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Solidarity and education: Ludwigsburg and Chernivtsi strengthen partnership!
Rector Biloskurskiy thanks the Ludwigsburg University of Applied Sciences for support in times of war and emphasizes the importance of the partnership with Chernivtsi.
Solidarity and education: Ludwigsburg and Chernivtsi strengthen partnership!
A delegation from the National Yuri Fedkovych University in Chernivtsi visited the Ludwigsburg University of Education on May 8, 2025. This visit took place not only on a symbolic date, the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, but also in the context of the ongoing support that Ludwigsburg University has provided since the hostilities in Ukraine in 2022. The Ukrainian partner university took the opportunity to express thanks and discuss the strategic expansion and deepening of the bilateral partnership. PH Ludwigsburg reports that...
As part of the visit, discussions took place in the morning between specialist representatives from both universities, followed by an exchange between the rectors. Rector Biloskurskiy thanked the Senate of Ludwigsburg University of Applied Sciences for their valuable support and emphasized the fundamental values of peace, democracy, human dignity and education, which are crucial in times like these.
Partnership and solidarity
University leaders from both institutions highlighted the importance of solidarity between their communities. Rector Keßler recalled the long-standing partnership that has existed since the 1990s. The engineering sciences at Chernivtsi University in particular could contribute to supporting AI tools at the Ludwigsburg University. This illustrates the different strengths in academic cooperation.
The National Yuri Fedkovych University, founded in 1875 in the Habsburg Empire, has overcome a variety of challenges in recent years. The university currently has around 16,000 students in 16 departments and has taken in many internal refugees from Ukraine. This institution is not only an important partner university in Ludwigsburg, but also a central place for education in western Ukraine. De-Academic reports on...
In recent years, the partnership has been supplemented by joint seminars on contemporary Ukrainian literature, as well as various aid campaigns to collect donations. The history department at Ludwigsburg University also organizes excursions and fundraising trips to the Romanian-Ukrainian border to help the refugees directly. PH Ludwigsburg states that...
Particularly noteworthy is the DAAD program “Digital Umbrella for Ukrainian Foreign Language Teachers”, which has been running since 2022 and supports Ukrainian students and teachers. In addition, since the summer semester of 2022, the ERASMUS program has enabled students from Chernivtsi to study exchange at the Ludwigsburg University of Education.