<< Background >>Enhancing multidisciplinary learning and teaching, exchange of opinions and experiences about the EU in economic, political, legal and communications areas, benefits and challenges of the EU-Ukraine Association agreement, its impact on the main target groups and Ukrainian society are crucial under the current challenges in Ukraine. The project contributes to research and debate about the modern trends in the EU, its policy in Eastern Europe with special attention to its relations with Ukraine.<< Objectives >>The project supports teaching the EU interdisciplinary studies in other universities with the Institute of International Relation (IIR) of TSNUK acting as a methodological hub with open education resources on the EU studies and research. The project activities are focused on students, who do not usually major in European studies, high school students, lecturers, researchers, governmental authorities staff as well as non-governmental organizations and other professionals, and general public.<< Implementation >>Project implementation included organising 7 interdisciplinary and specialized teaching activities adjusted for various target groups, interdisciplinary database of teaching and research information on the EU issues, teaching deliverables (9 collections of lectures/textbooks, 5 collections of syllabi etc.), research publications (2 monographs, 50+ articles and abstracts), including 3 interdisciplinary conferences and 1 conference section, 2 Moot Courts for law students.<< Results >>Direct impact includes improved interdisciplinary hard and soft skills and knowledge about the EU; sharing research results and stimulating debates on the EU; youth engagement; improved access to the IIR publications about the EU for the general public; wider dissemination of knowledge about the EU and European integration of Ukraine. Indirectly the Project contributes to policy improvements in Ukraine and promoting positive perception of the EU-Ukraine relations among the wide Ukrainian public.

The relevance of the project is due to those circumstances that there are threats and conflicts that remain a form of resolving interstate conflicts and realizing geopolitical interests.The use of modern weapons, violations of the norms of international humanitarian law, flows of refugees turn zones of military and political instability into a threat not only to the national security of individual states, but also to European security as a whole. The situation is complicated by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the activities of terrorist groups, which can have catastrophic consequences for humanity. The aggressive form of foreign policy of the Russian Federation is a confirmation of the above.Thus, the prevention of the above-mentioned conflict situations and threats have military, economic and social dimensions. In order to resolve crisis situations and military conflicts, it is expedient to form an effective system for expanding the possibilities of forecasting in the field of European security. The essence of this system is the development of innovative methods of forecasting through the development of conceptual and theoretical models in the humanitarian, economic and social spheres.

Digitalization, robotization and cyber security should not be a chaotic process, but on the contrary, it must be regulated by the „smart“ and appropriate legal rules, which on one side will reflect the pecularities of mentioned phenomena, and on the other side will ensure their compliance with the rule of law principles. The introduction and implementation of new legal rules, tailored exclusively for these purposes, is extremely crucial right now. The project concerning its ratione materiae is dedicated to the analysis and solving of these challenges resulted from global usage of modern technologies by focusing on:Legal issues of Digital Single Market and competition law in digital economy;Legal regulation of robotization and algorithm – based technologies, including the legal status of electronic persons and its correlation with the field of fundamental rights, as well as other legal problems of artificial intelligence; Legal problems of cyber security. GDPR and its impacts;Consumer protection in the on-line world;Compliance of legal regulation of modern technologies with the rule of law principles;Analysis of the recent case-law of the Court of Justice in the field of digital technologies. The significance of the new judicial doctrine of Court of Justice on fundamental rights, including so-called „cyber“ rights (the right to be fotgotten, etc.);Prevention of hybrid threats and the issues of effective resilience;The methodological and pedagogical issues connected with the introduction of legal aspects of modern technologies into the Universities curricula. Modern technologies issues as a new priority field of European Union studies. Project comprises a wide range of deliverables and 12 think-tank activities (3 conferences,3 workshops,..)

"Project ""Innovations for Big Data in a Real World"" ( iBIGworld ) aims to join together HEIs, business in order to address the competences and compatible job profile. This collaboration will provide innovative solutions to develop BigData experts. Learning framework is based on IEEE guidelines for big data in Machine Learning”. In this context, this project aims:a) to bridge the current digital skills gap in southern Europe following the European Commission's 'e-Skills for jobs' campaign. b) to build an ecosystem of key partners for creating an access port in underrepresented talent pools.c) to identify the underrepresented skills, the rationale behind the phenomenon of talented people who lack the traditional credentials to land a good job and the Big Data with the most pressing needs.d) to promote business opportunities, through a Smart BigData Job Hub, between Universities and business, including new Big Data -based internship programs, PhD student supervision between HEIs and business.e) to envisage a range of new initiatives to ensure that these skills are adequately promoted in the curriculum, in teacher development, in assessment practices and in learning content. ICT, BigData and AI trends, new educational tools and learning resources to be collected, processed and disseminated through the Smart BigDataJob Hub towards the modernization of curricula and to further.The iBIGworld project brings together four partners from four European countries: Poland, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Serbia. To fulfill the aforementioned objectives, the iBIGworld project includes three teaching/training activities focused on:1. HEI trainers2. Undergraduate and postgraduate students 3. Business managersFurthermore, the project involves the organisation of four multiplier events, for the dissemination of the four project intellectual outputs (""DataBased with good practices BigData case"", ""Setup the Big Data Requirements"", ""BigData framework for training in HE"", ""Piloting"").The project results have a notable impact on all stakeholders, which is summarised as follows:- On HEIs: Mitigation of the ICT ""skill-crisis"" by supporting the design of evidence-based reforms of curricula.- On students and graduates: Preparation of high BigData-skilled, empowered, motivated and self-confident future professionals.- On business : Sharing of knowledge and cooperation with the participating HEIs, since academic degrees (Bachelor's and Master's) will be promoted in the eyes of industry and market recruiters, while applied research will be conducted in their premises.- On society: Linking HEIs and business world is a pre-requisite, iBIGWorld aspires to offer better job opportunities for graduates and minimize the risk of unemployment, lower wages and poorer long-term prospects.In order to ensure sustainability, all project outcomes are publicly available, while the participating organisations are signing agreements on post-project output sustainability."