On October 5, 2024, Psychologist Olga Dmytrenko, a volunteer at the Ukrainian School of Elites, conducted a mental care training session titled “Self-Care” for Kyiv’s New Life Evangelical church community during the retreat and rehabilitation weekend in a forest area of Cherkasy region, 2 hour drive to the South from Ukraine’s capital.
Internally displaced people, the elderly, young students, and others were built up emotionally and psychologically. Olha shared latest scientific research data on self-care. And conducted a practical part of the session. The training was a treasure in view of the war trauma and the consequent permanent stress everyone is experiencing as long as the war continues.
The Ukrainian School of Elites is honored to be represented by such experts as Olha Dmytrenko, the professional with a big heart.
On October 4, 2024, expert in Strategic Communications Oles Dmytrenko, a volunteer at the Ukrainian School of Elites, conducted the Increasing Productivity training session for the Kyiv’s New Life Evangelical church community during a retreat and rehabilitation weekend in the Cherkasy region in Ukraine.
During the training, participants were introduced to such concepts as Agile, Kanban, and the incremental and iterative approach (used in the IT sector, particularly in Scrum), as well as the specifics of how the human brain operates in terms of “task switching.”
Mr. Dmytrenko conducted an empirical experiment that revealed excessive time and effort wasted by the human brain during task switching. At the same time, he identified a method to eliminate “switching” and focus on completing similar tasks to increase productivity—allowing for a greater volume of tasks to be completed in less time.
Oles Dmytrenko is a founder of uMOVA EdTech StartUp. He represents the Business Coalition of the World Evangelical Alliance in Ukraine. Since 2023, Oles managers Government Relations at CFC Big Ideas and volunteers for the Ukrainians School of Elites.
Oles has two higher educations, in Languages and International Economic Relations, followed by professional managerial training in Germnay (Academy for International Economic Relations in Berlin) and the U.S. (Indiana School of Philanthropy, Indianapolis, IN, USA), and 20 years of managerial experience.
Representing the Ukrainian School of Elites, Oles shared his valuable knowledge and experience with those members of the New Life community who came to the weekend for restoration, but also seek ways to increse their work productivity and find work-life balance.
In total, nearly 300 people received spiritual and psychological support during the event. For our school, it was an honor to participate in this event by conducting this and one more activite, a Mental Care Training titled “Self-Care” and conducted on the following day by Psychologist Olga Dmytrenko, who also serves as a volunteer at the Ukrainian School of Elites.
On September 28, 2024, the President of the Ukrainian School of Elites (UASE) Yuriy Safonov participated in the seminar “Compliance. The Reputation of Business” at a meeting of business and NGO leaders organized by LeaderImpact.
According to studies from various independent consulting agencies, reputation adds 20 to 40% to a business’s capitalization. In contrast, employee dishonesty costs a company 5-10% of its gross income. In the context of Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine, new risks arise, many of which organizations are unaware of.
Reputation adds 20 to 40% to a business’s capitalization. In contrast, employee dishonesty costs a company 5-10% of its gross income.
In developing the Ukrainian School of Elites, we paid special attention to ensuring the organization complies with current Ukrainian legislation, as well as international organizational practices and moral-ethical standards, heeding the advice of top specialists.
Marianna Rozumna is a Doctor of Sciences in the field of “Mediation and Dispute Resolution.” She led the legal support department in banking at Piraeus Bank and was a legal advisor at Citigroup. Since 2016, she has headed the Compliance department at Datagroup.
The expert for the seminar was Marianna Rozumna (Legal and Compliance Executive, Datagroup & Volia Ukraine), who answered participants’ questions and shared important insights about compliance with legal requirements under current conditions and valuable experiences gained over her years of professional activity in compliance.
Special attention was given to the increased responsibility of Ukrainian organizations regarding the selection of foreign counterparties, their reputational checks, and preventing interactions with sanctioned individuals and similar risks.
The moderator of the meeting was Ukrainian School of Elites’ volunteer and representative of the WEA Business Coalition in Ukraine Oles Dmytrenko, and the event was organized by the International Movement LeaderImpact, led by Andriy Holotsvan.
Among the topics discussed at the seminar were:
Due to the combined attack carried out by the Russians on August 26, 2024, against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, and the implementation of emergency power outages (as explained by journalists from “Kyiv24.News” — “The lights went out during the live broadcast” and “Facts” — “What is blackout“), most parents registered for the free webinar “How to Guarantee Your Child’s Preparation for the State Assessment in Ukrainian Language,” scheduled for Monday, September 2, 2024, were unable to attend due to the blackout.
At the same time, the need for parents to understand what awaits their children before entering higher education institutions in Ukraine in 2025, particularly concerning the mandatory subject “Ukrainian Language,” remained urgent and unresolved.
In response to this need, volunteer educators from the Ukrainian School of Elites, in collaboration with the uMOVA training center, organized an additional webinar for parents concerned about their child’s university admission and the specifics of the Ukrainian language exam.
The expert for the meeting was Halyna Kononivna Dmytrenko, a highly qualified teacher-methodologist and head of the department at the Troyeschyna Gymnasium in Kyiv, while the moderator of the event was young linguist Yuriy Prokopenko. Participation in the webinar was free.
On August 26, 2024, volunteer educators from the Ukrainian School of Elites, in collaboration with the uMOVA training center, organized a free webinar for parents titled “How to Ensure Your Child’s Readiness for the State Assessment in Ukrainian Language.”
The expert for the meeting was Halyna Konyivna Dytrenko, a highly qualified teacher-methodologist, author of textbooks and teaching materials for the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, creator of the preparation methodology for the State Assessment in the online school uMOVA, and head of the department at the Troieschyna Gymnasium in Kyiv.
On that day, about 75% of the parents registered for the webinar were unable to attend due to a lack of Internet access caused by a massive airstrike by the Russian Federation on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. However, 25% managed to find a way to join despite the power supply difficulties.
Parents learned about the following:
At the end of the meeting, parents had the opportunity to ask personal questions to the expert and receive professional answers immediately.