Participation in the discussion “Where is education in stability and recovery in Ukraine?” (15.02.2024, Kyiv)
On February 15, 2024, the Osvitoria space hosted a discussion “Where is education in Ukraine’s resilience and recovery?”. This offline event brought together more than 90 educators, scholars, students, representatives of NGOs and partners of the Progressive NGO to discuss the developmental role and place of the education sector in the face of the challenges of war, resilience and recovery of Ukraine. The event was opened by Joao Albuquerque, Member of the Committee on Culture and Education, European Parliament.
The speakers of the discussion were:
- Zhanna Talanova – NEO in Ukraine, Cordinator of Erasmus+ HERE team;
- Serhiy Romaniuk, Trade Union of Education and Science of Ukraine;
- Oleksandra Osiuk, Secretariat of the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance
- Maria Artemenko, Kherson National Technical University;
- Andrew Wrobel, Tech Emerging Europe Advocates;
- Bohdan Kosma, GMF;
- Sofia Bezuhla, UAID Charitable Foundation.
- Bohdan Ferens, founder of the NGO Progressive.
The speakers and the audience focused on the key problematic aspects faced by educational institutions in the context of a full-scale war, and considered the effectiveness of modern education, impact on the quality of education and integration into the European Educational Area.
The speakers expressed important thoughts on the state of modern education in the country. In particular, they emphasized that the key focus of further development of education is due respect for the teaching profession, which requires systemic support and recognition of the importance of education by society and the government. In addition, key panelists stressed that increased funding is the key to high standards of education and overall quality of education.
Special attention was paid by experts and speakers to aspects of post-war recovery, including a transparent mechanism for reorganizing the higher education network, preserving displaced institutions, and supporting young people. This will be the main argument for returning people to their homes and rebuilding the country.
Based on the materials of the Trade Union of Education and Science of Ukraine