Agricultural holding Continental Farmers Group has put into operation a new warehouse for storing seed potatoes with a capacity of 3,000 tonnes of simultaneous storage in Batiatychi village (Lviv region), the project cost UAH 3.2 million, according to the company’s website.
“We got a yield of seed potatoes higher than the planned indicators – 36.2 tonnes per ha. Over the season, the gross yield of seed varieties exceeded 15,600 tonnes, so we needed additional storage capacity. We plan to further increase the volume of seed potatoes, respectively, there is a need to increase storage capacity,” Continental said, citing Head of Continental Potatoes Cluster Orest Kravchuk.
According to the agricultural holding, growing potatoes is a strategic direction of its activities.
Continental Farmers Group cultivates chips, seed and food varieties of potatoes in Lviv and Ternopil regions. The total area under potatoes amounted to 1,600 hectares in 2020, in the current year – 1,800 hectares, with the total land bank being 195,000 hectares.
In a modern globalized world, the transformation of social and economic relations results in structural changes on the labor market, which requires the update of its regulation mechanism. Economic globalization triggers such qualities of the contemporary youth as creative and analytical thinking, creativity, cognitive flexibility, ability to solve complex tasks, initiative, media and information literacy. Therefore, the economic growth can be gained only by training the young generation adaptive to rapid changes and severe competition on the labor market.
International European University cares about its students, their internship and learning from true professionals, as gained experience will provide them with future career prospects.
All this has inspired the university to set up a media project called IEU Interns shot together with Kyiv TV channel. The project is aimed at highlighting the educational and practical process, continuous professional development of future doctors.
This education institution combines progressive approaches to study, European views and experience of numerous generations. It is founded by a representative of the Habsburg dynasty that has significantly contributed in the development of European and global education.
FRANZ VOLODYMYR VON HABSBURG-LOTHRINGEN, the Grand Duke of Austria and President of International European University, talks about the idea of establishing the university:
“My ancestors were involved in the construction of various types of universities throughout Europe. One of the famous universities built by order of Franz Joseph is Chernivtsi National University. We frequently discussed the foundation of a similar institution in Ukraine. The oldest university and the young one. So, we came up with the idea of establishing a university with a brand-new principle of education and approach to training. I invite our friends from Europe and involve our friends, partners and colleagues in Ukraine. We discuss various ways of cooperation with different European universities to make our institution take a worthy position in the Ukrainian educational system,” FRANZ VOLODYMYR VON HABSBURG-LOTHRINGEN.
One of the university advantages is the Development Council that constantly works on the advancement of the educational process, gives suggestions on the affordability and high quality of education. It is headed by ANATOLII TOLSTOUKHOV, a Ukrainian public official and scientist:
“I would like this University to be associated with two words: modernity and prospects. And to make this modernity correspond to prospects. I would like everyone to realize that arriving in Ukraine is a milestone in the life of students who have already come from more than 90 countries. It should be considered as relations between Ukraine and another country. Just imagine that these people say after returning home, “I’ve been in a wonderful country.” When their children grow, they will tell them, “Learn from your mother and father, and choose International European University in Ukraine,” ANATOLII TOLSTOUKHOV says.
The episode shows the whole cycle of practical training at the best Kyiv-based clinics, allowing students to fully immerse into their profession.
Alla Navolokina, the First vice-rector of IEU, believes that the greatest advantage of the university is students’ preparation for life:
“IEU is a European, Ukrainian and Austrian project. It is here, in Kyiv, where we have initiated studying in the European style, within European traditions and values. We’re also adopting a student-centered approach. We focus on students, on their needs after graduation. Our institution extensively cooperates with employers, involving them in pregraduate and postgraduate education. I think that the greatest advantage of our university is students’ preparation for life,” ALLA NAVOLOKINA stresses.
It’s so great to see the university allowing its students to learn and advance. New equipment, internship at hospitals in Kyiv and other countries, a possibility to talk to foreign students and representatives of other states, which improves the English proficiency. Students are happy to study at this university. It’s a huge step towards the future for them.
