Conference on the Integration of Ukrainian Displaced People in the Baltics

After introductions and an overview of the situation, there will be two dedicated discussions on general and tertiary education of displaced Ukrainians, followed by a closing session. The event will conclude with dinner.

12:00-12:30
Welcoming coffee and snacks

12:30-12:45
Welcome words by Kata Fredheim (SSE Riga) and Dace Meilija (UNHCR)

12:45-13:00
Keynote: Setting the scene for the Ukraine situation in 2025: Socio-Economic Insights Survey (SEIS) results from the Baltic Countries. Anastasia Ilieva, Associate Information Management Officer, UNHCR Representation for the Nordic and Baltic Countries

13:00-14:00
Panel on general education. The panel will explore good practices and the challenges Ukrainian displaced children face in general education systems and what can be done to improve pathways for integration, including support to school communities, communication to parents, capacitation of education practitioners with relevant tools.

• Kristīne Niedre-Lathere, Deputy State Secretary for General Education and State Language Policy, Ministry of Education and Science, Latvia
• Sigridur Vilhjalmsdottir, Head of Section, OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University, National Centre for Multicultural Education – NAFO
• Agnė Klimčiauskaitė, CEO and Founder at GRAVITAS SCHOLA, Lithuania
• Viktorija Pritulaka, Founder and Director of the Center of Ukrainian Studies in Latvia
• Q/A session, moderated by Kata Fredheim, SSE Riga

14:00-14:30
Coffee and networking

14:30-15:30
Panel on tertiary education. How displaced Ukrainians are accessing tertiary education and what challenges and opportunities do they encounter in institutions of tertiary education?

• Dr. Kata Fredheim, Executive Vice President - Partnerships and Strategy; Associate Professor, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga
• Sintija Šmite-Tilika, Head of Study Latvia
• Oleksii Turin, Ukrainian higher education student
• Q/A session, moderated by Darta Pelse, Providus

15:30-16:00
Final plenary discussion and closing

For joining online and offline please register here