
Renáta Tichá and Brian Abery, co-directors of ICI’s Global Resource Center (GRC) on Inclusive Education, are collaborating with young professionals in Ukraine to strengthen inclusive education at the university and public school levels in six of that country’s regions through lectures, a train-the-trainer model, and mentoring. These activities, conducted by the GRC co-directors and six community consultants from Minnesota, are designed to positively affect pre-service trainees and practicing teachers, policymakers, students with and without disabilities, and families across Ukraine. The project, Developing Leadership Capacity in Inclusive Education: A U.S.–Ukrainian Partnership, focuses on universities and schools outside the Kiev region where resources tend to be significantly fewer than in the capital region.