Challenge
Ukraine鈥檚 educational system was heavily hit by the russian invasion 鈥� 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 贰顿鲍颁础罢滨翱狈听is critical for rebuilding Ukraine, developing human capital, and听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 (鈥淜IEF鈥� 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 . 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.
鈥猄onja Herres-Pawlis鈥�
Chair of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Institute of Inorganic Chemistry,...
Erik Reinert
Honorary Professor at the University College London Institute for...
David Rubens
Executive Director in The Institute of Strategic Risk Management...
Georgi Derluguian
Professor of Social Research and Public Policy at New...
Charles K. Whitehead
Myron C. Taylor Alumni Professor of Business Law at...
Felix Litvinsky
Managing Director Blackstone LaunchPad at Cornell University situs togel...
Gennady Bratslavsky
Professor of Urology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University...
Soledad Gonzalo Cogno
Researcher and Group leader at the Kavli Institute for...
Carles Soriano-Mas
Associate professor of Quantitative Psychology at the University of...
Mariana Mazzucato
Professor at University College London (UCL), Founding Director of...
Surja Datta
PhD, MBA, MA. Senior Lecturer in Strategy and Innovation,...
Yury Gogotsi
Charles T. and Ruth M. Bach听Distinguished University Professor Director,...
Adams Wai-Kin Kong
Associate Professor, director of Master of Science in Artificial...
Alexander Akhiezer
Partner, Registered Patent Attorney at Foley Hoag LLP (Boston,听MA,听USA),...
Dmitri Kireev
Professor of the Chemistry Department at the College of...
Kjell A. Nordstr枚m
鈥淔unky Business – Talent Makes Capital Dance鈥� author, PhD...
J. Scott Christianson
Associate Teaching Professor and Director of the Center for...
Johan Norberg
Senior Fellow at Cato Institute situs togel situs toto...
Anne Krueger
Senior Research Professor of International Economics, School of Advanced...
William H. Meyers
Emeritus Professor of Agricultural & Applied Economics of the...
Emilia Jamroziak
Professor of Medieval History of Religions at the University...
Ernst Ulrich von Weizs盲cker
Honorary President of the Club of Rome, PhD situs...
Rainer Kattel
Professor and Deputy Director at the Institute for Innovation...
Volodymyr Kuleshov
Assistant Professor at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell...
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.
Partner Organizations
Impact
As a non-for-profit we strive to bring value to all stakeholders:
For Ukraine鈥檚 STUDENTS and PROFESSIONALS:
World-Class Knowledge, Network, Opportunities
For Ukraine鈥檚 ACADEMICS:
Enhance Global Relationships
For UKRAINE:
Develop Human Capital, Strengthen Education, Support Economic Growth
- Peer-to-Peer Collaboration
- Academic Mobility
- Interdisciplinary Cooperation
- Breaking Silos between Academia, Business & Tech
- International Partnerships
Supervisory Board
Vasyl Khmelnytsky – Founder of UFuture holding, UNIT.City innovation park and K.FUND
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
CEO
Project Adviser
Dina Serebrianska, PhD
Project Manager on University Partnerships and Participants
Olga Ryabtseva
Project Manager on Contributors Collaboration
Chief Information Officer
