KPI introduces partners to new initiatives

The administration of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI) held a meeting with representatives of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Paul Heslop, Senior UN Mine Action Adviser to the Resident Coordinator and UN Country Team in Ukraine, and the international organisation Praedium Consulting Malta (PCM) & MAT Kosovo (Kosovo Mine Action Training Centre).

During the visit of the international partners, discussions centred round joint projects, the training of specialists in accordance and compliance with International Mine/Action Standards, as well as ways of securing international support for the development of humanitarian mine action in Ukraine.

Kyiv Polytechnic introduced two key initiatives to its partners:

·        establishment of an international educational and training centre of mine safety and humanitarian mine action at the university to train specialists in the detection and disposal of explosive ordnance and improvised explosive devices;

·        concept of the Safety Hub Network — modern learning spaces designed to train students and teachers how to act in case of massive national resistance, instances of war or extreme situations. The project will promote the introduction of a new academic discipline “Fundamentals of National Resistance”.

The proposed educational and training centre will leverage the practical training of specialists, expand international cooperation and promote the development of the national humanitarian mine action system.