{"id":786735,"date":"2025-11-10T13:15:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T11:15:32","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-11-10T13:16:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T11:16:15","slug":"yak-zaluchyty-uchniv-do-uhvalennya-rishen-cherez-shkilnyj-gromadskyj-byudzhet-bezoplatnyj-onlajn-kurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/yak-zaluchyty-uchniv-do-uhvalennya-rishen-cherez-shkilnyj-gromadskyj-byudzhet-bezoplatnyj-onlajn-kurs\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Engage Students in Decision-Making Through the School Participatory Budget: Free Online Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-688158 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5013-1024x610.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5013-1024x610.png 1024w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5013-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5013-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5013-650x387.png 650w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5013-800x476.png 800w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5013-740x440.png 740w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5013-100x60.png 100w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5013.png 1134w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The educational online platform Zrozumilo! offers the course \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.zrozumilo.in.ua\/courses\/course-v1:eef+EEF-065+October-2025\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">School Participatory Budget for Students<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d, where students can learn how to initiate change, vote, and contribute to the development of their school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SPB is a digital tool for youth and children&#8217;s civic participation that helps shape conscious and influential Ukrainian citizens. Its implementation involves active engagement from three key participant groups:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">representatives of local self-government bodies;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">representatives of educational institutions (trainers);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">students.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>This course is designed for students, who are the main participants in SPB.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over six lectures, participants will learn:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">what SPB is and why it\u2019s cool;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who participates in SPB and in what roles;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how to develop an idea and turn it into a project;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how voting works and how winners are selected;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how to implement projects;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how and why to use the e-democracy platform e-DEM.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lectures include links to project and budget templates, instructions for using the electronic system, and other useful materials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Who is this course for?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The course materials will be useful for students who want to influence the processes around them and grow through participation in the school participatory budget.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Course Structure:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lecture 1: What is SPB and Why It\u2019s Cool<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lecture 2: Who Participates in SPB and How<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lecture 3: How to Develop a Project Idea<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lecture 4: How to Submit an Application and Draft a Budget Plan<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lecture 5: How to Gain Peer Support: Promotion and Voting<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lecture 6: How to Implement Your Project and Be a Role Model<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The online course was developed as part of the Swiss-Ukrainian EGAP Program, implemented by East Europe Foundation, and the Council of Europe project \u201cStrengthening Multi-Level Governance and Local Democracy to Support Ukraine\u2019s Recovery,\u201d carried out by the Centre of Expertise for Good Governance under the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, with expert and methodological support from the NGO \u201cCivil Society Development Forum.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Course Registration: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.zrozumilo.in.ua\/courses\/course-v1:eef+EEF-065+October-2025\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/courses.zrozumilo.in.ua\/courses\/course-v1:eef+EEF-065+October-2025\/about<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The educational online platform Zrozumilo! offers the course \u201cSchool Participatory Budget for Students\u201d, where students can learn how to initiate change, vote, and contribute to the development of their school. 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