Erasmus+ DigiUni: IT Department Representatives Prepare to Create Innovative Courses for DigiPlatform

On February 26, 2026, as part of the implementation of Ukraine’s largest Erasmus+ project, DigiUni (“Digital University – Open Ukrainian Initiative”), an orientation meeting was held with the authors and developers of innovative educational content. Head of the Department of Information Technologies, Anna Nenia, participated in the event as one of the trainers representing Sumy State University.

The meeting brought together over 40 leading academic staff members from all university faculties, marking the project’s transition to the active training phase. Anna Nenia, alongside other project trainers – Yurii Zuban, Director of the Organizational and Methodological Centre for E-Learning Technologies, and Oksana Shovkoplyas, Head of the Department of Computer Sciences – presented the strategic vision and practical preparatory steps for course development to the participants.

During the meeting, participants focused on the mission of the DigiUni initiative, which aims to preserve and develop higher education under martial law and during the post-war recovery period. The trainers also presented algorithms for creating digital learning materials based on a methodology developed with significant input from Sumy State University. Additionally, the stages of project implementation and quality criteria for open educational resources, which will become part of the national platform, were discussed in detail.

The Department of Information Technologies is represented in the project not only at the trainer level but also among the authors. The following department members will undergo the training:

• Volodymyr Nahornyi, Associate Professor of the IT Department, who will design the “Mobile Device Programming” course;
• Viktoriia Antypenko, Associate Professor of the IT Department, who will update the “IT Project Management” course.

This event marked the first intra-university step in preparing the development teams. The department’s faculty will begin the creation of their innovative courses upon completing the intensive training phase in May of this year.