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 The Soviet-style command-and-control leadership model is now outdated and often even toxic.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.