The Ivan Boberskyi Lviv State University of Physical Culture, together with WSG Bydgoszcz University (Republic of Poland) and a consortium of partners, has been selected as a winner of the international RITA «Changes in the Region» grant competition – «Polish-Ukrainian Regional Adaptive Centres – VOL. 3.». The project aims to develop a network of academic centres that will provide support in the fields of mental health, physical activity, and social integration for people from high-risk groups.
The project is co-financed by the Polish-American Freedom Foundation under the «RITA – Changes in the Region» programme (RITA2 – Partnerstwo do potęgi 2025), implemented by the Education for Democracy Foundation (Fundacja Edukacja dla Demokracji).
The consortium of partners also includes:
- Zaporizhzhia National University
- West Ukrainian National University (Ternopil)
- Academician Stepan Demianchuk International University of Economics and Humanities (Rivne)
- National University of Physical Education and Sport of Ukraine (Kyiv)
- Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture and Sport
Since 2015, our University has been actively cooperating with the AZS WSG Association (Stowarzyszenie AZS WSG). Over the years, a number of joint initiatives have been successfully implemented, including RITA Programme projects such as:
- «Self-diagnosis of Breast Cancer among Young Ukrainian Women» (Samo–diagnoza raku piersi u młodych Ukrainek),
- «Ukrainian Occupational Therapy Centre through Adaptive Games» (Ukraińskie centrum terapii zajęciowej poprzez gry adaptacyjne),
- «Ukrainian Centre of Adaptive Sport and Occupational Therapy for Persons with Disabilities – vol. 2.0» (Ukraińskie centrum terapii zajęciowej poprzez sport osób niepełnosprawnych vol. 2.0).
An important outcome of this previous cooperation was the establishment of the Polish-Ukrainian Adaptive Centre at the Ivan Boberskyi LSUPC, which serves as a platform for implementing innovative approaches to social integration through adaptive games.
For our University, this project is highly significant both institutionally and for the wider region and Ukraine as a whole. It offers effective and practical methods for addressing current challenges related to the mental and physical well-being of citizens.
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