On 16 April 2024, Kiel University (CAU) and Kherson State Agrarian and Economic University (KSAEU) launched a joint course introducing students to programming with R. The course brings students from the two universities together for theoretical instruction and practical project work. KSAEU students initially joined through Zoom and CAU’s learning platform, with in-person work in […]
City partnership between Kiel and Kherson
On 29 February 2024, representatives of Kiel and Kherson signed a city partnership agreement in Kiel’s Council Hall. The cooperation between Kiel University (CAU) and Kherson State Agrarian and Economic University (KSAEU) was one of the starting points of the initiative, and members of the project team attended the ceremony. A partnership between the cities […]
Stories of KSAEU students in times of war
Students of Kherson State Agrarian and Economic University describe how the war has affected their studies and everyday lives. Alina, Alona, Artem, Arsen and Yelizaveta share the challenges they face, what motivates them to continue studying, the lessons they have learned and their plans for the future. Alina Mikheyeva Alina Mikheyeva, a student at KSAEU, […]
Dr. Anna Titova Introduces the Scientific Method to KSAEU Students
On 6 March 2024, Dr. Anna Titova, Head of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Statistics at Kiel University (CAU), gave an online lecture for students and teaching staff of Kherson State Agrarian and Economic University (KSAEU). The session focused on the scientific method and practical approaches to research. Structuring scientific research The lecture covered research structure, […]
Project phase 3 started: Joint Kherson-Kiel course on applied statistical programming
Kiel and Kherson, 1 January 2024. Today phase 3 of our project started. The aim is to launch the course Applied Statistical Programming with R which is jointly given by lecturers from Kherson State Agrarian and Economic University (KSAEU) and Kiel University and is open to students from both Universities. The course consists of a […]
The Quantitative Analysis course has started
On 9 October 2023, Kiel University (CAU) and Kherson State Agrarian and Economic University (KSAEU) launched the Quantitative Analysis course for KSAEU students as part of their online academic mobility programme. Joint teaching and quantitative methods Teachers from KSAEU and CAU’s Institute for Statistics and Econometrics developed the course together, linking the subject expertise and […]
DAAD Conference on Ukraine
On 27 and 28 September 2023, representatives of the cooperation between Kiel University (CAU) and Kherson State Agrarian and Economic University (KSAEU) took part in a German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) conference on Ukraine in Berlin. The project was represented by Dr. Anna Titova, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tetiana Skibina and Prof. Dr. Kai Carstensen. Kherson-Kiel […]
Apollinariia’s inspirational story: Developing technology amidst wartime challenges
Through the cooperation between Kiel University (CAU) and Kherson State Agrarian and Economic University (KSAEU), Apollinariia received a scholarship to support her continued education during the war. The funding formed part of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) programme ‘Ukraine Digital: Ensuring Academic Success in Times of Crisis’, supported by the German Federal Ministry of […]
Voices from Ukraine: Stories of the students who came to Kiel
In the autumn semester of 2022/23, Kiel University (CAU) welcomed five students from Kherson State Agrarian and Economic University (KSAEU) through the Kherson-Kiel scholarship programme. They attended lectures, took part in university life and learned about Germany’s cultural and historical heritage. Here, some of the students describe how the war affected their education and how […]
Delegation of KSAEU meets Mayor of Kiel
On 9 May 2023, Dr. Ulf Kämpfer, Mayor of Kiel, welcomed a delegation from Kherson State Agrarian and Economic University (KSAEU). The delegation included Prof. Dr. Viktoriia Hranovska, Vice-Rector of KSAEU, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Viktoriia Krykunova, Dean of its Faculty of Economics. The visit also brought the whole Kherson-Kiel project team together in person […]