Khmelnytskyi National University continues to actively develop international cooperation, creating new opportunities for students’ professional growth. On 6 November 2026, University Rector Serhii Matiukh officially signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Ukrainian charitable foundation Team4UA, opening up new opportunities for the practical training of future professionals.
This step followed successful cooperation that began in May this year. At that time, representatives of the foundation delivered a series of guest lectures and held meetings for university students, including students at the Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy. The events received positive feedback and generated considerable interest among students and academic staff, leading the two sides to formalise their partnership.
Team4UA is a Ukrainian charitable foundation established in 2022 to support people and communities affected by the war. Having initially focused on evacuation and the delivery of humanitarian aid, the foundation has expanded its activities to include comprehensive humanitarian response and recovery. To date, more than 239,000 people have received assistance, including over 9,744 people evacuated from dangerous areas. Today, Team4UA operates in war-affected regions of Ukraine, combining emergency response with long-term support.
The Memorandum provides for a range of promising forms of cooperation aimed at integrating academic knowledge with the realities of the professional and humanitarian sectors. The partnership will also involve incorporating real-life practical cases and tasks from the humanitarian sector directly into the educational process. The partners also plan to organise joint discussions and round tables, as well as actively engage students in the foundation’s educational, volunteering and professional initiatives. This will allow KhNU students not only to gain theoretical knowledge but also to understand in practice how project management, community needs assessment, resource management and decision-making work in the face of contemporary challenges.
The signing of the Memorandum with Team4UA demonstrates Khmelnytskyi National University’s commitment to providing students with relevant knowledge by integrating experienced practitioners into the educational process and creating a strong platform for their future success.