The goal of the reform is to create a transparent, unified system for managing public investments at all levels of government.
News
A high-quality upper secondary school begins with strong leadership. And modern educational leadership is impossible without vision, adaptability, and the ability to manage change. With this in mind, on 13 May in Rivne, a transformed simulation game entitled “Professional Mastery of Lyceum Directors ...
The MEL expert will support the Progamme in Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning based on the current Framework of the Programme. The Expert will work closely with the Management in Stockholm, the international MEL expert and with the team in Ukraine. Applications are accepted until 1 June 2025. ...
On 7–8 May, the town of Stryi in Lviv Oblast hosted the educational recollections “Upper Secondary School Reform: Challenges, Responses, Actions”, organised by the Supporting Multilevel Governance in Ukraine Polaris Programme in partnership with the Department of Education of the Stryi City Council. ...
The Swedish-Ukrainian Polaris Programme “Supporting Multilevel Governance in Ukraine” announces a new call for partner hromadas to work together on strengthening the institutional capacity of the starosta institute.
The Senior Expert is part of the thematic Locally-led Recovery team and will work under the guidance of the Local Team Leader for “Locally-led Recovery” and in tandem with experts and management units in Stockholm and Kyiv. Applications are accepted until 18 May 2025.
On May 6, Ivano-Frankivsk hosted an information session of the Swedish-Ukrainian Polaris Programme "Supporting Multilevel Governance in Ukraine". The event brought together over 100 representatives of local governments, oblast administration leadership, and Polaris experts.
The purpose of the meeti ...
On 1–2 May 2025, the final meeting of the fifth cohort of the training platform for Administrative Service Centre (ASC) Leaders, implemented by the Polaris Programme, took place in Lviv. For two months, 31 participants from 19 oblasts of Ukraine completed an intensive training programme covering per ...
_thumbnail.png)
With support from the Polaris Programme, local self-government bodies will gain additional opportunities to strengthen resident engagement in local decision-making
30 квітня 2025 року Програма Polaris провела семінар «Забезпечення довгострокового демократичного лідерства» для членів Правління Всеукраїнської Асоціації об’єднаних територіальних громад
The Swedish-Ukrainian Polaris Programme "Supporting Multilevel Governance in Ukraine" invites hromadas to partner under its “Administrative Services” sphere.
The Programme supports hromadas in providing residents with accessible, convenient, and high-quality services. The team of this sphere, with ...
On 30 April – 1 May, a training organised by the Polaris Programme “Supporting Multilevel Governance in Ukraine” took place in Poltava, bringing together 27 starostas from partner hromadas to strengthen their leadership roles, exchange experiences, and gain practical tools for community development. ...
On 29 April, the Swedish-Ukrainian Polaris Programme held an information session for hromadas of Dnipro Oblast. More than 90 representatives of local self-government and oblast authorities took part in the in-person event. Participants learned about the support and development opportunities the Prog ...
On 24–25 April, the Sweden-funded Polaris Programme – Supporting Multilevel Governance in Ukraine hosted the forum “The Role and Impact of Regional Associations on the Progress of the Decentralisation Reform and Recovery Processes in Ukraine”.
Within this partnership, support will be provided to rural hromadas, aiming to improve the effectiveness of their domestic violence prevention and response systems
On 17 April, experts from the Polaris Programme visited Skvyra urban territorial hromada in Kyiv oblast— a hromada that has progressed from modelling starosta districts and defining their powers to conducting a CAS audit and ensuring real access to administrative services in remote settlements. It i ...
At the heart of the discussion – the reform of upper secondary education: its challenges, risks, the need for broad consultation, and the role of hromadas in shaping a fair and accessible education network.
The expert will be part of Polaris Programme’s Locally‑led Recovery team and will collaborate with SALAR International specialists and other Polaris team members. Applications are accepted until 5 May 2025.
The expert will be part of Polaris Programme’s Locally‑led Recovery team and will collaborate with SALAR International specialists and other Polaris team members. Applications are accepted until 5 May 2025.
The educational forum “Experience of Implementing Specialised Upper Secondary Schools: From Concept to Practice,” held on 16 April at the Slavuta Academic Lyceum with the support of the Polaris Programme “Supporting Multilevel Governance in Ukraine,” brought together 34 representatives of the educat ...
SALAR International invites your company to participate in a tender for the development of comprehensive spatial development plans for territorial hromadas within SALAR International programmes in Ukraine.
_thumbnail.jpg)
Lviv and the Swedish city of Uppsala have officially signed a partnership agreement, marking another important step in advancing international cooperation between Ukrainian hromadas.
The event was organised by the All-Ukrainian Association of United Territorial Communities with the support of the Swedish-Ukrainian Polaris Programme.
The briefs contain detailed calculations for each territorial hromada and provide an opportunity to analyse the efficiency of the existing educational network, plan its optimisation, make informed management decisions, and enhance the quality of financial resource management.
Effective management of territorial hromadas’ development is impossible without a thorough analysis of their financial potential. Assessing a hromada’s capacity means understanding its real capabilities. We present a tool that makes this process accessible and visually clear.
SALAR International invites your company to participate in the tender for the supply, delivery, and installation of IT equipment in territorial communities of Ukraine.
On 8–9 April, experts from the Polaris Programme conducted a working visit to the Uzhhorod City Council to familiarise themselves with the Council's work and provide recommendations for further development of the Administrative Service Centre (ASC). The visit was initiated by the city’s leadership t ...
How can the quality of services be improved, leadership strengthened, and effective teams built amid ongoing digital transformation? From 9 to 11 April, heads of Administrative Service Centres (ASC) in Vinnytsia oblast explored answers to these questions during the “Effective ASC Manager” training, ...
As Lviv officially launched its year as the European Youth Capital 2025, the city welcomed those already shaping the future of their hromadas. Fifteen young professionals working in local municipalities across Ukraine took part in the “Residence of Ideas for European Integration”, organised by Citie ...
The reform of senior secondary education is not merely a set of technical changes but a comprehensive transformation. It envisions the creation of strong academic lyceums that will offer students the opportunity to choose specialised learning paths, receive a high-quality education, and be better pr ...