SVITLANA DOAN, the Vice-rector for postgraduate education and continuous professional development, reveals new admission rules of the internship program and the rating allocation for all interns:
“We have adopted the rating allocation of interns according to specialties. The rating is based on students’ performance consisting of the overall grade after completion of the Master’s program, as well as the results of KROK exams, integrated licensed exams for medical students. Based on this rating allocation, each student will choose one of the five specialties suggested in his or her application. Besides, future interns should choose a place of undergoing theoretical and practical training, i.e., choose an education institution and a clinical base. Interns can monitor research conducted at the laboratory, examining the whole chain from designing, barcoding of samples, to their placement on the machine board, processing of tests, interpretation, validation and verification of research findings. It’s quite interesting to follow this path from beginning to end,” SVITLANA DOAN.
IEU organizes practical training at the best clinics for students in all specialties, invites leading experts and provides state-of-the-art material and technical facilities. Interns pass a hard but interesting and intense path in order to become true professionals of their craft.
AMARA-NWOSU PRECIOUS CHIMEREMMA, a student of IEU, shares her impressions about studying:
“I’m from Nigeria. I chose this education institution because it provides knowledge at the highest level. IEU can boast excellent communications between students and lecturers, as well as plenty of cutting-edge learning equipment. I recommend this university to everyone, as you’ll be able to not just receive knowledge but also enjoy an amazing period of your life,” AMARA-NWOSU PRECIOUS CHIMEREMMA.
While students develop their skills and grow professionally, their education institution does not rest on its laurels. The young university advances, taking into account the demands and requests of its students who are actively engaged in its development and improvement of the educational process. Oleksii Kulikov, the Vice-rector for educational and scientific work and strategic development of IEU, tells us about a possibility to select disciplines:
“It is a university that meets all current challenges, i.e., material and technical facilities and the academic staff of our university provide high-quality knowledge that will be competitive on the labor market. Besides, our students are able to choose elective disciplines, which allows them to enhance their skills in activity areas where they will work after graduation,” OLEKSII KULIKOV.
Well, International European University ensures incredible student life of future professionals and makes their dreams of becoming highly experienced doctors and exploring their favorite branch of medicine come true. The university’s philosophy includes comprehensive development and fulfilment of the potential and talents of each student.
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Avtostrada, one of the leaders of road and bridge construction in Ukraine, has signed the dual education program agreement with the Kharkiv National Automobile and Road University.
The dual education program is the combination of studying in professional technical educational institutions with work in road construction companies. In Ukraine, there are only a few similar educational programs, which are being implemented, aimed at eliminating the technical professionals’ lack.
Starting from the 2022/2023 academic year, KhNADU students will be able to work on the roads and bridges of Avtostrada during their studies. The company has received more than 100 applications for participation in the program. The harmonization of the study format, curricula, and student assessment criteria is currently being finalized.
Dual education, which was first introduced in Germany in the 1960s, is now widely practiced in a number of European countries. For Ukraine, it is a know-how that is only gaining momentum. Avtostrada is ready to adopt the European approach and promote the project by transferring its best practices to educational institutions in order to bring the educational process to a qualitatively new level. This will help students to get deep knowledge of modern technologies and innovations used in road construction, and gain working experience with the latest technology.
This approach will allow training professionals who need both the company and the market. Students will receive all the necessary skills and will be able to work in the relevant sphere.
“Participation in the dual education program is a continuation of Avtostrada’s systematic approach to employees’ development. We have internal programs for staff development and training, internships, special internships with a guaranteed social package, as well as scholarship initiatives. Avtostrada updates the technical base of specialized educational institutions. Employees of the company share their experience with students at open lectures, meetings, and study tours to the company’s production facilities. Our goal is to popularize the profession of a road worker in order to help train a new generation of professionals and eliminate the “staff shortage” in the industry”, said Kateryna Vasyuta, HR Director of Avtostrada.
