‘Reforms. Decentralisation. European Integration' forum held in Bucha
On 6 December 2024, the forum ‘Reforms. Decentralisation. European Integration was held in Bucha. It has become an important platform to discuss the achievements and challenges of the decentralisation reform, as well as plans for further development of local democracy in the context of European integration. The forum was attended by MPs, representatives of the Government, local authorities, international organisations and the civil society. The forum discussed the Council of
300 teenagers from 5 regions of Ukraine took part in the ‘Culinary Battle’ career guidance competition
About 300 teenagers from 5 regions of Ukraine participated in an incredible career guidance competition ‘Culinary Battle’. The DECIDE project supports such activities as part of the ‘DECIDE: VET’, which aims to pilot models of cooperation between government, education and business to develop a career guidance system for youth. The culinary battle enabled the teenagers see how interesting working professions can be and what prospects and opportunities vocational education offe
Public discussion of specialised secondary education reform held in Zhytomyr
On 2 December, territorial communities of Zhytomyr region came together to discuss the specialised secondary education reform. More than 180 participants took part in the event, including representatives of the Regional Military Administration, heads of communities and their deputies, educational managers and representatives of vocational education institutions. Zhytomyr region has become the 18th region of Ukraine to host public discussions on the specialised secondary educa
What they dreamed of and what was missing: how students in Reshetylivka community created community projects
Did you know that Poltava Region was one of the first in Ukraine to implement the concept of the school participatory budget? "Although the idea of a school participatory budget was well known, not all educational institutions actively took part—only those willing to take innovative steps. Others observed but didn’t know how to properly implement their ideas. However, with the 'Public Budget for Children's Dreams' initiative from the Swiss-Ukrainian DECIDE project, everything
Network of specialised secondary education institutions in Donetsk and Luhansk regions: DECIDE Project supports public discussion of the reform
How to plan a network of specialised secondary education institutions in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, taking into account the territories affected by hostilities and the temporarily occupied territories? This question was the focus of a public discussion held on 29 November 2024. The event was organised by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine together with the Swiss-Ukrainian project DECIDE with the support of Donetsk and Luhansk Regional Military Administrations
Public discussion of high school reform held in Dnipro
On 28 November, all 60 communities of the Dnipropetrovsk region joined a dialogue on the reform of specialised secondary education and its implementation in the region. The event was organised by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine together with the Swiss-Ukrainian project DECIDE and the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration. More than 150 participants took part in the event. In Dnipropetrovsk region, a network of 161 academic lyceums and 55 vocational
The future of high school in the region was discussed in Zaporizhzhia
On 27 November, Zaporizhzhia hosted a public discussion of the reform of specialised secondary education. The event has brought together representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Swiss-Ukrainian project DECIDE, managers in the field of education, heads of communities and Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration. This reform is a particular challenge for Zaporizhzhia region: 71% of its territory remains temporarily occupied. Therefore, the
Implementation of high school reform discussed in Kropyvnytskyi
On 21 November, a public discussion of the high school reform was held in Kropyvnytskyi, organised by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine in cooperation with the Swiss-Ukrainian project DECIDE. The event has brought together heads of communities, managers in the field of education, representatives of regional authorities, heads of vocational (technical) and professional higher education institutions to find effective solutions and take into account the situation
The DECIDE project held an expert session on the development and implementation of School Development Strategies
From 18 to 20 November, an expert session «Practices of development and implementation of general secondary education institution development strategies: experience of communities and educational institutions» was held in Kyiv. The event gathered more than 50 participants from Ivano-Frankivsk, Luhansk, Odesa, Poltava and Chernihiv regions, including representatives of educational institutions from 16 DECIDE project partner communities. School principals and deputy principals,
Khmelnytskyi region's communities join discussion on high school reform
On 15 November 2024, a public discussion on the implementation of the specialised secondary education reform took place in Khmelnytskyi. The event brought together more than 150 participants: representatives of the regional military administration, regional council, district military administration, community leaders and heads of education directorates. The discussion took place as part of a series of regional events organised by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukrai