On 09 June 2023, the leadership of the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service and the High School of Public Governance met with representatives of the MATRA project, which is being implemented with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Hague Academy of Local Government.

The meeting discussed the results of the “Training for Trainers on Promoting Integrity in the Public Service” programme, which resulted in the certification of 20 integrity trainers. The high level of appreciation of the training by its participants and their readiness to conduct relevant trainings for public servants in the future was noted.

Nataliia Aliushyna, Head of the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service, emphasised the high interest in integrity training: in particular, in 2023, it is planned to train about 800 public servants of various categories under various programmes and training modules.

The meeting outlined the ways of future cooperation between the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service, the High School of Public Governance and the Hague Academy of Local Government and planned a number of ideas and activities to develop further fruitful cooperation.