Schedule

Kyiv Lviv Kharkiv Odesa
September 4
TimeLOCATIONSpeakertopic
12:00 PMKyiv– Yurii Boiko, Member of the Ukrenergo Supervisory Board PrJSC NPC (in person)Ukraine’s heat season 2025: Preparations for winter and increased risk of power outages

Key topics:

– Ukraine’s readiness for the 2025 heating season;
– Resilient infrastructure and emergency communication systems;
– Power supply challenges in frontline and recently liberated cities;
– Winter energy outlook: Electricity reserves and the risk of rolling blackouts. 
1:00 PM Kyiv– Oleh Sharov, Director General of the Directorate of Higher and Adult Education at Ukraine’s Ministry of Education and Science (in person)Ukraine’s universities admissions: Applications remain open for students from occupied territories and abroad

Key topics:

– Results of bachelor’s program enrollment and the number of state-funded master’s students;
– The increasing return of Ukrainian students from abroad and how they can rejoin universities;
– Admission from russian-controlled territories: Can students start their studies in September?
– Postgraduate enrollment: Is state funding sufficient to support the necessary number of PhD candidates?