REVALUE

Social value reform initiative for impact-based next-generation higher education governance

Programme: Erasmus+ CBHE
Grant Agreement No. 101322830-REVALUE-ERASMUS-EDU-2026-CBHE
Grant amount: €926,579.13
Project duration: 48 months

REVALUE project aims to develop and implement a system for measuring the social value of universities in Ukraine, enabling them to assess their contribution to societal development and use the findings in strategic planning, quality assurance, resource allocation, and decision-making.

Objectives:

• Adapt European experience in social value assessment to the needs and context of Ukrainian higher education;
• Develop a common methodology for assessing universities’ Integrated Social Value, encompassing their economic contribution and outcomes for students, staff, communities, and other stakeholders;
• Conduct baseline social value assessments at five Ukrainian partner universities;
• Establish university coordination units and introduce internal policies, procedures, and regular social value monitoring;
• Train university staff and leaders to use assessment findings in university management;
• Develop a joint curriculum, open educational resources, and a massive open online course;
• Create a national digital platform for assessing, analysing, and presenting the social value of higher education institutions;
• Develop recommendations for using assessment findings in quality assurance and accreditation;
• Promote the adoption of the approaches developed among other Ukrainian universities and ensure the sustainability of project results

Project work packages

WP1. Project management and coordination
Organisation of the consortium’s activities, financial and administrative management, partner coordination, monitoring of task completion, and reporting.

WP2. Quality assurance and evaluation
Development of quality assurance procedures, monitoring of results, risk management, and independent evaluation of the project’s methodology and achievements.

WP3. European practices, methodology, and tools for social value assessment
Review of European practices, development of a common methodology and data collection tools, and preparation of institutional implementation roadmaps.

WP4. Institutional readiness, baseline assessment, and digital tools
Staff training, data collection and validation, initial social value calculations, and development of digital dashboards for university leaders.

WP5. Institutional change and pilot implementation of social value management
Establishment of coordination units, revision of internal policies, pilot assessments, and introduction of continuous monitoring. Integration of findings into strategy, quality assurance, budgeting, and management decisions.

WP6. Joint curriculum and online course
Development and piloting of a curriculum, practical learning materials, and a massive open online course on social value measurement and management in higher education.

WP7. National implementation and scaling
Development of a national assessment model, platform launch, training for other universities, and preparation of recommendations for using assessment findings in quality assurance and accreditation.

WP8. Dissemination, exploitation, and sustainability
Project communication, organisation of events, dissemination of materials, impact assessment, and support for the continued use of the tools and practices developed.

Role of Mariupol University

Mariupol State University (MSU) participates in all work packages and leads WP5, coordinating the institutional implementation of social value measurement and management across Ukrainian partner universities.

The University contributes to methodology development, social impact assessment, the creation of learning materials, and the dissemination of results. MSU’s experience as a displaced university, its community engagement, and its support for internally displaced persons, veterans, and young people will help adapt the system to the context of war and Ukraine’s recovery.

Partners

Ukrainian Catholic University — Ukraine, coordinator;

UPF Barcelona School of Management — Spain;

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam — the Netherlands;

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore — Italy;

Mariupol State University — Ukraine;

National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy — Ukraine;

National University of Ostroh Academy — Ukraine;

Ruban Litvinova Social Impact Advisory — Ukraine;

V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University — Ukraine;

Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine — Ukraine;

National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance — Ukraine.

Contact

Project Coordinator at MSU
Andriy Stoika
+380 50 3266266
[email protected]