Lecture by the associate professor of the Department of Public Administration and Business Management Herasymenko Olena. within the framework of the fourth module of the educational program on capacity building of Ukrainian municipalities “Rethinking Cities in Ukraine 2.0”

On February 11, 2026, a lecture on “Public and Private Partnership: Legislative Changes and Implementation Examples” was held by Olena Herasymenko (an associate professor of the Department of Public Administration and Business Management). The audience consisted of members of selected teams of program participants. After the lecture there was an active discussion of the features of public and private partnership in Ukraine. Communities representatives shared their own experience of successes and failures in the process of establishing a partnership.It should be noted that the practically-oriented training program on capacity building of Ukrainian municipalities “Rethinking Cities in Ukraine 2.0”

It should be noted that the practically-oriented training program on capacity building of Ukrainian municipalities “Rethinking Cities in Ukraine 2.0” aims to support local-level officials and community leaders in Ukraine in a deeper understanding of the challenges of current and post-war strategic spatial development and to provide methodologies and tools to solve these tasks (https://ro3kvit.com/ua/projects/rethinking-cities-in-ukraine-2).

The program is aimed at strengthening the capacity of Ukrainian municipalities to lead integrated, resilient, and economically sound territorial recovery amidst the conditions of war. “Rethinking Cities in Ukraine 2.0” builds upon the success of the program’s first iteration, focusing on the necessity of implementing integrated spatial strategies for communities through pilot projects and partnership programs.

The program is organized by Stockholm Business School, Stockholm University, and Ro3kvit Urban Coalition, academic partner Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, with financial support from the Swedish Institute – Public sector innovation program.