1. Dnipropetrovsk
National University,
Ukraine
S. V.Chernishenko
The first meeting of ECESIS project
20-23/01/2009

2. Geography
Tambov
Kiev
Koshice
Dnipropetrovsk
Black Sea

3. DNU: the main data
DNU was founded in 1918 as a basic higher
education establishment of the largest industrial
region of Ukraine.
It is one of leading universities in Ukraine according
to the number of students (about 15000) and staff
(about 1500, including 600 professors).
There are 18 faculties and institutes with 104
departments in the university structure.
The university provides education in 78 specialities
covering all the main fields of human activity.
DNU has 18 studying buildings and 7 student hostels.

4. DNU: the main data
DNU has the highest (fourth) level of accreditation of
the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. By
the official ranking-list of Ukrainian high educational
institutions, DNU ranks as number six, and it
occupies second place within classical universities.
DNU is very active in international affairs. DNU is a
member of the International University Association. It
has established connections with educational and
scientific organisations in 24 countries and has formal
agreement of cooperation with eight universities. It
participated and participates in many international
projects, including Tempus, Tacis, Intas, Soros
Foundation, etc.

5. Collaboration between DNU
and Koblenz-Landau University
DNU collaborates with Koblenz-Landau University
more than 15 years. The contacts were started in
1992 at Kiev, during a conference on social process
modelling.
In 1996, as a result of continuing collaborations a
one-year Tempus/Tacis project “Teaching simulation
in economics and social science” was won.
In 1998-2002 a new big Tempus/Tacis project
“Simulation and Internet Courses in the Social
Sciences“ was realised.
More than 20 teachers and 50 students were trained
during these projects.

6. Collaboration between DNU
and Koblenz-Landau University
From 1999 to 2008 about 50 teachers and students
of DNU participated in the summer schools on
computer simulation, organised by Prof. Troitzsch.
In 2001 the rectors Prof. J. Klain and Prof. N.
Polyakov signed an agreement about collaboration
between the universities.
In 2001 Prof. Klaus Troitzsch became a honor doctor
of the Dnipropetrovsk National University.
In 2002 and 2007 nine DNU students prepared
master diplomas at KLU within DAAD programme
“Leonard Euler”

7. Collaboration between DNU
and Koblenz-Landau University
In 2002 and 2003 six KLU students studied in DNU
within DAAD programme “Go East”.
The next Tempus/Tacis project SMOOTH “System
modernisation of university management” with new
partners was won and carrying out from 2004 to
2006.
From 2009 a new Tempus/Tacis project “ECESIS –
Educational centers’ network on modern technologies
of management” with 19 participants from 8 countries
has been started!