{"id":61936,"date":"2025-10-10T16:46:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T13:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/?p=61936"},"modified":"2025-10-10T16:50:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T13:50:12","slug":"educational-lights-lviv-it-cluster-honored-the-best-mentors-and-curators-of-educational-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/educational-lights-lviv-it-cluster-honored-the-best-mentors-and-curators-of-educational-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Educational Lights: Lviv IT Cluster Honored the Best Mentors and Curators of Educational Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As part of IT Arena 2025, Ukraine\u2019s largest tech event, our education team held the traditional Education Community Event. The meeting brought together over 120 participants: heads and lecturers of higher education institutions, curators and mentors of the Lviv IT Cluster bachelor programs, as well as partners from our association\u2019s member companies. During the event, we summarized the results of this year\u2019s work, shared ambitious plans for the future, presented the new ArtRise project, and honored the best mentors and curators of our bachelor’s programs.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This year, 26 new mentors of our educational community earned recognition for shaping the next generation of tech talent. Last year, they took on the role of mentors in our educational programs for the first time, supporting students every step of the way, from the first lecture to the final project presentations. These are specialists from the companies ablefy<\/a>, Brainence<\/a>, Ciklum<\/a>, Genesis<\/a>, Gismart<\/a>, GreenM<\/a>, Intellias<\/a>, Lviv IT Cluster<\/a>, SoftServe<\/a>, Stfalcon<\/a>, Wiseboard<\/a>. Along with mentors, recognition was also extended to the institute directors of partner universities, deans, and newly appointed curators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the second consecutive year, we honored the laureates of our \u201cEducational Lights\u201d award \u2014 specialists who have actively participated in the Lviv IT Cluster educational initiatives for many years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThese professionals helped us build educational projects from the very beginning or relaunch processes and programs from scratch. We call them educational lights \u2014 like the first rays that disperse darkness in Lesya Ukrainka\u2019s po<\/em>em \u2018Predawn Lights\u2019. They illuminate the path for students, support the university and tech communities, and inspire new projects. Their tireless work, ideas, and energy ignite those around them, creating a light that guides the next generation of specialists,\u201d<\/em> explained Julia Tsymbala<\/strong>, Education Lead at Lviv IT Cluster.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The laureates received linocut prints created by Lviv illustrator Tetiana Zahachevska, thus supporting the charity fund of the Lviv National Academy of Arts. The 2025 awards highlighted achievements in these categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n