Project team Erasmus+ KA2 BURN – “Strengthening the psychological resilience and well-being of the university community in the (post)war Ukrainian state” successfully completed the next stage of the 2026 spring events.

During the second semester, five two-day weekend trainings for institute employees. The classes were held in various formats: online meetings on March 14–15 and 20–21, April 3–4, May 8–9, as well as offline training on April 18–19 at the Center for Psychological Resilience of the Institute of Institutes of the Interior, which took place despite the difficult conditions of air raids in the Dnipro. The total number of participants was 113 people.

The program was aimed at mastering the principles of a trauma-informed approach, which allows for the integration of psychological support into the educational process, combining academic tasks with caring for students.

The trainings were conducted by teachers of the Department of Psychology of the Institute of International Relations - Associate Professors Natalia Kosheleva, Diana Drozdova, Tetyana Borozentseva, as well as Kateryna Zhurbylyuk, a psychologist at the Center for Psychological Resilience.

The success of the program was ensured by the careful preparation of methodological materials created by a joint group of developers from five Ukrainian universities (Ternopil, Kryvyi Rih, Melitopol, Kherson and the State Institute of International Relations of the State Higher Educational Institution "DDPU"). The 16-hour training program underwent preliminary verification and correction by European partners - the University of Tartu, the University of Latvia, the International Psychoanalytic University of Berlin, as well as external review by Ukrainian and European colleagues.

Participant feedback:

• "Specific algorithms for psychological assistance and explanations of the principles of trauma-sensitive teaching are especially valuable."
• "The training was incredibly useful! Now I feel like I can really help both students and myself."
• "I have a great impression of the project's work. I find it effective, useful, and timely."
• "BURN project events are distinguished by a high level of organization, relevance of topics, and promote professional exchange. They should be further developed by expanding the range of participants and interaction formats."