On December 22, the dean of kmbs Oleksandr Savruk, Yulia Tychkivska (The Aspen Institute Kyiv), Yulia Melnyk (European Business Association), and Yaryna Boychuk (LvBS) discussed new approaches in business education at the Synergy conference. IT Business & IT Education. The conversation was moderated by Oksana Sitnikova (EPAM).

The participants agreed that despite the efforts of various stakeholders, the Ukrainian education system still exists in an old paradigm. Instead of making piecemeal improvements, a fundamentally new system with different rules of the game needs to be built.

Discussing trends in business education, Oleksandr Savruk drew an analogy with a photographer's zoom — the change in focus is now evident. The transition to a different business learning model has already occurred, and this awareness must be institutionalized. Similarly, there has been a shift in understanding what a learning environment is — people from different continents can now interact in a virtual classroom. Oleksandr's advice in today's conditions is to invest in retraining teachers and the infrastructure of educational institutions.

Yulia Melnyk emphasized that it has become easier to adopt the knowledge and experience of specialists from Europe, America, and Asia. She also noted that on one hand, we see the digitalization of education, and on the other, people are beginning to value offline interaction even more.

According to Yaryna Boychuk, who joined the discussion online, today at the level of businesses, companies, and individuals, we need to learn like never before and be resilient. But not just "squeeze" under the influence of challenges, but also use new opportunities. It is extremely important to become managers of our own learning — consciously choosing between different education providers and motivating ourselves.

Summarizing the conversation, Yulia Tychkivska noted that in addition to resilience, flexibility, and awareness of being part of a broader world, we need happy people who realize their potential. Yulia addressed all business educators: "Nurture people, because we need happy entrepreneurs to build a happy country."

«The transition to a different business learning model has already occurred, and this awareness must be institutionalized», — Oleksandr Savruk