Professor of Oleg Balastkyi Department of Management, Doctor of Economics Hanna Shvindina, and the Head of the Department of International Economic Relations, Doctor of Economics, Professor Yuriy Petrushenko took part in the Kick-off forum of the Urban X-change project, which is taking place in the framework of cooperation between the twin cities of Sumy and Celle. During the meeting, our colleagues, and representatives of the Sumy City Council, Oksana Kubrak, project manager, and donors representatives worked out ideas for further development.

This event is an important first step for the project. The Adult education Centre representatives from Celle and Sumy, the representatives from both cities as well as the Urban X-Change Programme Manager, met for the first time in this constellation. During the Kick-off forum, the city partners had the opportunity to get to know each other better and to elaborate the ideas for further cooperation.