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On 8–9 April, experts from the Polaris Programme conducted a working visit to the Uzhhorod City Council to familiarise themselves with the Council's work and provide recommendations for further development of the Administrative Service Centre (ASC). The visit was initiated by the city’s leadership t ...

How can the quality of services be improved, leadership strengthened, and effective teams built amid ongoing digital transformation? From 9 to 11 April, heads of Administrative Service Centres (ASC) in Vinnytsia oblast explored answers to these questions during the “Effective ASC Manager” training, ...

As Lviv officially launched its year as the European Youth Capital 2025, the city welcomed those already shaping the future of their hromadas. Fifteen young professionals working in local municipalities across Ukraine took part in the “Residence of Ideas for European Integration”, organised by Citie ...

The reform of senior secondary education is not merely a set of technical changes but a comprehensive transformation. It envisions the creation of strong academic lyceums that will offer students the opportunity to choose specialised learning paths, receive a high-quality education, and be better pr ...

From 26 to 28 March, the Polaris Programme, supported by the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and the Poltava Oblast Military Administration, held a training session in Poltava titled “Skills of a Modern ASC Specialist.” The event brought together 30 representatives of Administrative Se ...

Over the past few months, the Zymne hromada in Volyn oblast has become a recurring meeting point for sincere, professional, and vitally important discussions about the future of education. On 3 April, the hromada was visited by Viacheslav Dolid — an expert in education at local and regional level of ...

On 2–3 April, Serhii Diatlenko, the local and regional education expert of the Polaris Programme, paid a working visit to the Mala Vyska hromada in Kirovohrad oblast – one of 10 partner hromadas of the “Education on local and regional level” component.

On 1 April, a training session “Gender Audit in Educational Institutions” took place in Kyiv, supported by the Polaris Programme. The event brought together 20 participants, including school principals, deputy principals, a teaching assistant, educators, and psychologists from six regions of Ukraine ...

A continuous dialogue between all levels of education governance is a key factor in effectively managing educational processes and resources. The Polaris Programme focuses on strengthening this dialogue by fostering interaction between stakeholders at the national, regional, and local levels to faci ...

High-quality and accessible administrative services are among the key priorities of the Polaris Programme. To achieve this goal, programme experts actively collaborate with hromadas, fostering the development of effective networks of Administrative Service Centres (ASCs), sharing best practices, and ...

Ukrainian hromadas continue to overcome the challenges of war while strengthening the resilience of local self-governance. The Polaris Programme focuses on supporting hromadas and developing multilevel governance as a system of effective cooperation between local, regional, and national authorities. ...

On 21 March, the Polaris Programme conducted a working visit to the Ternopil Regional Military Administration to discuss cooperation in developing veteran policy.

On 27 March 2025, in Kyiv, the Polaris Programme "Supporting Multilevel Governance in Ukraine" signed Memoranda of Cooperation with national associations of local self-government: the All-Ukrainian Association of Amalgamated Territorial Communities, the All-Ukrainian Association of Territorial Commu ...

On 26 March 2025, in Kyiv, the Polaris Programme “Supporting Multilevel Governance in Ukraine” held the conference “Recovery in Action: Evidence-Based Local Planning.” During the event, Memoranda of Partnership were signed with 13 hromadas from 7 oblasts, the programme’s approach to collaboration wa ...

The Polaris Programme “Supporting Multilevel Governance in Ukraine” has announced the selection results for partner hromadas under the “Local Recovery” initiative. A total of 121 hromadas from 12 oblasts participated in the selection process, and 13 hromadas from seven oblasts were chosen ...

Ukrainian representatives familiarised themselves with France’s multi-level system of education governance and financing, and met with local educators and pupils of Ukrainian origin.

The Polaris Programme has donated 22 computers to the Directorate for Strategic Planning and Recovery of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.

The Polaris Programme’s education team continues its visits to hromadas and webinars, supporting preparations for senior school reform and the establishment of academic lyceums

A team of experts from the Programme conducted a working visit to the Oleksandriia hromada in the Kirovohrad oblast to familiarise themselves with the activities of the city council and provide recommendations for enhancing its efficiency in the areas of access to administrative services, veteran po ...

On 7 March, experts from the Polaris Programme “Supporting Multilevel Governance in Ukraine” visited Ruzhyn hromada in Zhytomyr Oblast. During the visit, they conducted a training session for starostas, local self-government representatives, and executive body leaders titled The Role of the Starosta ...

On 28 March, from 10:30 to 13:00, the Polaris Programme, in partnership with the All-Ukrainian Association of Amalgamated Territorial Communities, will host a roundtable discussion on “Effective Administration of Local Taxes – A Key to Financial Stability and Accessible Tax Services for Communities. ...

On 6-7 March 2025, the education team of the Polaris Programme held a webinar dedicated to the certification of teaching staff. The event sparked significant interest, with 1,260 people registering and over 900 teachers and education administrators actively participating in the discussion.

On 6 March 2025, the fifth cohort of the Training Platform commenced as part of the Swedish-Ukrainian Polaris Programme “Support for Multilevel Governance in Ukraine.” This year, 81 applications were submitted, and 31 managers—28 women and three men—were selected for the training group. The partici ...

The Swedish-Ukrainian Polaris Programme “Supporting Multilevel Governance in Ukraine” is strengthening local self-governance, particularly through the development of the institution of starostas. Starostas play a vital role in hromadas: they act as mediators between local authorities and residents, ...

The Swedish-Ukrainian Polaris Programme, Supporting Multilevel Governance in Ukraine, is allocating over one million euros in material support for hromadas by the end of the year

The Swedish-Ukrainian Polaris Programme, "Supporting Multilevel Governance in Ukraine," invites hromadas to join as partners in the "Engaging Residents at the Local Level" initiative.

Experts from the Polaris Programme “Supporting Multilevel Governance in Ukraine” continue their field visits to local hromadas, providing advisory and educational support to starostas. On 19–20 February, the Polaris team visited the Buchach, Zboriv, and Skalat territorial hromadas in the Ter ...

On 28 February, the Polaris Programme team held a working meeting with representatives of the Vinnytsia Regional Military Administration. Participants included Ihor Tsekhanovskyi, Director of the Department for International Cooperation and Regional Development, Andrii Hrachov, Director of the Depar ...

The Polaris Programme – Supporting Multilevel Governance in Ukraine, in collaboration with the All-Ukrainian Association of Amalgamated Territorial Communities, has launched a series of interregional forums dedicated to key aspects of hromada development. Financial sustainability of local self- ...

For rural hromadas seeking to be effective in preventing and combating domestic violence.