Lutsk City Mayor Ihor Polischuk has signed a partnership agreement on the implementation of an international educational project
On June 12, 2024, Lutsk City Mayor Ihor Polischuk has signed a partnership agreement to implement an international educational project “Developing STEM education together: innovative education in Lippe and Lutsk”.
The partnership agreement was signed during the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2024) that took place in Berlin.
Ihor Polishchuk, Sarah Läukamp, who is in charge of partnerships for Kreis Lippe (Germany), and Yurii Hordiichuk, Head of Project Activities Division of International Cooperation and Project Activities Department of Lutsk City Council, discussed the implementation of the project and outlined plans for future cooperation as part of the Lutsk-Lippe twinning partnership.
In order to implement the educational project Lutsk City Council will receive 210,000 euros of grant funds from the German government to improve the material and technical capacity of the STEM education system in Lutsk Сity Territorial Community.
The project aims to stimulate youth interest in STEM subjects and encourage young people to choose technical professions.
Project activities in Lutsk:
Purchase of advanced equipment and setup of classrooms for physics, chemistry and biology, robotics, innovative technologies, sewing and embroidery, as well as a photography and video production studio and a conference hall;
Creation of a project video, development of a website for the STEM Center, purchase of promotional materials;
Organization of competitions and contests in STEM subjects, a study visit of Lutsk schoolchildren to Kreis Lippe, a visit of teachers from Lutsk schools to Kreis Lippe in order to exchange experience in STEM education development.
Students from every school in our community will benefit from the implementation of this project.
The project is being implemented with the financial support of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development through the non-profit organization GmbH “Engagement Global” / Service Agency “Communities in One World”.