Spring semester of the TURBO project started in Vinnytsia

On March 20, the official opening of the spring semester of the TURBO project took place in Vinnytsia. The professional retraining of a group of IDPs under a short-term microcredential aducational program is being conducted by Vinnytsia National Technical University. The area of retraining is "Social entrepreneurship and information technologies in business". In the city, the program is supported by the city council and the Vinnytsia Tourism Office. Social adaptation measures (psychological and legal adaptation, assistance in finding a job and/or starting a business) are implemented by the NGO "Center for Social Adaptation and Education "European Initiative".

IFSA was represented at the opening by its President Volodymyr Rubtsov and CFO Tetiana Lvova. The IFSA President emphasized the significant role of international partners from the Kingdom of Norway. He emphasized that the project participants will receive assistance in legal and psychological adaptation, as well as assistance in finding a job and starting their own business. Viktor Bilichenko, Rector of VNTU, congratulated the participants on the beginning of the semester on behalf of the university. Yuriy Burennikov, Vinnytsia project manager and Vice-Rector for International Cooperation and Youth Policy at VNTU, presented the program to the participants, introduced the teachers, and explained the organizational aspects.

Andrii Ocheretnyi, Deputy Mayor of Vinnytsia and a graduate of VNTU, stated that VNTU's activities show that the university is a leader not only in the educational and scientific sphere, but also in various social projects. He promised that Vinnytsia City Council would make every effort to make internally displaced persons feel comfortable in the city.

We wish the participants fruitful work and maximum benefit from their participation in the project.

 

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