According to the rector of KhNADU Viktor Bogomolov, the implementation of the dual education program will bring the training of future road workers to a qualitatively new level and increase the institutional capacity of the university. “We have a strong educational base and strive to give our students the most up-to-date knowledge. Launching a dual form of training in cooperation with Avtostrada, one of the most innovative companies on the market, is an opportunity for our students to gain the full range of practical skills they need. Participants in the program will have exactly the experience that will allow them to succeed in the profession. About 50% of the internship will be the process of learning on-site. This internship will bridge the gap between the theory in lectures and the modern realities of the profession”, said Victor Bogomolov.
Avtostrada has been cooperating with Kharkiv National Automobile and Road University for a long time. The company employs almost 50 graduates of KhNADU, 35 of whom hold senior positions. Half of those who completed the training course was transferred to the positions of engineering and technical workers. Also, Avtostrada employees are undergoing advanced training at KhNADU, and employees of the university are involved in providing scientific and technical support for road construction projects of Avtostrada.
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Avtostrada Group of Companies is one of the leaders in the road construction sector, a powerful modern Ukrainian company that has its own production chains and is part of MS|Capital holding. The company carries out major repairs and construction of roads and bridges. It owns more than 2.5 thousand units of specialized equipment and has a team of 5.5 professionals.
Virtual reality: to what extent does technology affect the success of a grower?
Date December 2, 2021 (Thursday)
Time 14:00
Link
Technology has changed dramatically over the last twenty years. Thanks to its rapid development, we explore, interact, buy and live differently. Agriculture is no exception. Growers can no longer work without satellites, drones and artificial intelligence. Technologies that help to collect data are becoming very important. However, perception of modern agriculture can be quite different – from a small farmer in a cab of old tractor to highly mechanized operations full of tractors and thousands of hectares. Sometimes it may seem that only high-tech farms use digital technology. But this is not quite true. Similar to how everyone on the planet uses smartphones, growers protect their crops with digital technology. But can digitalization really transform agriculture? Can a farmer grow more using less?
This is what we will discuss on December 2 during the panel discussion “Transformation of Agriculture through Digital Technology”:
These and other important topics our participants will be discussing during the panel discussion:
Moderator: Oleg Nivievskyi, Assistant Professor/Center for Food and Land Use Research at Kyiv School of Economics
Partner: Bayer.
Ferrexpo entered the top 4 family-friendly companies in Ukraine and topped the rating in Mining and Metallurgical Industry. On November 23, 2021, the official presentation of the research results and the announcement of the winners took place. The survey was conducted by the Center for the Development of Corporate Social Responsibility at the request of the United Nations Population Fund in Ukraine. 50 companies from 16 economy sectors took part in the survey.
Ferrexpo Group Business Units (Poltava Mining, Yeristovo Mining, Belanovo Mining) implement a policy aimed at supporting male and female workers with their families. The company uses best practices to create favorable conditions for meeting the needs of people in the company.
For a balance between work and personal life, at the level of corporate culture, mutual respect for a person’s personal time is maintained, so it is not customary to bother a colleague after the end of the working day, on weekends or during holidays, with the exception of emergency production situations. For the third year in a row, the Employee Well-Being Program has been in operation, training webinars on physical and mental health, financial literacy have been held. There is a hotline of psychological support on an ongoing basis, to which every male or female employee can apply.
To preserve and improve the physical health of the staff, Ferrexpo operates an expanded medical life and health insurance program, conducts medical examinations at its own medical and sanitary base with the latest equipment, provides free access to the swimming pool, preferential vouchers for health improvement and classes in a sports complex.
Ferrexpo is a leader in Ukraine in the implementation of the gender equality and inclusion principles. The women of the company are provided with comprehensive support for maximum self-realization both at home and at work. More than 160 women are trained at the Fe_Munity Women’s Leadership School, where they receive support and motivation. For women on maternity leave, remote or flexible working hours are possible. The Paternity leave program has been implemented is if a married couple works at the Business Unit, and the man’s salary are higher, with participation in the program, the wife will receive compensation in salary while the man is on paternity leave, so that the family budget does not suffer.
Ferrexpo has a number of benefits in accordance with the terms of the collective agreement, in addition to what is assigned by law. For example, a material payment in connection with marriage, to the parents of a first-grader, New Year’s gifts and preferential health-improving vouchers for children, financial assistance to employees who find themselves in difficult life circumstances.
