Start of active work with a group of IDPs in Kyiv

On February 25, the TORBO project for internally displaced persons was officially opened in Kyiv at the Faculty of Economics of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv is conducting a short-term professional retraining program for participants in the field of Business in the Digital Environment. Social and legal adaptation activities and assistance in finding a job or starting a business are organized for the group by the NGO "Entrepreneurship Development and Business Ideas Fund". The participants were congratulated on the start of the project by Anzhela Ihnatiuk, Dean of the Faculty of Economics of the Kyiv National University, Volodymyr Rubtsov, President of the IFSA, and Veronika Vakulenko, TURBO project coordinator from NORD University. Olena Liubkina, Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs, Associate Professor of the Department of Finance at the Kyiv National University, presented the curriculum in detail, introduced the teachers, and explained how the educational process would be organized, how the certification for the graduation certificate would take place, and what the schedule and format of classes would be. Olena Fedorova, the head of the NGO, spoke about the social and adaptation component of the project, organizational issues, and introduced the psychologist to the group. NGO representative Tetiana Shevtsova spoke about the diagnostic testing that will be conducted at the beginning of the course, its purpose, deadlines, further work with the group, and approaches for obtaining better results.

The event was held in a friendly atmosphere, and after the main part, the group members had the opportunity to communicate with representatives of IFAS, the university, the NGO and each other. We wish the team fruitful work and tangible positive results.

 

This project has received funding from the European Union (ERASMUS-EDU-2023-CBHE) under grant agreement No 101129315.