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Challenge

Ukraine’s educational system was heavily hit by the russian invasion – over 360 educational campuses were destroyed and more than 2500 were damaged, 700 thousands of students, pupils and faculties were displaced, educational processes were interrupted or impeded.

Support for world-class EDUCATION is critical for rebuilding Ukraine, developing human capital, and boosting the economy.

We strive to:

  • Ensure student/professional outreach and engagement during the war
  • Offer global excellence in educational content
  • Provide equal educational opportunities to Ukrainians

Mission

We bring world-class education into Ukraine, ensuring equal learning opportunities.

UGF is a not-for-profit impact initiative run by the Kyiv International Economic Forum Academy (“KIEF” non-profit NGO). We operate under the auspices of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, with support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands under Dutch foreign development policy, financed by the Private Sector Development program of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency RVO.nl. UGF is also recognized and endorsed by the Ministry of Education and Science, the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance, and the Ministry of Veteran Affairs of Ukraine.

Global Contributors

We invite the brightest minds from across the globe willing to commit to 3 hours of lectures per semester (online) for the Ukrainian audience.

Adams Wai-Kin Kong

Associate Professor, director of Master of Science in Artificial...

Alexander Akhiezer

Partner, Registered Patent Attorney at Foley Hoag LLP (Boston, MA, USA),...

Olga Dudchenko

Research Scientist, CTBP, Rice University, Assistant Professor (NTT), Mol....

Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker

Honorary President of the Club of Rome, PhD situs...

Jonathan Cisco

Ph.D., Director of Education at Coursetune, a Senior Fellow...

William H. Meyers

Emeritus Professor of Agricultural & Applied Economics of the...

Yury Gogotsi

Charles T. and Ruth M. Bach Distinguished University Professor Director,...

Anne Krueger

Senior Research Professor of International Economics, School of Advanced...

David Rubens

Executive Director in The Institute of Strategic Risk Management...

Rainer Kattel

Professor and Deputy Director at the Institute for Innovation...

Dmitri Kireev

Professor of the Chemistry Department at the College of...

Denys Bondar

Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Engineering...

Nils Chr. Stenseth

Professor of Ecology and Evolution, Advisor to the Dean...

Raymond A. Lutzky

Vice President, Strategic Partnerships at Element451   situs togel...

Erik Reinert

Honorary Professor at the University College London Institute for...

William Mercer

Venture Partner at Zag, Investor & Mentor Director at eō Business Incubators...

Felix Litvinsky

Managing Director Blackstone LaunchPad at Cornell University situs togel...

Matthew Escarra

Associate professor in Physics and Engineering Physics at Tulane...

Rick Rasmussen

Industry Fellow at the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and...

Volodymyr Kuleshov

Assistant Professor at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell...

Emilia Jamroziak

Professor of Medieval History of Religions at the University...

J. Scott Christianson

Associate Teaching Professor and Director of the Center for...

Kjell A. Nordström

“Funky Business – Talent Makes Capital Dance” author, PhD...

Charles K. Whitehead

Myron C. Taylor Alumni Professor of Business Law at...

Partner Universities

We welcome Ukrainian students and academics from all universities as well as professionals outside academia. We are piloting the project with the major universities from across Ukraine.

 

Partner Organizations

We are open to collaboration with non-academic organizations and communities, willing to facilitate learning for Ukrainians.

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Partner Organizations

Impact

As a non-for-profit we strive to bring value to all stakeholders:

For Ukraine’s STUDENTS and PROFESSIONALS:
World-Class Knowledge, Network, Opportunities

For Ukraine’s ACADEMICS:
Enhance Global Relationships

For UKRAINE:
Develop Human Capital, Strengthen Education, Support Economic Growth

We facilitate:
  • Peer-to-Peer Collaboration
  • Academic Mobility
  • Interdisciplinary Cooperation
  • Breaking Silos between Academia, Business & Tech
  • International Partnerships

Supervisory Board

Charles K. Whitehead – Myron C. Taylor Alumni Professor of Business Law at Cornell Law School and the Founding Director of the Law, Technology and Entre­pre­neurship program at Cornell Tech, JD

Vasyl Khmelnytsky – Founder of UFuture holding, UNIT.City innovation park and K.FUND

Anne Krueger – Professor at Stanford University and Johns Hopkins University, First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF (2001-2006), former Vice President of the World Bank

Michael Nobel Chairman of the Nobel Sustainable Trust Foundation, PhD

Erik Reinert Honorary Professor at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP), PhD, MBA

Team

Viktor Halasiuk, PhD
CEO
Ihor Guzhva, PhD
Project Adviser

Dina Serebrianska, PhD
Project Manager on University Partnerships and Participants

Olga Ryabtseva
Project Manager on Contributors Collaboration

Andrii Osipov
Chief Information Officer
Ushchapivskyi Vasyl
IT Project Manager