

How can the community establish quality specialised education, what are the requirements for creating a network of lyceums, and how can these requirements be met?
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


Communities in Poltava region prepare for implementation of specialised secondary education reform
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


The Multi-Year Resilience Programme is taking place in June in the Dnipropetrovsk region
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, focusing on education and decentralisation
Switzerland is investing CHF 18.5 million to continue supporting key reforms in Ukraine, specifically in education and decentralisation....


DECIDE team at URC-2025: summary and results
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...


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


Today, we continue our journey through the Multi-Year Resilience Programme summer camps in the Zaporizhzhia region!
What was the first month of summer like for the Zaporizhzhia community ? The two summer camp sessions were packed with fun activities...


Partner communities in the DECIDE Project received funding for extracurricular activities
As part of the Swiss-Ukrainian DECIDE project, partner communities successfully implemented projects focused on enhancing the safety of...


Implementation of the senior specialised school reform: community experience and regional characteristics
A two-day session entitled "Implementation of the Senior Specialised School Reform: Community Experience and Regional Characteristics"...


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


Two summer camp sessions organised by educational centres as part of the Multi-Year Resilience Programme have been successfully completed
June has come to an end. Two sessions of our summer camps, organised by educational centres within the framework of the Multi-Year...


How students' dreams became reality in educational institutions in the Chernihiv community (video)
Thanks to the Community Budget for Children's Dreams initiative of the Swiss-Ukrainian DECIDE project, students in the Chernihiv...


How students' dreams became reality in the Korop community (video)
Thanks to the Community Budget for Children's Dreams initiative, which was jointly implemented by the Swiss-Ukrainian DECIDE project and...


A total of 235 teachers completed the Safety in Shelters training programme
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 at the 2025 Osvitoria.Media Award
The Swiss-Ukrainian DECIDE project won the ‘Build Back Better’ category of the 2025 Osvitoria.Media Award during the ‘Teachers of the...


In May, the Sumy region hosted a series of events as part of the Multi-Year Resilience Programme
Join us as we travel to northern Ukraine in May to visit the Sumy region, where the Multi-Year Resilience Programme (MYRP) is being...


Students' dreams became a reality (video)
The Berezna community of the Chernihiv region has successfully implemented four projects as part of the Community Budget for Children's...


DECIDE project experts held public consultations in the Poltava region
From 18 to 20 June, a team of Swiss-Ukrainian DECIDE project experts specialising in local self-government held public consultations in...


In May, the Dnipropetrovsk region hosted a series of events as part of the Multi-Year Resilience Programme
Summer is steadily gaining momentum, and in the meantime, we are continuing to share with you what we captured on camera in May as part...


41 teachers and psychologists completed the programme called "Psychological Safety in Schools: Action Algorithms in Crisis Situations"
We are committed to learning and teaching so that as many children as possible feel safe in educational spaces and teachers can provide...