Ukraine: University Partnership for Pre-Service Training in Government Communications

The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv announces a funding opportunity establish an academic partnership between a U.S. university and a Ukrainian institution to develop an academic program in government communications. The university partnership will develop a degree-granting higher education program for government communications students (i.e. pre-service training for potential public servants in government communications offices). The partnership will also develop in-service training for government officials through a professional extension program. Elements of the university partnership will include a needs assessment, faculty and student exchanges, curriculum development, joint online courses, and opportunities for joint research among American and Ukrainian faculty and students, and evaluation and measurement of the partnership’s impact. The project will increase the number of Ukrainian students who graduate with practical government communications skills, and are prepared for employment in public service positions as communication specialists. See the U.S. Embassy Kyiv website for the complete Notice of Funding Opportunity.