DAAD Grant for Professional Development in University Management and Internationalization
19.12.2025
Dr. Iryna V. Myhovych, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences and Professor, has received a grant to participate in the international professional development program SUUN 2026 – Higher Education Management & Internationalization.
Dr. Iryna V. Myhovych has received a grant to participate in the prestigious international professional development program SUUN 2026 – Higher Education Management & Internationalization. The grant is implemented with the support of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the Federal Ministry of Finance and Technology of Germany (BMFTR), and Saarland University.
The SUUN-TC program aims to enhance the competencies of higher education leaders in the areas of strategic management, university leadership, quality of education, and internationalization. It includes an internship at Saarland University (Universität des Saarlandes) in Germany to develop practical strategies for international cooperation and experience exchange, familiarization with innovative models of higher education internationalization, as well as establishing academic partnerships with European universities.
Saarland University is one of Germany’s leading research universities, located in Saarbrücken, founded in 1948 as a symbol of European integration and international academic cooperation. The university occupies a special place in the European educational space due to its strategic proximity to France and Luxembourg, making it a natural hub for cross-border education and scientific research. The institution is distinguished by its exceptionally strong international orientation: over 20% of students are foreigners from 120 countries worldwide, the university offers numerous English-taught master’s programs, maintains over 400 partnership agreements with universities on all continents, and actively participates in Erasmus+ programs and other European educational initiatives. This creates a unique multicultural environment where students and faculty from different countries work together on global challenges. Such internationalization experience makes Saarland University an ideal place to study best practices in university management in the context of higher education globalization.
The SUUN-TC program is part of a broader project on internationalization and higher education management, aimed at developing long-term academic partnerships and modernizing the university management system in Ukraine. Grant recipients receive not only current knowledge about international standards of higher education institution management, but also practical skills necessary for implementing changes in their institutions.
The internship at Saarland University opens new opportunities for professional growth, expanding international networking, and exchanging best practices with colleagues from other countries. This experience will contribute to further strengthening the international strategy of our university and increasing its competitiveness in the global education market.
We congratulate the esteemed Iryna Viktorivna on this important achievement and wish her successful implementation of all initiatives!
According to information from the International Relations Office
