Our mission is to build a competent and responsible society. To achieve this, we focus on three strategic directions:
After the organization’s rebranding, we began developing our strategic directions with innovation. At the end of 2024, we joined the Ukrainian EdTech Association. As part of this direction, in 2025, we are implementing a project to support Ukrainian language teachers by creating online materials that will significantly simplify their work across different teaching formats (distance learning, blended learning, and traditional classrooms) amid the war and uncertainty. Additionally, as members of the EdTech Association, we aim to collaborate on projects with a strong social impact.
Our next area of focus is the psychological training of professionals and the mental health of Ukrainian society as a whole, given the severe impact of the war on personal emotional states, interpersonal and corporate relationships, and daily activities.
Thus, in 2025, in collaboration with professional psychologists, we are developing specialized programs for psychological training of professionals and mental health support for Ukrainians.
Leadership development remains our top strategic priority. Beyond cultivating strong moral and ethical character, this also includes enhancing the competencies of managers in innovative leadership approaches.
Since gaining independence in 1991, Ukraine has long operated under the “vertical” management practices of the Communist Party of the USSR. These practices have negatively impacted organizational and corporate ecosystems. The Soviet-style command-and-control leadership model is now outdated and often even toxic. Surprisingly, this model still characterizes many organizations in Ukraine, slowing the country’s development, reducing competitiveness, and creating challenges for individuals.
In times of war, upheaval, and uncertainty, such hierarchical models harm not only employees but also businesses themselves. With the rapid development of digital technologies, vertical command styles are no longer viable. In terms of organizational health and success, they are outpaced by modern approaches like Agile.
In 2025, we will focus special attention on forming a new elite of leaders to rebuild Ukraine, engaging in preparatory work to develop a systematic solution in this direction.
On January 9, 2025, the Ukrainian School of Elites officially became a member of the EdTech Association Ukraine. This partnership grants the school access to cutting-edge tools and collaboration while providing a voice in shaping Ukraine’s future.
The school has identified educational technology (EdTech) as a strategic priority, focusing on practical applications to address specific needs:
By joining the association, the Ukrainian School of Elites positions itself to address these challenges head-on.
While focusing on leadership formation and building psychological competences among the young people and professionals, our third strategic focus is EdTech — educational technologies. This is not “technology for the sake of technology” but our desire to drive a positive social impact inlined with our mission.
This includes access to education for children, youth, and adults in challenging social or economic situations, developing helpful innovative materials for teachers, and accelerating and simplifying the learning process through EdTech.
In the times of war, upheaval, and uncertainty, educational technologies are truly important. We are honored to play our role in addressing these challenges.
The Ukrainian language is a compulsory subject for students pursuing higher education in Ukraine, yet it receives limited technological investment. Unlike STEM fields, where global demand attracts funding, the Ukrainian language’s localized nature limits its commercial scalability.
To bridge this gap, we partnered with the first Ukrainian language online-school uMOVA, in 2024 to develop methodological materials supporting the teachers of Ukrainian language. These resources cater to:
Scheduled for completion by August 31, 2025, the project will offer free, systematically developed materials to educators, easing their workload and enhancing student outcomes.
In wartime Ukraine, education faces immense disruptions. The school has directed its efforts to support teachers, recognizing their critical role in shaping the next generation. This includes equipping Ukrainian language educators with tools to adapt their teaching methods amid instability. This is exactly what we are aiming to achieve in 2025.
Membership in the EdTech Ukraine Association connects the school to a network of innovators working to transform education.
For example, the partnership has enabled access to proven EdTech platforms like GIOS, a Ukrainian-developed interactive STEM learning system with over 100,000 users. While STEM resources are widely available, the association can draw attention to the Ukrainian language to receive the support it urgently needs to prepare Ukrainians for higher education, as well as support to the teachers, despite the war and its consequences.
As Ukraine rebuilds, the demand for highly skilled professionals is critical. By focusing on the Ukrainian language, mandatory for higher education, and leveraging EdTech, we will contribute to a positive social change. Membership in the association will reinforce our efforts in this field.
The Ukrainian School of Elites actively supports innovation, particularly in the EdTech field, and plans to engage in collaborative initiatives in this area.
The EdTech Ukraine Association is building a robust EdTech ecosystem in Ukraine, advancing its projects on both national and international markets. The association fosters cooperation with European and global EdTech communities and promotes the development of educational technology innovations in Ukraine and globally.
The founder is Nataliya Lymonova, Director of EdTech Ukraine and the founder of the GIOS platform (Global Innovative Online School).
Key directions of EdTech Ukraine’s work:
The platform creates a space for dialogue among various stakeholders to collaboratively work on transforming education in Ukraine.
Key areas of our project work: psychology, innovation, and education.
Unlike our educational programs, which focus on developing competencies and are typically funded by participants, our educational projects aim to address humanitarian challenges by engaging a wide range of supporters, including companies, foundations, and individual donors.
Russia’s war has caused significant demographic, psychological, and economic damage to the Ukrainian people. In the coming years, Ukraine will need a large number of professionals, including engineers, developers, urban planners, managers, psychologists, doctors, educators, and more. Unfortunately, there are serious challenges that stand in the way.
To meet the urgent challanges for skilled professionals to rebuild Ukraine, we face the following obstacles:
While our educational programs are accessible to professionals looking to improve their competencies and skills (in psychology, innovative management solutions, or other areas), our educational projects focus on solving humanitarian problems.
We specifically support motivated youth who aspire to higher education but face challenges in preparing for admission or live in circumstances requiring additional support. These include:
Our educational projects include supporting vulnerable groups (children of veterans, internally displaced persons, children from low-income families, etc.) in preparing for higher education, developing specialized programs for diaspora children, and more. For example:
Consider the following projects you are welcome to support now:
Join us in making a difference. Write to us to receive more details. We will gladly answer your questions. Let us make a significant difference together.
In December 2024, the Ukrainian School of Elites joined the EdTech Ukraine Association, marking a significant step in advancing our EdTech & innovative projects. (Pictured above: Natalia Lymonova, head of the Association, with a representative from the European EdTech Association.)
In addition to our educational programs, which focus on professional skill development and are typically funded by participants, we design and execute impactful projects. Unlike programs, these projects tackle specific social challenges and are supported by partners, grant organizations, and donors. Each project has clear goals, defined timelines, and delivers measurable social impact.
Our mission of growing competent and responsible leaders places a strong emphasis on building competencies in technology. In terms of projects, EdTech is among our priorities. Here is why.
According to Osvitoria, 73% of Ukrainian teens feel anxiety and fear about the future, yet 86% of young people still see their future in Ukraine. 13% of Ukraine’s educational infrastructure has been destroyed or damaged since the war began, with educational losses estimated at $5.5 billion.
Considering these trends and uncertainties, EdTech plays a pivotal role in rebuilding Ukraine’s education.
Consider the following projects you are welcome to support now:
Join us in making a difference. Write to us to receive more details. We will gladly answer your questions. Let us make a significant difference together.