Sumy National Agrarian University and the European Education and Culture Executive Agency have signed the Grant Agreement for EUFOR — “EU Green Deal Forestry for Ukraine: EU Forest Strategy, Nature Restoration, and Post-War Land Recovery.”
The Agreement entered into force on 10 September 2026. The project will run for 36 months, from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029, under the Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Actions in Higher Education: Teaching and Research.
EUFOR will integrate European Union policies on forests, biodiversity and nature restoration into Ukrainian higher education, professional training, research and public dialogue. It will connect the European Green Deal, the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, the EU Forest Strategy for 2030 and European nature restoration approaches with Ukraine’s post-war recovery needs.
The project will develop and deliver:
The EUFOR team will deliver 350 hours of teaching and professional training. Activities will engage students, educators, researchers, forestry, environmental and agricultural professionals, public authorities, local communities, businesses and civil society organisations.
The signing of the Grant Agreement marks the start of EUFOR’s implementation phase. The first months will focus on launching the project website, preparing teaching materials, initiating research and building an open professional platform for exchanging European knowledge and Ukrainian experience.
Project at a glance
EUFOR turns European knowledge into practical solutions for restoring Ukraine’s forests, land and communities.
