OSCE Experts Visited NUCDU within Project “Strengthening Ukraine's Emergency Response to Hazardous Chemicals”

On August 8, as part of the implementation of the project "Strengthening of Ukraine's Emergency Response Capabilities related to Hazardous Chemicals", the OSCE Project Coordinator staff arrived to the National University of Civil Defence of Ukraine. The delegation, consisting of national project specialist Anna Predvichna, project assistant Anna Boechko, expert Maxim Dovganovsky, and Deputy Head of Department - Head of Department of Radiation, Chemical Protection and Evacuation Organization of the Public and Territory Protection agency of Department of Civil Protection Organization Gennady Dolbikov, met with the first Vice-Rector of NUCDU Volodymyr Covregin, Vice-Rector for Educational & methodical work Oleg Nazarov and staff of the Department of special chemistry and chemical technology. According to experts, one of the objectives of the project "Strengthening Ukraine's Emergency Response to Hazardous Chemical Substances" is to strengthen the State Emergency Service' capacity to train rescuers responsible for responding to chemical emergencies by reviewing existing chemical safety topics. Curricula for the subjects of radiation, chemical, biological and nuclear protection taught in the educational establishments of SES.

The guests got acquainted with the NUCDU educational material base and discussed the main stages of the project implementation. The perspective plans include conducting training courses at the university.