On 28.02.24, the second online working meeting of the WG3 working group of the work project took place. The purpose of the meeting was to prepare for joint online teamwork using online resources.

The meeting was joined by teachers and students of the partner universities – National Transport University, National Forestry University of Ukraine, Zhytomyr Polytechnic, Odesa State Environmental University, Adm. Makarov National University of Shipbuilding, Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University, and Mykhailo Drahomanov Ukrainian State University.

Experts from the Holosiivskyi National Nature Park, the Chornobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve, the Desniansko-Starohutskyi National Nature Park, the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve, the Synihora National Nature Park, the Buzky Gard National Nature Park, and the Desianskyi and Roztochia Nature Reserves worked together with university students and teachers.

 A total of 49 participants were present. Some NTU students worked in the classroom.

Participants mark their location on the map of Ukraine

During the meeting, a practical lesson was held to familiarise the participants with the specifics of working with the Miro digital platform. This whiteboard provides an opportunity for teamwork to create innovations and jointly solve problems in a virtual space. The participants got acquainted with the possibilities of using the software tool. They experimented with it, exploring the possibilities of using the resource in their work and education.  The teams explored the various functions and tools of this platform. They were especially interested in working with cards, text, drawing, inserting images and much more. Successful completion of the tasks allowed the participants to gain more confidence in using this tool for further work.

Such a partnership has the potential to become a source of new ideas and solutions aimed at supporting environmental sustainability and conservation of natural resources.

 The meeting revealed the participants’ desire to work with online resources and use them for remote work.

The cooperation of various partners allows us to form a communication network of transformational learning to develop and implement joint innovative projects to ensure the sustainability of both protected areas and Ukrainian universities.  The joint efforts of universities and conservation organisations create a platform for knowledge exchange, research and innovation in the field of ecology and sustainable development.

Online introduction of the participants

Fragments of joint work

NTU students work offline