FSU Ukraine Task Force

The photo exhibition Ukraine: War and Resistance is a traveling project by Fulbright Ukraine & Institute of International Education (IIE) Kyiv Office, in partnership with various co-organizers in the U.S. and Europe. The authors of the photographs are almost all Fulbright Alumni who are either from Ukraine, or American Fulbrighters to Ukraine who have lived and worked for several years or more within the country.

Oleksandra Matviichuk, one of the most prominent human rights defenders in Ukraine and head of the Center for Civil Liberties (CCL), will be presenting at Florida State University. CCL is the first Ukrainian organization to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, which it won in 2022. 

With both Ukraine and Florida experiencing catastrophic damage to cities from war and hurricanes, respectively, students at Florida State University joined forces with peers in Ukraine to develop real-life solutions for reconstruction efforts last month.

Dr. Vilma Fuentes, Program Director for Florida State University's Ukraine Task Force (UTF), spent almost two weeks in Ukraine in late October and early November meeting with members of President Zelenskyy's Office and other Ukrainian political and educational leaders.

Dr. Anna Romanova, a researcher at the Learning Systems Institute and a member of Florida State’s Ukraine Task Force, visited the Dedman College of Hospitality to present on the power of tourism for growth and recovery.

Florida State University's Ukraine Task Force (UTF) recently hosted six visitors from Nizhyn, Ukraine, affiliated with the Nizhyn Lyceum (magnet high school), a historic institution founded in the 19th century. Among the visitors were three high school students and three teachers/administrators. The students are all members of the Lyceum's Robotics Club.

Hack Disaster - The International Hackathon to Rebuild Cities is the first-ever online hackathon that partners Ukrainian Students with US Students to help solve the world’s most urgent and critical challenges.

Our teams at LSI, FCR-STEM, and CPALMS were busy #InnovatingLearning this summer‼️ Take two minutes and check out everything we were up to.

Selected as one of the few BridgeUSA fellows, Dr. Andrii Balendr spent July immersed in the academic life and diverse community at Florida State University. During this time, he gained valuable insights and best practices to inform his development of English curricula tailored to various categories of personnel.

Photo slideshow from a 2024 Ukrainian Independence Day celebration in Tallahassee, Florida.