Our Ukrainian Response

We aim to support all learners, educators, families, host families and communities affected in the current situation by gathering initiatives, connecting ecosystems and increasing awareness.

A centralized gateway for learning and teaching

Launching on 1. June 2022, the New Ukrainian School Hub (http://nushub.org/) will act as a centralized gateway to relevant learning and teaching resources as well as to all relevant local information and support systems. By collating high quality and approved systems and resources together with a wide variety of relevant supplemental resources and links out to all currently active online schools and supportive initiatives, the website is a central hub of information, resources, and knowledge for Ukrainian refugees no matter where they are. 

This approach provides learners, families, educators, and local supporters with the ability to quickly find tools that work for them in whichever situation they find themselves and regardless of where their journey over the coming weeks and months takes them. Importantly, the hub includes access to vital information from local ministries and municipalities and supports the integration of Ukrainian resources and systems within local or regional education ecosystems.

To ensure that users of Ukrainian EdTech can have continuity in the use of their systems and resources, the hub provides dedicated support and prioritises the integration, promotion, and use of Ukrainian tools. 

Scope of Hub:

Resources: 

The hub includes and links out to: supplementary resources (e.g., learning apps), curriculum-based resources (e.g., official Ukrainian textbooks, local publisher resources), appropriate online learning platforms, and tools (e.g., free video conferencing). Initially, resources will predominantly be provided for the K-11 ecosystem.

Users: The Hub differentiates between displaced learners and educators within Ukraine and learners, educators, and support systems outside of Ukraine, as well as according to the following user groups:

  • Educators (teachers, teacher’s aides, tutors)

  • Learners & Supporters (learners, family and parents, host-families, local communities)

  • School Administration (Principals, Administration workers)

Resources from and for all member states including all relevant local support information or national welcome pages will be included.

Entry to platform: 

Accessing the hub will always be free and open to all users. To ensure users can make informed decisions about the use of any resources or tools, all items will be clearly marked according to whether or not they are free to access.  All information on the Hub will be provided in both English and Ukrainian with an option to translate the description sections of each of resources or tools into other European languages.

Join in! 

If you know of an amazing resource that should be included, please fill out this form:

https://nushub.org/en/add-resource/

The Hub Partners:

Learning Together project:

Finland’s Support of the Ukrainian School Reform (“Learning Together”) is a four-year collaborative project that started between Ukraine and Finland in July 2018, and was joined by the EU in late 2018. The project is funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and the EU. The expected long-term impact of the “Learning Together” project is to enhance the quality of education in Ukraine as well as the perceptions the Ukrainian citizens have of their education system. Together with Finnish Consulting Group Ltd as the main implementing agency in cooperation, the Faculty of Educational Sciences of the University of Helsinki, and the University of Helsinki Centre for Continuing Education HY+, the Project cooperates with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine (MDT) and UNICEF.

The European Edtech Alliance:

The European Edtech Alliance (EEA) is a non-for-profit consortium of national trade associations and clusters working with 2460 founders and providers of education technology (Edtech), to support the domestic and international growth of Edtech and Innovation in education. The Alliance has two main areas of focus: policy work and support for Edtech start-ups and scales-ups. Through these two channels, the EEA develops important insights, resources, and tools, which can be used to support sustainable development within the education ecosystem. Since February 2022, the EEA has gathered hundreds of resources and developed a thorough meta-tagging system for supplemental and curricula-based materials supporting Ukrainian learners, teachers and their families.   

Supporting organisations:

Learning Together:

European Edtech Alliance e.V.