About the project
StuttWay4Ukraine is a cooperation project between the University of Stuttgart and Ukrainian partner universities, funded by DAAD and BMBF.
The project aims to systematically build shared teaching, research, and mobility structures that are directly aligned with the challenges of reconstruction and post-war transformation in Ukraine. Over the funding period from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2029, five teaching modules will be developed and sustainably integrated into the bachelor's and master's programs of the partner universities.
The project builds on the results of the DAAD project "Ukraine Digital: Securing Academic Success in Times of Crisis."
Project Goals
- Development and curricular integration of five joint bachelor's and master's teaching modules
- Establishment of hybrid and digital teaching and research infrastructures
- Promotion of academic mobility despite war-related restrictions
- Training of specialists for critical reconstruction sectors
- Sustainable institutional networking beyond the project’s duration
Timeline
Step 1: Pilot Phase – Development of Hybrid Teaching Formats (WS 2025 – SS 2026)
- Development and implementation of joint/hybrid courses
- Opening of courses to students from partner universities
- Success criteria: courses listed in the catalogs of all partner universities
Step 2: Evaluation and Adaptation (WS 2026 – SS 2028)
- Evaluate the pilot phase, adapt content and formats
- Blended learning mobility (e.g., summer schools, internships)
- 2026: Summer schools in Germany; 2027/2028: Summer schools in Ukraine
- Success criteria: documented analyses of participation and improvements; increased participation
Step 3: Sustainable Integration (WS 2028 – SS 2029)
- Re-embedding of hybrid modules into curricula
- Development and accreditation of joint bachelor's and master's degree programs
- Success criteria: official recognition and long-term inclusion in study programs beyond the project's end
Project Coordination
- Elena von Klitzing
Project coordinator
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- Mikhail Budulutsa
Communications officer
E-Mail - Vitaliia Kochurova
Student assistant
E-Mail - Kseniia Malanina
Student assistant
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Educational Sciences
- Prof. Dr. Richard Powers
Project area coordinator
E-Mail - Dr. Andreas Just
Project area coordinator
E-Mail - Prof. Dr. Christine Sälzer
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Linguistics
- Fabian Dirscherl
Project area coordinator
E-Mail - Laurenz Abeln
Technical assistant
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Water Management
- Carsten Meyer
Project area coordinator
E-Mail - Prof. Dr. Patrick Bräutigam
E-Mail - Prof. Dr. David Werner
E-Mail - Dr. Manuel Deggelmann
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Computer Engineering
- Volodymyr Kushnarenko
Project area coordinator
E-Mail - Prof. Dr. Christof Ebert
E-Mail - Dr.-Ing. Johannes Gebert
E-Mail - Lukas Baur
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Electrical Engineering
- Virginie Herbasch
Project area coordinator
E-Mail - Prof. Dr. Ingmar Kallfass
E-Mail - Valentyna Afanasenko
E-Mail - Diego Kuderna Melgar
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Publications
- 52 Years of Scientific Partnership
Conference Celebrates 52 Years of Scientific Partnership with Ukraine - Support for the Ukrainian higher education system (in German)
The DAAD supports the Ukrainian higher education system in three areas: through scholarships for Ukrainian researchers, faculty, and students; through programs aimed at the further development and internationalization of Ukrainian universities; and through the promotion of research and knowledge transfer.