On February 15, the presentation of the resource center «Platform of Public Participation», which was created by the NGO «Sumy Public Circle», took place in the Congress Center of Sumy State University.

The event brought together almost 100 participants - experts from local governments and experts from NGOs from Sumy, Chernivtsi, Zaporizhia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Cherkasy and Kyiv regions.

Nina Chernyavska, Head of the Sumy Public Circle NGO, highlighted the importance of the participation of scientists in the development of affluent communities. She thanked the project team and partners who had joined the information and methodological content of the resource site.

The event was attended by specialists of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Business, Economics and Management. During the discussion it was noted that the resource center should become a tool to intensify the provision of educational and scientific-consulting services to the territorial communities of Sumy region on regional socio-economic development. Asa result, such activities are one of the priorities and are provided by the «Strategic Development Plan of Sumy State University for 2020 – 2026».