In the Resource Science Center for Sustainable Development of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Administration held the first working meeting
Within the framework of the Resource Science Center for Sustainable Development, which recently opened on the basis of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Administration of Zaporizhzhya National University, held the first meeting the working group. It had been dedicated to the presentation of the EU / UNDP Project "Local Development to Community Based Approach - ІІІ", within which there was also trainings for students.
In the meeting, which held on January 23 at ZNU, took part coordinator of the EU / UNDP Project "Local Development to Community Based Approach" in Zaporizhzhya region Oleksandr Riabyi, associate professor of the Department of Sociology, a Head of the Resource Science Center of ZNU Inna Dudareva, professors of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Administration - director of the Independent Social Research Center attached to ZNU Nadiia Kuzmychova and professor of the Department of Sociology Inna Kovalenko, and also students of 1-3 years of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Administration.
At the beginning of the event a Head of the Resource Science Center of ZNU Inna Dudareva welcomed the participants and introduced the first head of the training series on the subject of sustainable development. Oleksandr Riabyi during his speech opened the meaning of "sustainable development" and extended in the history of implementation of the EU / UNDP Project "Local Development to Community Based Approach" in Ukraine, introduced students with the specifics of the project in the field of the Project management, management of community energy audits and energy-saving and told in detail to the future managers about the coordinators work in rural society of Zaporizhzhya region.
Finally, Oleksandr Riabyi invited students of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Administration take part in trips to the local communities to see the situation in the region and get acquainted with the specifics of the local communities.
It should also be noted that the training course on sustainable development, which began at ZNU, intended on 10-12 lessons (up to 2 months). At the end of the event students will receive a certificate. During the next sessions with students will work not only experts and professors, but also the heads of rural communities. It also provides a practical part of the course that students are held directly in local communities.
Olena Khlystun
