Digital Development of an Unbreakable City: Karazin Community Recognised by the Kharkiv City Council's Department of Digital Transformation

24 june 2026 year

V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University has received a letter of appreciation from the Department of Digital Transformation of the Kharkiv City Council. The letter expresses gratitude to the University's team for its significant contribution to the development of one of Kharkiv's key digital services. Karazin University's contribution included conducting comprehensive research and preparing historical materials for the city's interactive heritage map.

In particular, the Department expressed its personal appreciation to:

for comprehensive support of the initiative, as well as its coordination and implementation:

  • Serhii Kushnarov — Dean of the School of History;
  • Olha Vovk — Deputy Director of the Academician P. T. Tronko Centre for Ukrainian Studies and Regional History and Lecturer at the Department of Historiography, Heritage Studies and Archaeology of the School of History;

for their outstanding and invaluable contribution to the development of Kharkiv's leading digital services:

  • Svitlana Syniurtsia — Specialist at the Academician P. T. Tronko Centre for Ukrainian Studies and Regional History;
  • Oleksandr Novak — Acting Director of the University History Museum;
  • Oleksandra Vorobiova — Lecturer at the University History Museum;
  • Anton Vorobiov — Acting Director of the Office of Social Educational Initiatives and Community Development, for his direct involvement in implementing the initiative;
  • Denys Bieliakov — student of the School of History;
  • Anastasiia Zvadi — student of the School of History;
  • Oleksandra Spiridonova — student of the School of History;
  • Artem Tyshchenko — student of the School of History.

The Department emphasised that this collaboration serves as an excellent example of the synergy between academia, young people, and municipal governance for the benefit of Kharkiv's future. Representatives of the City Council also expressed their gratitude to the leadership of Karazin University for educating a truly intellectual elite whose civic engagement brings Ukraine closer to victory and helps Kharkiv maintain its position as a modern digital leader.

We are proud of the Karazin community, whose dedication, talent, and intellect continue to shape the modern history of Kharkiv and Ukraine.

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