Twenty-four experts of the Swiss-Ukrainian DECIDE Project mastered the tools for strategic planning, analysis of education data, and the development of education development strategies. These experts will support the development of strategies for education development in partner regions and communities. DECIDE Project team organised a two-day expert session “Strategic Planning for Education Development: From Methodology to Practice” for them in Lviv on 4–5 November. The parti

On 3 November, a Swiss delegation headed by Jacques Gerber, Swiss Federal Council Delegate for Ukraine, visited Chernihiv region. Tetiana Stefiuk, Deputy Minister for Communities, Territories and Internally Displaced Persons of Ukraine, also joined the visit. The visit focused on the results of the partnership between Switzerland and Ukraine in the restoration of educational infrastructure, the development of education, and the creation of new opportunities for children and y

««Education» in draft State Budget for 2027: Analysis of figures, subsidies and decisions of first reading» On 28 October 2026, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted draft Law «On the State Budget of Ukraine for 2027» at first reading (Draft Law No. 16000 dated 15 September 2026, Draft Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine No. 16000/P dated 23 October 2026). The total expenditure on education and science in the draft budget for 2027 amounts to UAH 328.5 billion, which i

Should senior school classes be retained in the community or should a joint academic lyceum be established with a neighbouring community? How can a choice of study programmes be ensured, qualified teachers be found, student transportation be organised, and funding for the running of the educational institution be guaranteed? Each of these questions presents a difficult choice. After all, communities need not only to decide which schools will become academic lyceums from 1 Sep

«Academic lyceums: how many there will be in a year’s time, and why that number is not final» In July 2021, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine amended the Law of Ukraine “On Comprehensive General Secondary Education” (hereinafter – the Law) and, in Paragraph 52 of Section X, required the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the regional councils (taking into account proposals from city, village, and settlement councils), the Kyiv and Sevastopol City Councils to app

On 19 October, a workshop «Reform of specialised secondary schools: opportunities and challenges for the community» took place in Poltava – the final event in a series of specialised professional development programmes for over 60 participants from 53 communities in Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions, including community leaders, their specialist deputies, and heads of education departments. The professional development programmes have been approved by the National Agency of