A special event took place at the the Center of Culture and Art NAUKMA — a public discussion and networking session for participants in the ACREC short-term programmes, implemented with the support of the European Endowment for Democracy (EED).
The evening was particularly special for the participants, who, having completed their online training, finally met in person, got to know one another, exchanged experiences and professional contacts, and discussed opportunities for future collaboration.
The event also featured a career fair attended by leading anti-corruption organisations: the CHESNO Movement, Transparency International Ukraine,the Independent Anti-Corruption Commission (NAKO) and Anti-Corruption Action Center (AntAC). Representatives from these organisations spoke about professional development opportunities, current vacancies, internships and career prospects for programme graduates.
A key part of the event was the panel discussion entitled “The Resilience of Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption System During the War”, moderated by Margarita Chabanna, Head of the Department of Political Science at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and Coordinator of ACREC’s short-term programmes.
During the discussion, leading experts and ACREC programme lecturers discussed the current challenges facing Ukraine’s anti-corruption system in the context of a full-scale war:
- Tetiana Khutor, head of the “Institute of Legislative Ideas” and lecturer on the courses “Asset Recovery” and “Legal Foundations and Institutional Mechanisms for Preventing Corruption”, spoke on the topic “Crime doesn’t pay, or how to make corruption unprofitable”, and answered a question that concerns many: is it possible to make corruption truly unprofitable?
- Andrii Legin, a detective of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and lecturer on the course “Investigation of Corruption Offences”, spoke about the independence of anti-corruption institutions as a key test during wartime.
- Mykola Kharvoniuk, Doctor of Law, professor at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and lecturer on the course “Legal Foundations and Institutional Mechanisms for Preventing Corruption”, presented the systemic nature of corruption in Ukraine and the tools that actually work.
- Hanna Gorbenko, an expert in compliance, risk management, financial monitoring and ESG, chair of the NGO “Ukrainian Compliance Association” and lecturer on the course “Information Search in Databases (OSINT)”, spoke about compliance as a tool for preventing corruption risks.
We would like to thank all participants, partners and lecturers for the insightful discussions, their openness to sharing experiences, and their collaboration in strengthening anti-corruption efforts in Ukraine.
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Photo: Yuriy Velychko
This event was organised with the support of the European Endowment for Democracy (EED). Its content does not necessarily reflect the official position of the EED. The information and views expressed during the event are the sole responsibility of the author(s).