Steering Committee Meeting (December 18, 2024)

Steering Committee Meeting — Brief
December 18, 2024
The BURN consortium held its final 2024 Steering Committee meeting to review progress across all Work Packages and prepare for the next phase of implementation.
Management and Reporting
Partners discussed revised timesheet and financial reporting templates, ongoing dissemination requirements, and equipment procurement for university psychological centers. A major shipment is expected by December 24, with remaining items to follow in early 2025.
Curriculum Development
After the September study visit to Latvia, teams continued developing BA, MA, and PhD-level syllabi with EU mentor support. The BA syllabus and teaching materials have been finalized; MA and PhD teams are progressing toward external expertise and university approvals.
Psychological Centers and Staff Training
All roundtable recordings are now available, and Ukrainian partners will prepare memos to inform statute development. A training course on motivational interviewing will run in April–May 2025. A study visit for practical psychologists to Estonia will take place on March 10–14, focusing on trauma work and art therapy.
Capacity Building and Winter School
The study visit to Berlin was successfully completed. The online Winter School will be held on January 13–23, 2025, covering EMDR, psychodynamic crisis intervention, and staff care. All materials will be archived on IPU Moodle.
Dissemination and Communication
The consortium continues strengthening website visibility and social media outreach. A new Facebook page has been created following a cyberattack. MSPU and KSPU will co-host a conference in 2025 for BURN partners to present project results.
Quality Assurance
Evaluation results from study visits to Latvia and Germany showed high relevance and strong impact on course development and trauma-informed practices. Full reports are available on OneDrive.

BURN consortium moves into 2025 with strong coordination, shared progress, and continued commitment to enhancing psychological resilience and wellbeing in Ukrainian higher education.