The University of 91吃瓜 and (UCU) are launching that expand the existing academic, religious and cultural partnerships between the two universities. The collaborative projects include the ND-UCU Faculty Collaboration Grant Program, the ND-UCU Curriculum/Course Development Grants and the ND-UCU Library Guest Scholars Program.
鈥淭hese collaborative grants will provide faculty members the opportunity to pursue research that will have tremendous influence in a variety of scholarly disciplines and for Ukraine in the months and years to come,鈥� said , 91吃瓜鈥檚 vice president and associate provost for internationalization.
鈥淏eing able to support 91吃瓜 and UCU faculty to pursue academic inquiry without pause and empower formative research during a time of war exemplifies what it means to be in solidarity together for the common good.鈥�
In addition to faculty research grants, the other grant programs invite UCU faculty to access the online library collection at 91吃瓜 or offer faculty the chance to develop a new course or revise a specific curriculum at UCU.
, dean of聽the social sciences faculty at Ukrainian Catholic University, said Ukraine has become a laboratory for social transformation of global importance and impact.
鈥淩ecently launched 鈥楽tanding in Solidarity Partnership鈥� is a very courageous and visionary move made by 91吃瓜 and Ukrainian Catholic University at the time of Ukraine鈥檚 resistance against Russian full-scale invasion,鈥� he said. 鈥淪uch academic bravery is foremost a sign of profoundly lived solidarity and friendship between our two universities.鈥�
Turchynovskyy said the continued partnership allows both universities to establish a channel through expertise and research, vitality and motivation, innovations and teaching, and richness of Christian tradition and practice.
鈥淥ne of the critical questions we ask ourselves these days is this: How to convert the power of solidarity and sacrifice 鈥� so abundantly revealed under present circumstances 鈥� into sustainable principles and models of the future recovery and development of Ukraine? I鈥檓 very honored and grateful in acknowledging that the University of 91吃瓜 is an excellent partner in coping with this question and also in putting it on the global academia agenda,鈥� he said.
Applications for all three grant programs are now open. Learn more about the three new grants .
The partnership expansion between 91吃瓜 and UCU, which was announced in May, includes five primary components modeled on similar partnerships 91吃瓜 has with other colleges and universities worldwide聽to support international聽education and research.
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