As part of the DECIDE: VIDBUDOVA initiative, the shelter at Chernihiv School No. 19 was renovated. It was this very shelter that saved the lives of more than 500 people during the shelling of the city in March 2022. Shelter area — 238 m². Budget — over UAH 4 million. These funds were used to renovate the shelter spaces, install two lifts for disabled people, and equip three large classrooms, a psychological relaxation room and inclusive changing rooms. They were also used to

Students in the Kulykivska community in the Chernihiv region are once again attending classes in person in safe and modern conditions. Through the DECIDE: VIDBUDOVA project, the community renovated a 300-square-metre school anti-radiation shelter, which can now be used by secondary school students. The project budget exceeded UAH 6 million. The funds were used to renovate the premises, including installing ventilation systems, accessible toilets, lighting, and comfortable lea

In September 2025, the DECIDE Project team of experts held 15 consultations in communities in the Kharkiv and Mykolaiv regions — those that face daily challenges, yet continue to work hard to ensure that education is maintained. During the public discussions, they explored options for restructuring the network of educational institutions and setting up academic lyceums. In particular: How to create a network of lyceums in conditions of a shortage of school students and teache

On 17 October, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, in cooperation with the DECIDE Project and local authorities, held a public discussion on the reform of specialised high schools in Kharkiv. The Kharkiv region has become the 23rd region to host these meetings. To date, more than 1,260 communities from across Ukraine have participated in these discussions. The event in the Kharkiv region was attended by Nadiia Kuzmychova, Deputy Minister of Education and Science

In September 2025, our team of regional experts – Ihor Melnychuk, Petro Hotsaliuk, and Khrystyna Duda – held consultations in the Vyshniv, Liuboml, and Lukiv communities in the Volyn region. Together with community representatives, we discussed key issues of secondary education reform. Special attention was paid to the practical steps that communities can take right now. These include modelling a network of academic lyceums, preparing for the transformation of the school netw

Last week, public discussions were held with the participation of DECIDE project experts in the Karlivka, Lanna, and Martynivka communities. The discussions focused on the most pressing issues, namely how to establish an academic lyceum and make specialised education accessible to all school students. The central issue in the Karlivka community is establishing an academic lyceum, which is set to open on 1 September 2027. In the Lanna and Martynivka communities, the demographi

Our educational centres, which operate within the Multi-Year Resilience Programme (MYRP), offer interesting and informative programmes ....

Switzerland is investing CHF 18.5 million to continue supporting key reforms in Ukraine, specifically in education and decentralisation....

The DECIDE team spent two productive days at the Ukraine Recovery Conference held in Rome on 10–11 July 2025. The URC-2025 conference in...

A new career guidance hub has been launched at the Chernihiv Professional Lyceum of Railway Transport. Everything here is designed to...

What was the first month of summer like for the Zaporizhzhia community ? The two summer camp sessions were packed with fun activities...

As part of the Swiss-Ukrainian DECIDE project, partner communities successfully implemented projects focused on enhancing the safety of...

A two-day session entitled "Implementation of the Senior Specialised School Reform: Community Experience and Regional Characteristics"...

Today, our journey through the Multi-Year Resilience Programme (MYRP) summer camps continues in the sunny Odessa region! A highlight in...

June has come to an end. Two sessions of our summer camps, organised by educational centres within the framework of the Multi-Year...

Thanks to the Community Budget for Children's Dreams initiative of the Swiss-Ukrainian DECIDE project, students in the Chernihiv...

Thanks to the Community Budget for Children's Dreams initiative, which was jointly implemented by the Swiss-Ukrainian DECIDE project and...

Another 235 teachers completed training under the Safety in Shelters programme. Over 500 education workers from the Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk,...

The Swiss-Ukrainian DECIDE project won the ‘Build Back Better’ category of the 2025 Osvitoria.Media Award during the ‘Teachers of the...

Join us as we travel to northern Ukraine in May to visit the Sumy region, where the Multi-Year Resilience Programme (MYRP)  is being...