Training «Safe interaction with students from privileged categories»
The «Entry-2025» project helped more than 350 military personnel and veterans become students at universities and colleges in Zaporizhzhia and the region. Now, teachers face an important mission — to find the right approach to new students to help them become professionals in their chosen field.
Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic never stays away from such issues. Therefore, on August 8, the Polytechnic educational hub hosted a training session «Safe interaction with students of privileged categories: participants in hostilities» for employees of higher education institutions. This is the first training session of the cycle, conducted at the initiative of the NGO «Our Dreams».
The trainer was Serhiy Druzhynin, regional coordinator of the All-Ukrainian mental health program «How are you?» of the Coordination Center for Mental Health of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. The rector of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University Viktor Greshta addressed the participants with a welcoming speech. He emphasized that the integration of the military into the student environment is a priority of our university. After all, we want the military to feel like they are not guests at the university, but equal members of a large student family.
During the training, teachers learned practical tools for effective communication with people who have combat experience. They discussed how to build a trusting dialogue, how to respond to stressful situations, how to avoid bias, and create a safe space for veterans and military personnel in the student group.
Successful adaptation of military personnel in training is another step towards their full integration into society. Working together – developing together!
