In the autumn semester of the academic year 2024/2025, three students of the Educational and Research Institute of Finance, Economics, Management and Law of Poltava Polytechnic, namely, second-year student of the study programme “Economic Cybernetics and Analytical Economics” Daria Shurduk, fourth-year student of the speciality “Entrepreneurship, Exchange Activities and Trade”, Bohdana Kurylo, and a second-year student majoring in “International Economic Relations” Maryna Kostenko are studying under the Erasmus+ credit academic mobility programme at the University of Applied Sciences of Burgenland (Austria) – University of Applied Sciences FACHHOCHSCHULE BURGENLAND in Eisenstadt (the administrative centre of Burgenland, Austria).
The participants of the mobility shared their impressions of studying and living in the city, which is famous not only for its rich history and cultural heritage, in particular thanks to the Esterházy princes, but also for its famous musical traditions, as it was here that the famous composer Joseph Haydn lived and worked for a long time, leaving his mark on the development of classical music:
“We are currently studying at the University of Applied Sciences Burgenland, Austria, and living in Eisenstadt, where we have been greeted with great hospitality and warmth. It’s a small town, but with friendly people who are always willing to help, and beautiful scenery, including the beautiful mountains around. We live in a modern dormitory, which is located right opposite the university, which is very convenient for us.
Here we study under the “International Business” programme, where we improve our knowledge of economics, business, management and communications. We study such disciplines as: “Organisational development”, “Sustainable business models”, “Business management” and others. The learning system is different from what we are used to at home: one lecture can last from 3 to 5 hours, and sometimes classes are held on Saturdays. However, learning here is exciting – it is based on a large number of team tasks, which makes the process interactive and diverse.
Students from more than 13 countries study with us under the Erasmus+ programme. We are extremely pleased to meet representatives of different nationalities, which has allowed us to get to know their culture and traditions better, developing intercultural relations. In addition to our studies, our lives are very busy: we have a great opportunity to travel around Austria and visit other countries. In less than two months, we have participated in numerous events, excursions and visited many cities and countries. One of the most exciting days was the “Museum Night”, during which we went to Vienna with other students and visited several museums, such as the Natural History Museum, the Leopold Museum and the Vienna Planetarium.
The university has also arranged an excursion to the Austrian Parliament, where we learnt about the electoral processes and economic development of the Austrian states. Every week, the university hosts various events, including sports days, business communication seminars, and others. Last week, we celebrated “Erasmus Days 2024”, where students from each country had the opportunity to present traditional dishes from their countries. We proudly represented Ukraine, treating everyone to Poltava halushky, telling them about the history of our country and current events related to the war.
We are sincerely grateful to Poltava Polytechnic for the opportunity to study under the Erasmus+ credit academic mobility programme. This is a great chance for self-realisation, development of professional skills and gaining invaluable experience that will help us develop our university and our hometown in the future. We are looking forward to the end of the war to invite our foreign friends to Poltava Polytechnic and show them the beauty of our city!” – said the students.
Poltava Polytechnic has been actively cooperating with the University of Applied Sciences in Burgenland for 2 years now. In the first (winter) semester of the academic year 2023/2024, 2 students of the Educational and Research Institute of Finance, Economics, Management and Law of Poltava Polytechnic, Nadiia Kubrak and Anastasiia Arkhipova studied at the University of Applied Sciences of Burgenland. You can also read more about the participation of students Nadiia Kubrak, Anzhelika Didechkina and Dana Sholokh in the mobility programme here and here.
In the spring of 2024, two Polytechnic teachers took part in the Erasmus+ academic mobility programme at the University of Applied Sciences of Burgenland (Eisenstadt, Austria), attending International Staff Week -2024, and 2 more teachers – Oksana Vorobiova and Yuliia Nikolaienko – received academic scholarships for teaching from the Austrian Agency for Education and Internationalisation (OeAD) and delivered lectures at the University of Applied Sciences of Burgenland.
It should be recalled that the competition for participation in the Erasmus+ credit academic mobility programme at Newton University (Czech Republic) is now open, students of the ERI of Finance, Economics, Management and Law are invited to participate in the Erasmus+ academic mobility programme in Austria in the second semester of the 2024/2025 academic year, undergraduate and postgraduate students of Polytechnic are invited to take part in the Intercultural Course from the US Peace Corps in Ukraine, the Vienna University of Applied Sciences invites students to take part in the Erasmus+ Credit Academic Mobility Programme, students of Poltava Polytechnic will be able to study under the Erasmus+ and double degree programmes at the Polish University of Science and Technology (AGH).
Recently, an International Training Centre for Economic Security and Financial Investigations was opened at Poltava Polytechnic, a student of the ERI of Oil and Gas took part in the annual ATCE scientific conference and exhibition in the United States of America, a delegation of Poltava Polytechnic attended the inauguration of the academic year at Białystok University of Technology, Poltava Polytechnic will cooperate with the leading university of Poland, Warsaw University of Technology, Honorary Professor of Białystok University of Technology Volodymyr Onyshchenko congratulated his colleagues on the beginning of the new academic year.
It should be noted that Poltava Polytechnic teachers can participate in academic mobility programmes and internships, and students of Poltava Polytechnic have the opportunity to study abroad under the grant programmes of credit academic mobility for a semester or a whole academic year at the leading universities of Austria, Greenland, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Norway, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Finland, and the Czech Republic.
For more information about the current academic mobility programmes, please contact the International Relations Department (room 320-F, interoffice@nupp.edu.ua) or the Coordinator of International Cooperation of National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic” – Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Germanic Philology and Translation Anna Kostiantynivna Pavelieva (room 310-C, email: kunsite.zi@gmail.com, phone: +3-8-(095)-91-08-192).
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