Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University, together with the Public Organization “Center for Civic Education”, with the support of the International Fund for Social Adaptation, is launching a project “Norway-Ukraine”, which provides retraining and social adaptation for military servicemen, war veterans and their families in Ukraine in the field of Information Technologies in Small Business. The project is funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in partnership with the Norwegian University NORD.
On the occasion of launching the project on September 17, in the conference hall of Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University, there was a meeting of leaders, organizers, and participants. Rector of Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University Anatolii Tsos addressed the audience: “We want this university to become a center of education, science, and culture of our region. This is a very important task. It is very good that you are here. I invite you to come more often, to take part in various events. We will build the university together and help you solve your problems. I call for cooperation."
Volodymyr Rubtsov, President of the International Fund for Social Adaptation, also addressed the project participants. "The essence of the project is to invite you to the university, the center of science and culture. There is no other center larger than this one in Volyn. Everything you need is here. To all this we also enlist the help of a public organization with its desire to convey the public opinion, to change something. In the end, you will receive official documents that you were a participant in the project. Thank you for taking the time to come here. Go to the end. It will be interesting," he said.
At the event, the regional authorities were represented by Ihor Chulipa, Director of the Department of External Relations, Investment Attraction, Tourism and Resorts of the Volyn Regional State Administration. “In Norway, they understand very well that we are protecting them here as well. Russia is nearby. I would like to wish the project participants to carry out this project. Many of you will understand that this project is only the beginning of what awaits you in life,” the official said.
Olha Ivankiv, director of the public organization “Center for Civic Education”, also addressed the audience with a welcoming speech. By the way, Olha Ivankiv will be one of the teachers of the project. "We will test each other for three months. I wish you good luck, inspiration, and reach the end," said the head of the public organization.
The project monitor Olena Ivashko told the participants about the details of the training and introduced them to the teachers.
The program of social adaptation of retired military servicemen, together with the International Fund for Social Adaptation (the project "Ukraine-Norway"), began in 2003. The project partners are 15 Ukrainian higher educational institutions, including Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University from 2014. In the period 2003-2019, 10646 people became participants in the project, among them there were1401 ATO / JFO participants.
The aim of the project is to reduce the impact of negative social consequences of economic and defense sector reforms in Ukraine on retired military servicemen and members of their families and to promote cooperation between the two countries.
The implementation of this project will contribute to the employment of the project participants as a way to improve the living conditions of the families of military servicemen; the start of their own (family) business in conditions of high unemployment in Ukraine, application of the organizational skills of military servicemen, and the formation of a class of law-abiding taxpayers.
The project is based on professional retraining of the target group for civilian specialties that are in demand in the Ukrainian labor market, assistance to project participants in social adaptation to living conditions in civil society. The executors of the educational part of the project are Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University and the Norwegian University NORD, which organize and carry out professional retraining of project participants in the specialty "Information Technology in Small Business" in the amount of 500 hours. As a result of completing the tasks of the retraining course, graduates receive three documents: a certificate of professional retraining of the state standard (from Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University), a joint certificate from the University of Nordland and Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University, and a joint diploma from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense of Norway.
The program is open to:
1. Regular servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other security agencies who have been transferred to the reserve or will complete their service this year.
2. War veterans.
3. Family members of all the above categories.
5. Family members of the deceased combatants.
6. Volunteers.
Within the framework of the Ukraine-Norway project, Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University has already retrained five groups of retired military servicemen, ATO participants, and their families. As part of this program, 160 former military servicemen, ATO participants, and their family members underwent a retraining program in the specialties "Business Management", Management of Organizations", "Energy-Efficient Economy", and "Information Technologies in Small Business".
Information about the project: https://ifsa.kiev.ua/proekt-ukraina-–-norvegiya/
Feedback from project participants: https://ifsa.kiev.ua/proekt-ukraina-–-norvegiya/vidguki/
Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University, together with the Public Organization “Center for Civic Education”, with the support of the International Fund for Social Adaptation, is launching a project “Norway-Ukraine”, which provides retraining and social adaptation for military servicemen, war veterans and their families in Ukraine in the field of Information Technologies in Small Business. The project is funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in partnership with the Norwegian University NORD.
On the occasion of launching the project on September 17, in the conference hall of Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University, there was a meeting of leaders, organizers, and participants. Rector of Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University Anatolii Tsos addressed the audience: “We want this university to become a center of education, science, and culture of our region. This is a very important task. It is very good that you are here. I invite you to come more often, to take part in various events. We will build the university together and help you solve your problems. I call for cooperation."
Volodymyr Rubtsov, President of the International Fund for Social Adaptation, also addressed the project participants. "The essence of the project is to invite you to the university, the center of science and culture. There is no other center larger than this one in Volyn. Everything you need is here. To all this we also enlist the help of a public organization with its desire to convey the public opinion, to change something. In the end, you will receive official documents that you were a participant in the project. Thank you for taking the time to come here. Go to the end. It will be interesting," he said.
At the event, the regional authorities were represented by Ihor Chulipa, Director of the Department of External Relations, Investment Attraction, Tourism and Resorts of the Volyn Regional State Administration. “In Norway, they understand very well that we are protecting them here as well. Russia is nearby. I would like to wish the project participants to carry out this project. Many of you will understand that this project is only the beginning of what awaits you in life,” the official said.
Olha Ivankiv, director of the public organization “Center for Civic Education”, also addressed the audience with a welcoming speech. By the way, Olha Ivankiv will be one of the teachers of the project. "We will test each other for three months. I wish you good luck, inspiration, and reach the end," said the head of the public organization.
The project monitor Olena Ivashko told the participants about the details of the training and introduced them to the teachers.
The program of social adaptation of retired military servicemen, together with the International Fund for Social Adaptation (the project "Ukraine-Norway"), began in 2003. The project partners are 15 Ukrainian higher educational institutions, including Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University from 2014. In the period 2003-2019, 10646 people became participants in the project, among them there were1401 ATO / JFO participants.
The aim of the project is to reduce the impact of negative social consequences of economic and defense sector reforms in Ukraine on retired military servicemen and members of their families and to promote cooperation between the two countries.
The implementation of this project will contribute to the employment of the project participants as a way to improve the living conditions of the families of military servicemen; the start of their own (family) business in conditions of high unemployment in Ukraine, application of the organizational skills of military servicemen, and the formation of a class of law-abiding taxpayers.
The project is based on professional retraining of the target group for civilian specialties that are in demand in the Ukrainian labor market, assistance to project participants in social adaptation to living conditions in civil society. The executors of the educational part of the project are Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University and the Norwegian University NORD, which organize and carry out professional retraining of project participants in the specialty "Information Technology in Small Business" in the amount of 500 hours. As a result of completing the tasks of the retraining course, graduates receive three documents: a certificate of professional retraining of the state standard (from Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University), a joint certificate from the University of Nordland and Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University, and a joint diploma from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense of Norway.
The program is open to:
1. Regular servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other security agencies who have been transferred to the reserve or will complete their service this year.
2. War veterans.
3. Family members of all the above categories.
5. Family members of the deceased combatants.
6. Volunteers.
Within the framework of the Ukraine-Norway project, Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University has already retrained five groups of retired military servicemen, ATO participants, and their families. As part of this program, 160 former military servicemen, ATO participants, and their family members underwent a retraining program in the specialties "Business Management", Management of Organizations", "Energy-Efficient Economy", and "Information Technologies in Small Business".
Information about the project: https://ifsa.kiev.ua/proekt-ukraina-–-norvegiya/
Feedback from project participants: https://ifsa.kiev.ua/proekt-ukraina-–-norvegiya/vidguki/