Anna Adom, HR Director of Ferrexpo Poltava Mining
“A family-friendly attitude on the part of the employer has a positive effect on labor productivity. We understand that comfortable working conditions for employees with family responsibilities contribute to increased loyalty to the employer. And the well-being of our employees, generally, has a positive effect on the efficiency of our company.”
About Ferrexpo:
Ferrexpo is a Swiss headquartered iron ore company with assets in Ukraine. It has been.mining, processing and selling high quality iron ore pellets to the global steel industry for over 40 years. In 2020, the Group produced 11.2 million tonnes of iron ore pellets, a 7% increase on the prior year. The Company is ranked as the world’s 3rd largest exporter of pellets to the global steel industry with a market share of approximately 9%. Ferrexpo has a diversified customer base supplying steel mills in Austria, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Turkey, Vietnam and America. Ferrexpo has a premium listing on the main market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker FXPO. For further information, please visit www.ferrexpo.com.
The Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards 2021 summed up last year’s results and chose the winners among 900 corporate and documentary films submitted to the festival.
One of the winners was the film “Anna”, directed by Maxim Chuzha. The short film tells the story of the sports career of a multiple-time champion of Ukraine, Europe, and the 2018 World Boxing Championship vice-champion, Anna Okhota, supported by Ferrexpo as part of its corporate social responsibility program in support of sports and local communities.
The five-minute video won the sports films category, winning the festival’s commemorative silver dolphin award. About 50 films from the post-soviet countries apply for this award every year, but over the past 12 years, only four films of Ukrainian production have been selected at this festival in Cannes. It is noteworthy that this year the jury did not determine a clear winner in this category and have not awarded a single golden dolphin. Instead, the victory was shared between the Ukrainian film “Anna” and the French “Roland Garros – Building the legend”.
Anna is an athlete from the small town of Horishni Plavni, Poltava region, who shares her story of victories and failures, training secrets, diet, talks about how she feels in and out of the ring, as well as her dream. This city became famous for its athletes after the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games when everyone found out about Liudmyla Luzan, who won silver and bronze medals for the Ukrainian rowing team. “Our city can boast of champions of Ukraine, Europe, and the world, as well as Olympic champions thanks to the support of Ferrexpo,” Anna Okhota’s coach, Oleksandr Serednitskiy, said.
According to the athlete, her strongest rival is herself. “By defeating myself, I can defeat everyone else,” Anna added.
“Supporting the development of sports is an important part of Ferrexpo’s corporate social responsibility programs. We fund hundreds of athletes in the region where the company operates, allowing them to train in the best possible conditions. And we are happy when, thanks to our support, many of them become prize-winners and champions of the most prestigious Ukrainian, European and world competitions,” Yuriy Khimich, head of CSR Department at Ferrexpo, said.
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Since 2010, the Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards Festival has set world standards for corporate films. The festival jury, consisting of Oscar and Emmy winners and corporate communications specialists, is a guarantee of the winners’ quality. Winners from all five continents and Grand Prix winners from Australia, Brazil, France, the Netherlands, and Switzerland make the festival genuinely international.
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Anna Okhota is a multiple-time champion of Ukraine, Europe, and the 2018 World Boxing Championship vice-champion.
Ferrexpo is a Swiss iron ore company with assets in Ukraine. The company’s main activity is producing and exporting high-quality iron ore pellets used in steel production. Ferrexpo is the largest manufacturer and exporter of pellets among the countries of the former USSR. Current production assets are Poltava and Yeristovo Mining. Ferrexpo PLC owns 100% of the shares of Ferrexpo AG, which, in turn, owns 100% of the shares of Poltava Mining and 100% of the shares of Yeristovo Mining. In 2020, the company produced 11.2 million tons of iron ore pellets. The primary consumers of products are steel companies from Austria, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Turkey, Vietnam, and the United States. Ferrexpo shares are listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker FXPO. For more information, visit www.ferrexpo.com
