DECIDE — partner of SERPNEVA-2026!
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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 discussion on key educational reforms, including the development of upper secondary specialised schools, careers guidance, the financial autonomy of educational institutions, and the modernisation of vocational and pre-higher education.
Save the events of our team:
The main stage
Special address by Jacques Gerber, the Swiss Federal Council Delegate for Ukraine.
The main stage
Panel discussion “From education to career: new role of vocational and professional pre-higher education”.
Speakers:
Philippe Brügger, Deputy Head of Cooperation at the Swiss Embassy in Ukraine
Valentyna Poltorak, DECIDE Project Manager.
The main stage
Panel discussion “Upper Secondary School: Education for the Economy of the Future”.
Speaker:
Valentyna Poltorak, DECIDE Project Manager.
Practical zone “Upper Secondary Education”
Workshop “How much does my school cost? How can communities stop funding the process and start funding development?”
Speaker:
Nadiia Balabust, National Expert, DECIDE Coordinator of Development of Career Guidance System.
Practical zone “Upper Secondary Education”
Workshop “How much does my school cost? How can communities stop funding the process and start funding development?”
Speakers:
Mariia Mishchenkova, DECIDE National Expert – Coordinator of Strategic Planning for Regional Development in Education, Educational Statistics and Analytics.
Serhii Yatskovskyi, DECIDE National Expert – Coordinator for Advisory Support to Local Governments in Implementation of Specialised Secondary Education Reform.
Practical zone “Vocational and Professional Pre-Higher Education”
Discussion “How vocational and professional colleges can attract applicants today: modern careers guidance”.
Speaker:
Kateryna Nemyrovska, Head of Expert Group on Development of DECIDE Career Guidance Hubs.
Additionally, we have prepared an interactive exhibition area to display equipment from the career guidance hubs in Chernihiv, Lviv, and Brovary. Visitors will be able to find out more about the tools already used for modern career guidance for children and young people.
Looking forward to seeing you at SERPNEVA-2026!
The DECIDE project is implemented by NGO DOCCU and PHZH International Projects in Education with the support of the Embassy of Switzerland in Ukraine.