International Partners
Mekelle University
Office of the Historian of the City of Havana
Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Mekelle University
Etiopia
Mekelle University is a higher education and training public institution located in Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, 783 kilometers north of Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. Mekelle University is one of the largest public universities in Ethiopia. It has seven colleges, eleven institutes, and more than 90 undergraduate and 70 postgraduate programs. The student intake capacity of Mekelle University has reached 31,000 or 10% of Mekelle’s population.
Koordynator
Ashenafi Teklehaimanot Gebru, mathematician, economist, graduate of Hawassa University and Mekelle University, Ethiopia. Graduate assistant in Mekelle University in the department of Mathematics, coordinator of STEM Education Center in Mekelle University, coordinator and partner of the YEC program in Mekelle University.
Office of the Historian of the City of Havana
Kuba
The Office of the Historian of the City of Havana, (OHCH), founded in 1938, is the Cuban entity in charge of rescuing the historical, natural and socio-cultural values of Havana, with emphasis on its Historic Center, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982.
Since 2024 OHCH is a coordinator of the YEC program in Cuba.
Koordynator
Michael González Sánchez – Historian and art historian, university lecturer, researcher, Head of International Cooperation Direction of OHCH, responsible for the YEC program in Cuba.
Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Ukraina
Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (JASU) – the UNESCO Center for Science Education – is a national organization that engages over 250,000 students from all regions of Ukraine in research and innovation. JASU empowers young people to explore science through hands-on learning, creative projects, and participation in national and international competitions and summer schools. At the same time, JASU supports educators with professional development opportunities, including training programs, methodological resources, and ongoing expert guidance. Since 2024, JASU has become a partner in the Young Explorers’ Clubs initiative, working together with the Ternopil Science Center and Lviv Open Lab to expand access to innovative STEAM opportunities for students across Ukraine. By uniting curious learners and dedicated educators, JASU is building a vibrant, future-focused community that advances high-quality science and technology education nationwide.
Koordynatorka
Alona Ivzhenko - head of the International Education Projects Department at the National Center “Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine”. Coordinator for partner relations of the “Young Explorer`s Club” program in Ukraine.
Koordynatorka
Oksana Merezhynska - methodologist at the National Center “Junior Academy of Sciences”, coordinator of international educational projects. Coordinator of mentor engagement for the “Young Explorer`s Club ” program in Ukraine.