ABOUT THE PROJECT
BOOSTSCIENCE — Boosting Education Quality and Entrepreneurial Mindsets for Natural Sciences in Ukraine — is a Capacity Building in Higher Education project designed to strengthen the quality, relevance and labour-market orientation of higher education in Ukraine, with a specific focus on Natural Sciences, especially Biology and Chemistry. The project responds to the urgent need to modernise academic provision in a context marked by war-related disruption, displacement, damaged infrastructure, reduced institutional capacity and increased pressure on universities to deliver resilient, high-quality education through digital means. BOOSTSCIENCE proposes an innovative interdisciplinary master-level module that combines theoretical learning, virtual laboratory simulations, applied scientific content and entrepreneurial training to improve students’ employability and support Ukraine’s long-term recovery.
THE CONSORTIUM
The BOOSTSCIENCE consortium brings together 12 partners from Greece, Spain and Ukraine, combining academic excellence, digital education expertise, innovation capacity and direct labour-market relevance. It includes 3 Ηigher Εducation institutions from EU Member States, 5 Ukrainian universities, 1 Spanish SME, 1 Ukrainian research centre, and 2 Ukrainian companies active in the pharmaceutical and drug discovery ecosystem. The partnership is designed to connect universities with research and business actors, ensuring that the project’s educational outputs are academically sound, digitally robust and aligned with real market needs.
3 EU higher
education institutions
2 Ukrainian
companies
5 Ukrainian
higher education institutions
1 Spanish
SME
The consortium includes:
EU higher education institutions
Innovation and entrepreneurship partner
Ukrainian higher education institutions
Ukrainian Research Institutions
The framework
BOOSTSCIENCE is framed within the Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education action under ERASMUS-EDU-2025-CBHE-STRAND-2, targeting Region 2 – Neighbourhood East. The project is aligned with the priority of “Sustainable growth and jobs” and addresses the urgent need to modernise higher education in Ukraine through digital transformation, innovative teaching methods, stronger links with the labour market and improved employability of graduates. The project also responds to the realities of war-affected higher education by promoting resilient long-distance learning models, virtual practical training, and institutional cooperation between Ukrainian and EU partners
Its methodology is structured around four pillars — Understand, Design, Develop and Deliver — covering needs analysis, curriculum design, development of a virtual learning environment and digital content, pilot delivery, capacity building, dissemination and sustainability. The project will create a new interdisciplinary module, modernise existing master-level courses, train academic and administrative staff, and strengthen connections between universities and employers in the fields of biology, chemistry, biotechnology, health and related sectors.
IMPACT AREAS
The project plans to modernise 10 post-graduate study programmes, upskill >200 master students, and directly engage and train >40 academic and administrative members of staff. According to the proposal KPIs, the project plans to update 10 courses, modernise 10 study programmes, create or modernise 10 labs, reach 500 people, directly engage 250 students and university staff, and support the training of 25 academic staff and 15 administrative staff.
Modernisation of higher education
through the development of a new interdisciplinary master-level module in applied chemical and biomolecular analysis.
Digital transformation of teaching and learning
through a virtual learning environment, MOOC-based architecture and computer-aided laboratory simulations.
Improved employability of students
by combining scientific knowledge with transferable, digital, green and entrepreneurial competences.
Capacity building for Ukrainian universities
through study visits, workshops, training and institutional reform activities.
Support for resilience and recovery in Ukraine
by enabling high-quality long-distance education in disciplines that are critical for innovation, health, environment and economic development.
Stronger university-business-research cooperation
through the active involvement of companies and research institutions in the design and delivery of learning activities.
FUNDING INFORMATION