Educational Hub for Displaced Teachers at Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University
Why is the creation of the Educational Hub relevant?
With the beginning of the full-scale invasion, employees and students of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University actively participated in volunteering: weaving nets, collecting things for internally displaced persons, and providing humanitarian aid. However, the main direction of the university’s activities is education, so from the first days we were involved in organizing the educational process in displaced educational institutions. Teachers and students from the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia region need a place where they can teach and learn, a shared space for activities together with their students, which was actively communicated at the first working meeting «Support for Relocated Teachers in Zaporizhzhia».
Educational hubs from Dniprodzerzhynska, Vasylivska, Energodarska, Tokmakska and Berdyansk communities of Zaporizhzhia region have already been located on the basis of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic.
The new Educational Hub will be a comfortable and modern place where teachers can provide continuous educational services and support each other.
Within the framework of interaction between the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University and The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) «Building Public Trust (UCBI)» project has begun implementing a project to create an educational hub for displaced teachers from temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia region, which will become an innovative workspace for conducting educational activities and supporting teachers and students as the main beneficiaries of the educational process.
Results of the first meeting
A working meeting with relocated teachers was held on June 25. 25 representatives of schools, extracurricular educational institutions, and colleges of the Energodar, Dniprorudnenskaya, and Berdyansk urban territorial communities were invited to the dialogue.
The main goals of the meeting were a presentation of the future educational hub and a collective brainstorming session that helped explore the needs and challenges in creating the hub. At the same time, we have collected suggestions on how to help improve the educational environment in Zaporizhzhia.
At what stage is the hub now?
The future Educational Hub is being modified every day, acquiring a modern, updated look. During June-August, the premises were completely dismantled. The following works were carried out: removal of the floor covering, dismantling of the outdated floor screed, damaged wall panels, outdated lighting and non-functional heating equipment.
Premises renovation, July
Renovations were carried out in July-August: the floor screed and plasterboard panels on the walls were renewed, the window sills were renewed, the heating system and electrical wiring were renewed. The work on laying tiles on the floor, painting the walls, installing doors, acoustic booths, functional furniture, etc. is scheduled to be completed by mid-September.
Renovations, August.
Plans for opening the hub
The opening of the Educational Hub is scheduled for mid-September, in addition, four presentation meetings will be held for Vasylivka, Energodar, Berdyansk and Dniprorudna district educational institutions.
The publication was prepared within the framework of the project «Equipment for Displaced Teachers at the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University», which is implemented with the support of the USAID project «UCBI: Strengthening Public Trust in Ukraine» (USAIDukrain, UkraineConfidenceBuildingInitiative).
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Educational hub for displaced teachers at Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University
Why is it important to create an Education Hub?
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, employees and students of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University have been actively involved in volunteering: weaving nets, collecting things for internally displaced persons and distributing humanitarian aid. However, the main activity of the university is education, so since the very first days we have been involved in arranging the educational process in the displaced educational institutions. Teachers and students from the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia region need a place to teach and study, a common space for activities with their students, which was actively discussed at the first working meeting Support for Relocated Teachers in Zaporizhzhia.
Educational hubs from Dniprorudnenska, Vasylivska, Enerhodarska, Tokmakska and Berdianske communities of Zaporizhzhia region have already been located at Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic.
The new Educational Hub will become a comfortable and modern place where teachers can provide continuous educational services and support each other.
As part of the cooperation between Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Ukraine Confidence Building Initiative (UCBI), a project to create an educational hub for displaced teachers from the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia region has been launched, which will become an innovative workspace for conducting educational activities and supporting teachers and students as the main beneficiaries of the educational process.
Results of the first meeting
On June 25, a working meeting with relocated teachers was held. Twenty-five representatives of schools, out-of-school educational institutions, and colleges from the Enerhodar, Dniprorudne, and Berdiansk city territorial communities were invited to the dialogue.
The main goals of the meeting were to present the future educational hub and to brainstorm collectively, which helped to explore the needs and challenges in creating the hub. At the same time, we welcomed suggestions on how to help improve the educational environment in Zaporizhzhia.
At what stage is the hub now?
The future Education Hub is undergoing daily renovations, acquiring a modern, updated look. In June and August, the premises were completely dismantled. The following works were carried out: removal of the floor covering, dismantling of the outdated floor screed, damaged wall panels, outdated lighting and non-functional heating equipment.
Renovation of the premises, July
In July and August, the following renovation works were carried out: floor screed and plasterboard panels on the walls were renewed, window sills were renewed, the heating system and electrical wiring were updated. By mid-September, the works on laying tiles on the floor, painting the walls, installing doors, acoustic cabins, functional furniture, etc. are scheduled to be completed.
Renovation of the premises, August.
Plans to open the hub
The opening of the Education Hub is scheduled for mid-September, and four presentation meetings will be held for Vasylivka, Enerhodar, Berdiansk and Dniprorudne district educational institutions.
The publication was prepared within the framework of the project Equipment for Displaced Teachers at Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University, implemented with the support of the USAID UCBI: Ukraine Confidence Building Initiative (USAIDUkraine, UkraineConfidenceBuildingInitiative).
