On March 15, 2019, the Day of Sustainable Development event was held in the city of Dnipro, which was organized by the United Nations Development Program in the premises of the National Technical University "Dnipro Polytechnic". The event was attended by Vyacheslav Barannik, Chief Consultant of the Department for Central Region Research of the National Institute for Strategic Studies in Dnipro city.
The main objective of the event is to spread information on the global goals of sustainable development, to promote their implementation at the regional and local levels, as well as to create a network of partners and activists who will be actively involved in their implementation in the Dnipropetrovsk oblast.
The discussion topics at the Day of Sustainable Development event included: economic growth and employment, environmental initiatives and innovations for sustainable development in the region, education and science for the sustainable future, the creation of new production facilities using innovative, energy-efficient and environmentally friendly technologies.