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Swiss Network with Ukraine, Ivankiv (2026)

11/08/2026

Tereblya Clean River and Waste Management/“Learning Together” SNU 2026 Conference

The Tereblya valley in the Carpathian Mountains is one of six river valleys flowing into the Tisza, the Danube’s longest tributary. In this valley, the NGO Chysto.de, represented by Lena Zhuk, organised a clean-up campaign with 500 volunteers. This initiative is now being developed into a pilot project for waste management in collaboration with Chysto.de, the municipalities along the Tereblya River, the Swiss waste and water processing company Limeco, Penzel Valier Architects and SNU.
Chysto.De, Penzel Valier Architects and the Swiss Network with Ukraine signed an MoU to formalise their joint initiative.

If successful, the pilot project will be transferred to the other five valleys. The strategies were discussed by Lena and Serafim Zhuk of Chysto.de, Leonore Daum of Penzel Valier Architects and Kees Christiaanse of SNU.

On Wednesday, 10 June 2026, the Swiss Network with Ukraine (SNU) held its annual conference, “Learning Together”, hosted by ETH Zurich. Researchers, policymakers, and professionals from Ukraine, Switzerland and beyond gathered to discuss Swiss-Ukrainian projects already making an impact on the ground and exchange insights on ongoing transnational efforts to rebuild Ukraine.The Conference attracted more than 200 participants.

Photos: Paul Nowok

Olena Zhuk, Penzel Valier, Limeco Regiowerk, ETH Zürich, SECO, Chysto.de

06/08/2026

Mutual Learning//“Learning Together” SNU 2026 Conference

This session explored international collaboration in Ukraine’s reconstruction. It asked whether curiosity and courage can serve as tools for responsible impact, addressing questions that are often avoided but critically important. The discussion focused on the imbalance of resources and on how problems and solutions are defined.

Moderated by Sofia Pinedo-Padoch of the Max Planck Institute, the panel brought together Anastasiya Ponomaryova of CO-HATY and SNU, Prof Hubert Klumpner and Melika Konjicanin of ETH Zurich. Together, they questioned how international frameworks and narratives shape local realities, and how these can be combined with local knowledge. Ultimately, the conversation asked how collaboration can shift from producing short-term, reportable success toward building long-term, context-sensitive impact that remains meaningful beyond the life cycle of individual projects.

On Wednesday, 10 June 2026, the Swiss Network with Ukraine (SNU) held its annual conference, “Learning Together”, hosted by ETH Zurich. Researchers, policymakers, and professionals from Ukraine, Switzerland and beyond gathered to discuss Swiss-Ukrainian projects already making an impact on the ground and exchange insights on ongoing transnational efforts to rebuild Ukraine.The Conference attracted more than 200 participants.

Photos: Paul Nowok, Santiago Barco

Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Department of Architecture (D-ARCH) ETH Zurich, ETH Zürich, SECO

04/08/2026

Circular (Re)Construction in Ukraine//“Learning Together” SNU 2026 Conference

Humanitarian reconstruction work in Ukraine faces enormous challenges: destroyed buildings, disrupted supply chains and urgent needs among the population. At the same time, reconstruction creates an opportunity to explore innovative, sustainable and circular solutions.

In the session “Circular (Re)Construction in Ukraine”, moderated by Adam Przywara of SNU, panellists Anna Buser of NOMOL, Anna Dobrova of RE-WIN and CO-HATY, Sasha Lebid of EMI Architects and Daniel Wyss of SKAT reflected on their practical experience in refurbishing buildings in Ukraine. The discussion focused on Swiss-Ukrainian exchange and the joint development of knowledge, in line with the conference motto “Learning Together”.

On Wednesday, 10 June 2026, the Swiss Network with Ukraine (SNU) held its annual conference, “Learning Together”, hosted by ETH Zurich. Researchers, policymakers, and professionals from Ukraine, Switzerland and beyond gathered to discuss Swiss-Ukrainian projects already making an impact on the ground and exchange insights on ongoing transnational efforts to rebuild Ukraine.The Conference attracted more than 200 participants.

