The implementation of the Erasmus+ SUNRISE project: coordination meeting and training workshop

Abstract

There present the results of the first stage of the Erasmus+ project “SUNRISE – Supporting Ukraine’s Next Generation of Scholars: a Project for Raising University Capacity and Improving Doctoral Student Education.” Special attention is given to the second coordination meeting and the first training workshop, held on September 23–25, 2025, in San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy, at the University of Camerino. The event brought together representatives of universities from Ukraine and across Europe to discuss issues of sustainable post-crisis recovery, training of the third-cycle (doctoral) students, and the implementation of innovative approaches to developing a modern research culture. The article summarizes the content of lectures and discussions, highlights the experiences of international partners and the outcomes of Ukrainian universities’ activities, outlining future prospects for developing “living laboratories” at V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. It also emphasizes the importance of coordination meetings as a platform for experience sharing and shaping joint strategies to support young researchers.