EXCEPT brings together researchers, policy makers, stakeholders and youth at the round table in Ukraine

EXCEPT team from the Kyiv Economics Institute, together with the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine organised a round table titled How to mitigate the consequences of youth unemployment?

The meeting was attended by the Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports for Ukraine, Oleksandr Yarema, and Deputy Head of Youth Policy Department, Olesia Kravchenko, representatives of the State Employment Service of Ukraine, the International Labour Organization office in Ukraine, and various non-governmental organizations working with youth in different regions of Ukraine.

At the round table, EXCEPT researchers presented the main findings of the EXCEPT project. First, Hanna Vakhitova introduced the project to the audience, Anna Kvit presented qualitative results, while Olena Nizalova from University of Kent introduced key findings of the EXCEPT project and policy recommendations. After the presentation participants discussed EXCEPT findings, youth hardships on the labour market in Ukraine and how youth situation can be improved.