On June 12 2025, a regional forum took place in Bucha, organised by the Kyiv Regional State Administration with support from Enabel and in partnership with the Embassy of Belgium in Kyiv.

The "Regional Development Strategy: Synergy of Business, Government, and Education" event served as a platform for dialogue on economic recovery and development in the Kyiv region.

Speakers who shared their vision for trilateral cooperation included Head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration Mykola Kalashnyk, Ambassador of Belgium to Ukraine Luc Jacobs, Deputy Minister of Education and Science Dmytro Zavgorodnii, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Education, Science and Innovation Serhii Babak, and Head of the State Tax Service Ruslan Kravchenko.

Educational institution leaders presented practical cases of collaboration with the private sector, and business representatives offered their perspectives on human capital development.

Enabel Country Director Dirk Deprez and expert Oleksandra Borodiyenko shared how the agency pilots innovations in vocational education and facilitates public-private partnerships between Ukrainian and European organisations.

At the forum, Enabel and Bosch Ukraine signed a memorandum to establish the Bosch Junior Academy. This joint project will help VET trainers and students develop practical skills with modern automotive diagnostic equipment and gain hands-on experience in auto mechanics.

Support for the event was made possible throught Enabel’s BE-Relieve Ukraine programme. The programme encompasses reconstruction and modernisation of schools, study visits to Belgium for Ukrainian educators and officials, and professional development programmes in partnership with industry-leading businesses.

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