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The Project “OER with Ukraine” – Empowering Education in Challenging Times

In an era marked by unprecedented challenges, the importance of open, accessible education has never been clearer. TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology alongside with the Leibniz University Hannover (LUH) Research Center L3S – is proud to have been part of the Project “OER with Ukraine”, a collaborative initiative fostering Open Educational Resources (OER) to support Ukrainian academics, teachers, and students.

What is the Project OER with Ukraine?

The project “Open Educational Resources with Ukraine” (2022-2025) is funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) under the program line “Ukraine Digital”. It aims to support Ukrainian higher education during times of crisis by involving Leibniz University Hannover’s partner universities in Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, and Lviv. The project assists these institutions in maintaining, further developing, and digitalising teaching courses in the fields of biomedical engineering, biology, materials science, history of science, computer science, and information technology.

For this purpose, a total of 486 teaching and learning videos were produced in subject specific cross-location working groups. They were published under Creative Commons (CC-BY) licences and integrated into the ongoing teaching activities of the partner universities. The total number of media views exceeds 26,000 (as of July 2025).

The videos were translated and subtitled, their content adapted and prepared as Open Educational Resources in accordance with the UNESCO Definition. The videos were published under Creative Commons licences (CC-BY) on the TIB AV-Portal. Each video was assigned a DOI, is permanently archived, and enhanced with semantic data and standardized metadata. The Metadata are incorporated into the OER search index OERSI via open interfaces. The OERSI User Interface was translated into Ukrainian and enables cross-lingual searches in different languages such as Ukrainian. This ensures the resources are accessible, easily discoverable, citable, and free to use for the long term. In this way, the project contributes to the internationalisation, digitalisation, and openness of education, offering new opportunities for both teachers and students.

Example of an high recommended lecture video from the series Cryotechnology

Enhancing the impact through networking

The project has actively connected Ukrainian institutions with international OER communities, fostering exchange, mutual support, and new partnerships. By involving Ukrainian educators and students in these global networks, we are expanding the reach and impact of their work. Through workshops and webinars, we’ve enabled Ukrainian educators to create and adapt OER – not only in response to the current emergency, but as a sustainable, long-term solution.

Looking ahead

The OER project with Ukraine stands for the values of openness, solidarity, and innovation that characterize the global OER movement. TIB is honored to stand with our Ukrainian colleagues as we work together to secure the future of education – no matter what challenges lie ahead. We are confident that these connections will last for a long time. The videos are definitely sustainable, are actively used, and will also be integrated into the DigiUni project (Digital University – Open Ukrainian Initiative).

Open Educational Resources with Ukraine project also has been added to the OER World Map.

Materials

• Videos OER with Ukraine on the TIB AV-Portal
• Overview in tabular form – Course Catalogue: PDF / XLSX

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