On 31 March 2023, the heads of Kiel University (CAU) and Kherson State Agrarian and Economic University (KSAEU) signed a formal cooperation agreement (Memorandum of Understanding) in an online ceremony. We thank Prof. Dr. Simone Fulda, then President of CAU, and Prof. Dr. Yurii Kyrylov, Rector of KSAEU, for their support for the partnership.
University leaders on cooperation
CAU representatives at the signing of the university cooperation agreement, 31 March 2023.
“We continue to stand by the Ukrainian people. That is why I am extremely pleased that we can support research and teaching at KSAEU. The universities in Kiel and Kherson also benefit from the professional exchange with each other. I thank you all for your great commitment and look forward to the further, now also institutionally enshrined cooperation,” said Kiel University’s President Prof. Dr. Simone Fulda. (Photo: © Jürgen Haacks, Uni Kiel)
The KSAEU delegation takes part in the agreement’s online signing ceremony.
“With the help of our partners, we will win the war, rebuild the city of Kherson, and integrate Kherson State Agrarian and Economic University into the European scientific community. We highly appreciate our ongoing cooperation, especially today’s signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, which is a significant part of this process”, said Prof. Dr. Yurii Kyrylov, Rector of Kherson State Agrarian and Economic University. (Photo: © JKSAEU)
CAU colleagues mark the formalisation of the partnership with KSAEU.
“What makes universities unique is the scientific method, is working together across borders in producing knowledge, in producing truth. The brutal war of aggression that Russian waged on Ukraine is not only a physical invasion but also an assault on democracy, humanity and truth. There is no better way of countering this assault than signing a Memorandum of Understanding that fosters scientific cooperation between our two universities,“ said Prof. Dr. Christian Martin, Dean of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences of Kiel University. (Photo: © Jürgen Haacks, Uni Kiel)
Continuing the academic partnership
The agreement formalised cooperation between the two universities. The wider teaching partnership is supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) through Ukraine Digital, with funding from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). We thank these funders and colleagues at both universities for sustaining the academic exchange.
Here is the full press statement (in German).
