A few days ago, the voting and presentation of the DOU Awards — the most prestigious award of the IT community of Ukraine — took place!
We have repeatedly written about this event in the Khai news feed, talked about the projects participating in the competition, and called for active participation in the voting. And here is the winning news!
The project, to which the associate professor of the Department of Mathematical Modeling and Artificial Intelligence (304) of Khai Dmitry Chumachenko put his heart and mind, became the winner in the nomination “Best Socially Oriented IT Initiative”!
Together with the “PROGRESSIVE” team, Dmitry implemented the “Big Course on AI in Education”. This is not just training — it is a systemic change in approaches in higher education:
- hundreds of teachers are already implementing AI into the educational process;
- transparent rules of the game have been created for students;
- education has been recognized by the IT industry itself as the foundation of the state's development.
Congratulations to Dmytro and the entire team of developers of national recommendations on AI! This is a victory that brings our education closer to world standards.
We sincerely rejoice in the successes of our friends and strategic partners - Kharkiv IT Cluster. Your achievements are our common joy!
Olga Shapoval, executive director of the cluster, won a well-deserved victory in the nomination "They inspire". Your energy and leadership really drive the entire industry!
We also congratulate the powerful cluster projects on reaching the finals:
- IT Connect UA (finalist in the "IT industry development") - for access to a career for thousands of Ukrainians.
- OBRII (finalist in the "Deftech industry") - for their contribution to the technological defense capability of Ukraine.
These results of the DOU Awards 2026 confirm that we are moving in the right direction. Thank you to everyone who voted, supported and worked on these projects.
We are a community that creates change!