Training for young student activists was held in Lutsk

Students of the first and second years of higher educational institutions in the city were invited to participate in the educational seminars, that is, those young people who recently joined the student community and who have not yet managed to prove themselves in public work. The initiators of the seminars set themselves the goal of motivating these young people to active work in student self-government, providing them with knowledge about the functions and tasks of the SSG, and telling them about effective mechanisms for defending students' rights. During the classes, the topics "Student self-government bodies: their role, tasks, functions and powers", "Leadership", "Team building", "Principles of relations with the administration of the educational institution", "Working with the media", "Finding resources" and others were raised. The expert on these issues was Serhiy Adamchuk, in the past an active student figure, and today the head of the All-Ukrainian public organization "Youth Union Our Ukraine". According to Mykhailo Shelep, head of the Volyn regional youth public organization "Association of Young Reformers (AMoRe)", "the passivity of today's students and lack of interest in public work is a consequence of ignorance of their rights and opportunities. Therefore, students should be advised on how they can influence the improvement of student life within their educational institution and beyond it. And through such events, a larger number of young people can be involved in active public activity."

Reference information: Educational seminars for students were organized by the Volyn regional youth public organization "Association of Young Reformers (AMoRe)" within the framework of the project "Student Space – Territory of Active Actions", which is being implemented with the support of the Democracy Assistance Fund of the US Embassy in Ukraine. Within the framework of this project, the following have already been held: a series of round-table meetings of the active members of the city's student self-government, educational trainings for SSG leaders and an information seminar for representatives of administrations and teachers of higher educational institutions, and the City Forum of Student Self-Government Bodies "Student Spring-2008". A Coordination Council of student associations of Lutsk was created. Familiarization trips for SSG activists to higher educational institutions of Ternopil, Rivne, Lviv, and Kharkiv were also organized.