Joined Together to Build European Project Management Skills: a workshop under the KALYNA Project was held
On February 18, 2026, a workshop aimed at building practical skills to prepare for managing EU projects was held. The event was organised and held by the Île-de-France Region with the informational support and participation of representatives of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU, as part of the KALYNA Project.
Thus, the Head of HEOinUA Igor Taranov presented Horizon Europe Framework Programme, which is the EU flagship programme for research and innovation. The Head of the Office informed about all framework programmes for research and innovation as components of multi-year financial support of the EU, starting from FP1, which lasted during 1984-1987, and up to the upcoming FP10, planned in 2028-2034. He also talked about the current FP9 Horizon Europe, in particular its budget, structure, key strategic orientations, emphasising the support of Ukraine.
Igor Taranov focused in detail on each cluster, component, missions and partnerships within the Programme, presenting their opportunities for Ukrainian participants. He provided statistical data on Ukraine’s participation in Horizon Europe compared to the general picture of the Programme’s participants. Separately, the speaker informed about the activities of the Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, the results of its work since its launch on the basis of the NRFU and presented its employees by their areas of responsibility in the Office.
Moreover, participants were provided with thorough information about the Erasmus+ Programme, which was presented by Svitlana Shytikova, Head of the Erasmus+ Office in Ukraine. The purpose of the programme – is to support the educational, professional and personal development of EU citizens and beyond, in the field of education, youth and sports, to contribute to sustainable growth, quality of jobs and social cohesion, to the development of innovation and strengthening of European identity and active citizenship.
In addition, during the event, the participants communicated with the developers of the Department of Development and European Strategy of the Île-de-France Region and the Institut Paris Région, and also met with Axelle Nos, responsible for the French Development Agency (AFD) in Ukraine, whose activities are aimed at supporting reforms in the fields of justice, public administration and development of the private sector.
After the speeches and at the end of the event during Networking, the participants had the opportunity to ask their questions directly to the speakers, for example, regarding the specific support of the AFD Group, which provides assistance in the restoration and development of communities throughout the country, aspects of the Horizon Europe Programme and others.
🖇️In partnership with AFPA, Institut Paris Region and the Kyiv School of Public Administration (KSPA), the Île-de-France Region, together with the Kyiv and Chernihiv Regional Military Administrations, launched the project: “KALYNA: Joined Together to Build European Project Management Skills”. The aim of the project is to support the Chernihiv and Kyiv regions in mastering European Union financing mechanisms by creating a French-Ukrainian training programme. The three-year-long project has received support from the French Development Agency (AFD) under the Local Authority Financing Facility. Within the framework of this project, the Region is working closely with Expertise France.
