participates in such programs as Erasmus + KA+171, realized 5 KA2 projects in Entrepreneurship, Dual Education, Mediation, 2 Jean Monnet projects, USAID projects, GIZ etc.