The Swisscontact EdUP project team held a strategic roundtable on Mount Pip Ivan Chornohirskyi in the Carpathians. The event brought together members of the project team and representatives of the business community — our partners. Among them were: Mykhailo Orlenko, Executive Director of the Association “Ukrainian Manufacturers of Translucent Structures”; Serhii Zapetliaiev, Director of LLC […]
The EdUP project team took part in Serpneva-2025. The conference served as a platform for dialogue on transforming education, adapting it to today’s challenges, and creating conditions for young people to realize their potential in a rapidly changing world. The EdUP project team in Serpneva-2025 Education was presented as a holistic system built on three […]
In August, the EdUP project held its Summer School 2025 for leaders of vocational education and training (VET) institutions “The Power of Community.” The event brought together 38 participants — directors and deputy directors of 23 VET schools engaged in the project — and became a platform for experience exchange, leadership development, and finding solutions […]
In eight vocational education institutions — partners of the EdUP project — the reconstruction of internal power networks in shelters has been completed, along with the installation of photovoltaic (solar) stations.The systems were installed following the full renovation and outfitting of underground shelters. These safe learning spaces are now also equipped with autonomous power sources, […]
On July 8, a high-level Swiss delegation, led by the President of the National Council of Switzerland, Maja Riniker, visited the Kharkiv Technical School, in eastern Ukraine. The visit highlighted how targeted support from the Swiss government is enabling continuity in vocational education. Mrs. Riniker was accompanied by the Ambassador of Switzerland to Ukraine, Félix […]
Mentorship in the workplace is no longer optional — it’s a necessity. That was the clear message voiced by representatives of Ukraine’s leading construction companies during a roundtable with the EdUP project team. They formally requested support in addressing this need. Their reasoning was straightforward: in today’s labor market, retaining skilled workers — especially young […]
From May 7 to July 3, 2025, with the support of the EdUP project, the online course “Building Ukraine’s Qualifications System: Opportunities and Perspectives for VET Institutions” took place. A total of 105 participants from 29 vocational education institutions, all EdUP partner schools, took part in the training. Among them were school directors, methodologists, special […]
For the first time in the Project’s decade-long history, the Steering Committee meeting was held outside the capital. The event took place in the newly renovated shelter of the Kharkiv Vocational College of Construction and Industry—an infrastructure upgraded as part of the Project’s support component. Steering Committee meeting in the newly renovated shelter of the […]
EdUP Launches National Training Course to Develop Standardised Vocational Education Programmes In collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the EdUP project has launched a comprehensive training course to support the development of standardised educational programmes for vocational training institutions across the country. Running from May 7 to July 11, 2025, the […]
The study visit to Albania, organized by the EdUP project, provided a valuable opportunity for the leaders of nine partner vocational education institutions, representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, and project experts to explore best practices in governance, financing, and business engagement in the development of vocational education. The delegation visited […]