Photos: Paul Nowok, Santiago Barco

RE-WIN, nomol ag, CO-HATY, Skat Consulting Ltd., ETH Zürich, SECO

30/07/2026

Technology as One of the Factors in Ukraine’s Resilience//“Learning Together” SNU 2026 Conference

Moderated by Martin Riedi of CapVal, this session with Prof Maksym Yarema of ETH Zurich, Oleksandr Radchenko of awexon.ai and Hnat Lesiv of EPFL explored what Switzerland can learn from Ukraine’s resilience under conditions of war and disruption.

The discussion connected technology with broader questions of economic, social and institutional adaptability. Speakers addressed Ukraine’s resilient economy, digital infrastructure, public services, education, social safety nets and financial resilience. Examples included underground classrooms, education initiatives in Kyiv, digital tools for displaced people and refugees, cloud-based government data, Diia, Starlink and digital identity.

The session showed that Ukraine’s resilience is not only about maintaining systems under pressure, but also about adapting them quickly. It opened a broader reflection on mutual learning between Ukraine and Switzerland, particularly in education, democracy, civil and structural engineering, psychological resilience and long-term institutional preparedness.

On Wednesday, 10 June 2026, the Swiss Network with Ukraine (SNU) held its annual conference, “Learning Together”, hosted by ETH Zurich. Researchers, policymakers, and professionals from Ukraine, Switzerland and beyond gathered to discuss Swiss-Ukrainian projects already making an impact on the ground and exchange insights on ongoing transnational efforts to rebuild Ukraine.The Conference attracted more than 200 participants.

Photos: Santiago Barco

awexon, ETH Zürich, EPFL, SECO

28/07/2026

Damage Assessment and Mapping//“Learning Together” SNU 2026 Conference

The vast number of damaged buildings in Ukraine requires systematic assessment in order to support compensation and reconstruction. How can experts assess damage and the structural integrity of buildings at such a scale of destruction, and how can digital tools make this process more efficient and accurate?

Moderated by Jonathan Banz of the Swiss Network with Ukraine, the panel brought together Anand Gajaria of HafenCity University Hamburg, Jens Ingensand of the Haute École d’Ingénierie et de Gestion du Canton de Vaud, Sofiya Shutiak of Lviv City Institute and Maryna Tatarynova, Head of the Urban Planning Department of Nikopol. Together, they discussed possible pathways for more efficient and reliable damage assessment.

On Wednesday, 10 June 2026, the Swiss Network with Ukraine (SNU) held its annual conference, “Learning Together”, hosted by ETH Zurich. Researchers, policymakers, and professionals from Ukraine, Switzerland and beyond gathered to discuss Swiss-Ukrainian projects already making an impact on the ground and exchange insights on ongoing transnational efforts to rebuild Ukraine.The Conference attracted more than 200 participants.

Photos: Paul Nowok, Santiago Barco, Jonathan Banz

HEIG-VD (Haute Ecole d'Ingénierie et de Gestion du Canton de Vaud) , HafenCity Universität Hamburg (HCU), UNITAC Hamburg, GIZ Ukraine, ETH Zürich, SECO

23/07/2026

Resilient Agri-Food Systems: Learning Across Crisis Contexts//“Learning Together” SNU 2026 Conference

Agri-food systems worldwide face escalating pressures from global conflicts, political shifts, unpredictable weather and supply-chain disruptions. This panel explored how these vital systems can remain robust, adapt and transform under such turbulent conditions.

Moderated by Marina Nehrey of the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, the session brought together Prof Robert Finger of ETH Zurich, Larysa Starikova of the Analysis Centre of the Agrarian Union of Ukraine, Urs Brändli of Bio Suisse and Tina Goethe of HEKS/EPER. The discussion contrasted disruptions and responses within Ukraine’s food system with proactive resilience strategies in Switzerland, integrating perspectives from science, policy and direct farming practice.

On Wednesday, 10 June 2026, the Swiss Network with Ukraine (SNU) held its annual conference, “Learning Together”, hosted by ETH Zurich. Researchers, policymakers, and professionals from Ukraine, Switzerland and beyond gathered to discuss Swiss-Ukrainian projects already making an impact on the ground and exchange insights on ongoing transnational efforts to rebuild Ukraine.The Conference attracted more than 200 participants.

