International Cooperation to Improve Community Resilience
On October 23, 2026, the International Business Forum “Prykarpattia 3.0” was held in Kalush, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, organized by the NGO “Nova Formatsiia” under the patronage of the Kalush City Council and UkraineInvest (the Ukraine Investment Promotion Office). S. Tsybuliia, Head of the University’s Employers’ Council and Deputy Director of the Educational-Scientific Institute of Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction represented Chernihiv Polytechnic National University at the forum.
The event served as an international platform for dialogue among government representatives, local self-government, business, international organizations, diplomatic institutions, and investors aimed at developing partnerships, attracting investment, and strengthening community resilience. The Forum was attended by a number of Swiss companies and organizations, including Sika AG, REHAU, Bilfinger Industrial Services Ukraine AG, the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), the Swiss-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce (SU-CCC), the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ – Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), and others.
Key themes at the Forum included:
- Community resilience: economic, legislative, and social challenges, and their solutions through the prism of international cooperation;
- Investing in resilience: grants, innovations, and international funding, with successful experiences at all levels.
