On June 13, 2022 (starting at 12 pm) a tripartite meeting was held at  ZOOM  with the participation of representatives of Cormack Consultancy Group (Edinburgh, UK) Claire Axel-Berg, International Consultant and Lawyer for Higher Education and Oksana Vavrenchuk, Executive Assistant, Director the Department of Access, Director of RVC Access and International Engagement (London, UK) Nina Davis and the Head of the International Relations Department of our University Oksana Palych.
Content of the event: This was the first follow-up call between Royal Veterinary College and S. Gzhytskyi University. Colleagues discussed the following:
1. Summer schools:
Considering the timing, it was agreed that the most sensible way of moving forward with this would be to organise the summer schools already in 2023
2. Joint research project
Last time, universities discussed the possibility of developing a joint master's programme. However, it was agreed to start with the joint research project in Veterinary Medicine which would allow the involvement not only of master's but also bachelor's students.
It will also give both institutions to get to know each other better and potentially go to the development of joint master's programme further down the line.
3. Support with the online teaching
S. Gzhytskyi University would be grateful for the support in online teaching of both their and displaced students whom they host on their campus.
It was agreed that colleagues at S. Gzhytskyi University would have internal discussion and send Royal Vet their ideas for help i.e. whether those should be one-off lectures or part of the curricula which Ukrainian students study; the subject areas they would need this support in; level of study - bachelor's or master's etc.
4. MOU
There will be a Twinning Conference on the 28th of June with the joint ceremony of signing which Royal Vet and S. Gzhytskyi could also join.
5. Equipment
S. Gzhytskyi sent a list of needed equipment to Royal Vet.
Royal Vet will come back with the update on this matter next week.
6. Further cooperation
It was discussed that Royal Vet would create a special working group which will be focusing on the Twinning cooperation. (including colleagues from Learning and IT departments)
7. Development of double degrees
Both Universities have such an aspiration and would look at it in a longer-term perspective
8. English language provision:
Royal Vet doesn’t have much experience with delivering English language preparatory courses but would like to develop those, so Cormack Consultancy Group suggested contacting both Reallyenglish and Aberystwyth to see what could be done
9. Other:
The colleagues at Royal Vet College have an internal meeting on Ukraine only on Wednesday this week

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