Photos: Paul Nowok, Santiago Barco

Bio Suisse, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, EPER - Entraide Protestante Suisse, SECO, ETH Zürich

21/07/2026

Testplanning Lviv-North/“Learning Together” SNU 2026 Conference

The Testplanning Lviv-North is a collaborative design process between five urban planning studios to find strategic solutions for a 500-hectare site that includes the Unbroken medical campus. Its participatory process with the community of Lviv North is the most extensive to date and exemplary for Lviv.. The process aims to provide a phased and flexible framework for a new mixed-use urban district, responding to the spatial needs of a city under pressure to provide additional housing to internally displaced people, medical services and logistics in its function as a hub between Ukraine and Western Europe..

Moderated by Kees Christiaanse, the session brought together Katrin Gügler, Zurich’s director of the department of urban planning, who explained the Swiss test-planning process, and urban designers Oleg Drozdov, Markus Schäfer and Lukas Schweingruber, who presented their visions. City Architect Anton Kolomyeytsev discussed the planning ecology in Lviv, while Nataliia Mysak addressed the conditions for social housing in the city.

On Wednesday, 10 June 2026, the Swiss Network with Ukraine (SNU) held its annual conference, “Learning Together”, hosted by ETH Zurich. Researchers, policymakers, and professionals from Ukraine, Switzerland and beyond gathered to discuss Swiss-Ukrainian projects already making an impact on the ground and exchange insights on ongoing transnational efforts to rebuild Ukraine. The Conference attracted more than 200 participants.

Photos: Paul Nowok, Santiago Barco

Amt für Städtebau Stadt Zürich (AfS), Kharkiv School of Architecture, Studio Vulkan Landschaftsarchitektur, Hosoya Schaefer Architects, ETH Zürich, SECO

16/07/2026

From Shelters to Affordable Housing/“Learning Together” SNU 2026 Conference

Ukraine faces the task of building a large number of apartments for internally displaced people and returning refugees. This panel discussed three ongoing social housing projects in Ukraine, presented by John Shmorhun of MoveUkraine, Anastasiya Ponomaryova of CO-HATY and Martin Huber of Verein Ukraine Hilfe. The session was moderated by Dieter Zürcher of SNU, with commentary by Jennifer Duyne Barenstein of ETH Wohnforum.

The discussion addressed construction, housing management and social cohesion, analysing existing policies and identifying what works, and what does not. It was complemented by International and Swiss experience, where collective housing, managed by associations or communities, plays an important role for providing affordable housing.

On Wednesday, 10 June 2026, the Swiss Network with Ukraine (SNU) held its annual conference, “Learning Together”, hosted by ETH Zurich. Researchers, policymakers, and professionals from Ukraine, Switzerland and beyond gathered to discuss Swiss-Ukrainian projects already making an impact on the ground and exchange insights on ongoing transnational efforts to rebuild Ukraine.The Conference attracted more than 200 participants.

Photos: Santiago Barco

CO-HATY, MoveUkraine, ETH Zürich, Department of Architecture (D-ARCH) ETH Zurich, SECO Economic Cooperation and Development

13/06/2026

More than 200 participants from Ukraine, Switzerland, and beyond came together at ETH Zürich for Learning Together.

Throughout the day, researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and civil society representatives exchanged experiences and ideas on affordable housing, resilient urbanism, food systems, digital infrastructure, circular construction, and international cooperation in the context of Ukraine’s reconstruction.

Thank you to all speakers, partners, and participants for contributing to an inspiring dialogue. The conference demonstrated that reconstruction is not a one-way transfer of knowledge, but a process of mutual learning that can help build more resilient, sustainable, and equitable futures.

The conversation does not end here. If you would like to stay involved, support our work, or become part of a growing network of Swiss and Ukrainian professionals committed to a just and sustainable reconstruction of Ukraine, we invite you to join the Swiss Network with Ukraine.

Learn more about membership and how to support our work: www.swissnetworkwithukraine.org

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