Switzerland supports education reform in Ukraine within the framework of DECIDE already for many years
At “Serpneva-2026”, Jacques Gerber, the Swiss Federal Council Delegate for Ukraine, will speak about the role of Switzerland as a partner in the development of education and community support; he will join the event to deliver a special address. Meanwhile, during the panel discussion “From Education to Career: New Role of Vocational and Professional Pre-Higher Education”, Philippe Brügger, Deputy Head of Cooperation at the Swiss Embassy in Ukraine, will speak about the Swiss
One more important theme of “Serpneva-2026”, which DECIDE team will contribute to, is dedicated to one of the key issues for every community
How can we assess the effectiveness of expenditure on education, identify strategic priorities, and ensure the optimal use of budget resources? During the workshop “How much does my school cost? How can communities stop funding the process and start funding development?”, we will present the AIKOM-2 Finance Module – a practical tool for working with data on education funding. Together with Mariia Drobot (Mishchenkova) and Serhii Yatskovskyi, DECIDE National Experts, the parti
Discussion “Challenges of the new 2026/2027 academic year. Readiness for the implementation of the reform of specialised senior secondary schools” held
On 12 August, a discussion “Challenges of the new 2026/2027 academic year. Readiness for the implementation of the reform of specialised senior secondary schools” was organised during the general meeting of the All-Ukrainian Association of Amalgamated Territorial Communities. More than 100 community leaders from all regions of Ukraine attended the general meeting of the Association of Amalgamated Territorial Communities, Vitalii Bezgin, Oleksandr Korinnyi, representatives of
How can we help a child make a conscious choice of profession? And how can we show young people that vocational education opens up real opportunities for career development?
Two events with the participation of DECIDE team at ‘Serpneva-2026’ will be dedicated to this issue. In the practical zone “Upper Secondary Education”, Nadiia Balabust, National Expert, DECIDE Coordinator for the Development of Career Guidance System, during the workshop “Career counselling and vocational guidance: how to help students make a conscious choice”, will discuss the results of the national pilot system for career guidance for children and young people in 390 commu
What should a specialised secondary school look like to meet the needs of students, communities, and the future labour market?
DECIDE team is working on these issues with communities across Ukraine. We support them in preparing for the implementation of the specialised senior secondary school reform: we help plan a capable network of academic lyceums, develop modern careers guidance, and build partnerships that open up more opportunities for young people. At SERPNEVA-2026, during the panel discussion “Upper Secondary School: Education for the Economy of the Future”, Valentyna Poltorak, DECIDE Project
DECIDE — partner of SERPNEVA-2026!
The annual SERPNEVA educational conference will take place in Kyiv on 18 August. This year’s event will be held under the slogan “Education is shared responsibility” and will bring together educators, administrators, government representatives, community leaders, international partners, the business sector, and everyone involved in shaping the modern education system in Ukraine. The Swiss-Ukrainian DECIDE Project is a partner of the conference, and our team will join the disc
The important component of our DECIDE Summer Clubs “We are at home – in Ukraine” is education for democratic citizenship and human rights education (EDC/HRE)
When discussing EDC/HRE, the question often arises: how can we explain concepts such as democracy, responsibility, respect for others or the right to be heard to children? Our experience at DECIDE Summer Clubs 2026 “We are at home – in Ukraine” confirms once again that these values are best learnt not when they are simply explained, but when they are experienced through personal involvement. Therefore, EDC/HRE has traditionally been an integral part of the summer clubs’ progr
Transformation of the network of educational institutions and the status of a hub institution: what does a founder need to take into account?
«The status of a hub educational institution does not refer to the type of educational institution, but rather to its functional role in the established network of educational institutions of the community» Once the future networks of general secondary education institutions had been approved, most communities moved on to the practical stage of implementing the decisions taken. One of the issues that is raised more and more often during meetings with the founders of education
Without even noticing, DECIDE Summer Clubs “We are at home – in Ukraine” have been filled with many interesting and educational activities!
The summer clubs are currently running in 23 communities in Zhytomyr, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, Poltava, Sumy, and Chernihiv regions – all of which are partner regions of DECIDE project. This year, all our clubs have been united by the common theme of careers guidance. Summer holidays are not just a time for rest, games, and making new friends, but also a perfect opportunity to better understand oneself, discover one’s own talents, and learn more about the world of
On career guidance that involves everyone. How Vasylkivska community creates an ecosystem of conscious choice
In Vasylkiv, the career guidance system works in cooperation with all the bodies involved in ensuring that students make conscious career choices: schools, vocational colleges, the business sector, and the authorities. ‘We are thrilled that, thanks to DECIDE Project, a career guidance system is developing in the city. We need allies in schools. Previously, the focus was solely on social education teachers – we even ran career guidance training sessions for them. Now, children