On 07 March, 2013 representatives of the College of Europe (Warsaw) paid a study visit to the community of v. Zibolky (Zhovkivsky rayon). The purpose of the visit was to get acquainted with the results of community collaboration with the joint EU-UNDP Project "Community Based Approach to Local Development - II" (CBA). During the visit to the community teachers and students jointly with members of the community organization "Novy Horyzont" and their partners from rayon and village authorities learned about successful results of implementation of the micro-project on energy saving in the kindergarten of v. Zibolky and other community initiatives. Activists of the community organization gladly presented their progress in frame of the micro-project and told about other community initiatives that not only developed and strengthened the community, but also helped to improve the living conditions of the common people. 

Six partner Universities of EU/UNDP Project “Community Based Approach to Local Development” won in the contest for the best activity plan of Resource Centers in sustainable development. Each university presented their activity plan during this year Annual review and planning meeting. Oleksiy Beketov Kharkiv national university for urban management, Uzhhorod national university, Cherkasy state technological university, National university “Ostroh Academy”, Zaporizhia national university and Sumy state university won in the contest. Resource centers get from CBA Project a set of office equipment – laptop and printer.

During 2015 Universities and resource centers will hold trainings for students and postgraduates, field-visits to communities, student conferences. Resource centers will also develop necessary practical materials and methodological recommendations for students, postgraduates and lecturers.

Capacity building is among key areas of interest for CBA Project. For further promotion of the methodology of sustainable local development the project developed partnership with academic institutions in 2012. As of today CBA established partnership with thirty universities from different regions.