Ukrainian Experience within the Partnership
Poltava Polytechnic connects TRUST with the everyday needs of the Ukrainian university community and people affected by war. Its participation brings together international cooperation and practical work through supportive sessions, educational resources, student involvement and professional exchanges.
The multidisciplinary approach connects psychological expertise with fine arts, choreography, music and pedagogy. Activities take place in university classrooms, the Centre for Contemporary Art, the preschool education and care space and other community settings. Some sessions engage people living in the dormitories of Poltava Oil and Gas Vocational College.
Contributions to Content and Results
The university contributes to research into art therapy approaches and to the development and evaluation of e-book content. A further responsibility is co-developing the learning module on war-related trauma. Ukrainian experience helps connect educational resources with displacement, the loss of familiar surroundings and community support.
Practical work includes sessions and international meetings in Ukraine, preparation for learning mobilities and exchanges with partners. The university also contributes to the documentary strand and to work with artistic outcomes created by Ukrainian participants.
Ukrainian- and English-language publications, professional lectures and university digital channels share these developments with educators, mental health professionals, partner institutions and the public. Local activities therefore contribute to international knowledge exchange.
Coordination and Contributing Specialists
Anna Pavelieva
Anna Pavelieva, PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Acting Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, International Relations and Cooperation. She coordinates Poltava Polytechnic’s participation in TRUST, cooperation with international partners and the university community’s involvement in project activities. She represents the university at consortium working meetings and supports the dissemination of project results.
Iryna Perederii
Iryna Perederii holds a Doctor of Historical Sciences degree and is a Professor. She authored the TRUST e-book chapter on the war in Ukraine. Her contribution presents the Ukrainian historical context to an international audience and deepens understanding of the circumstances experienced by the people whom the project supports.
Lesia Klevaka
Lesia Klevaka holds a PhD in Pedagogy and is an Associate Professor working in psychology and pedagogy. She contributes to local art therapy sessions, engagement with different participant groups and international learning, connecting educational expertise with creative expression and group interaction.
Maryna Teslenko
Maryna Teslenko holds a PhD in Pedagogy and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Pedagogy. Her TRUST activities encompass local sessions, international programmes, professional exchanges and guest lectures involving the university community, adult participants and healthcare and medical education institutions.
Viktoriia Shevchuk
Viktoriia Shevchuk holds a PhD in Psychology and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Pedagogy. She contributes supportive sessions exploring emotions, creative images and personal resources, works with different age groups and internally displaced persons, and participates in international learning exchanges.
Olena Kryvenko
Olena Kryvenko is the university’s practical psychologist and an assistant in the Department of Psychology and Pedagogy. She facilitates art therapy sessions and PsychoArt student activities involving metaphorical images, drawing and group reflection, connecting psychological support with self-exploration and interaction.
Olena Ostrohliad
Olena Ostrohliad is a senior lecturer in fine arts. Working alongside psychologists, she contributes collage, colour, graphic materials and creative composition practices, connecting artistic techniques with attention to participants’ experiences and expression.
Hlib Kudriashov
Hlib Kudriashov holds a PhD in Social Communications and is an Associate Professor and Head of the university’s Centre for Culture and Student Creativity. He contributes to TRUST’s cultural and artistic activities. He hosted the concluding art performance “Cranes of Peace and Hope”, presented during the project’s international programme in Poltava.
Vitalii Horhol
Vitalii Horhol is a senior lecturer working in choreography and dance. He contributes sessions connecting movement, rhythm and coordination with psychological support, complementing visual and verbal practices through embodied expression and group interaction.
Anastasiia Vediuk
Anastasiia Vediuk is a specialist in the university’s Psychological Service and holds a Master’s degree in Psychology. She contributes to psychological activities for the university community and provides organisational support for TRUST events. During the international programme in Poltava, she was responsible for hospitality and comfortable arrangements for visiting partner delegations.
Kira Sedykh
Kira Sedykh holds a Doctor of Sciences degree in Psychology and is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and Pedagogy. Within TRUST, she contributes to art therapy meetings for internally displaced persons, facilitating and moderating group activities exploring emotional experiences, creative expression and personal resources.
Participants and Future Use
University staff and students participated in international programmes in Rome, Braga, Aegina and Poltava. Workshops, collaborative creative work and encounters with different professional approaches were combined with engagement with the host countries’ cultural settings. In Poltava, the university welcomed European colleagues for an international working meeting and practical programme.
This experience provides a basis for continued use of project results in university education and community work. Attention to mental health, multidisciplinary cooperation and partner networks supports engagement with students, staff, internally displaced persons, families and people working in helping professions.
Kick-off Meeting in Luxembourg
Contacts and Project Information
TRUST develops through cooperation among partners, professionals, creative activity participants and organisations supporting people affected by war. Its official website brings together information about the consortium, educational resources and main results.
Questions about the international project can be addressed to its team by email. University publications present Poltava Polytechnic’s participation and local activities, while project social media provide further news, photographs and videos.
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