STUDENT MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION PROJECTS IN TIME OF WAR: CHALLENGES AND ACHIEVEMENTS (BASED ON THE SURVEY RESULTS)
STUDENT MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION PROJECTS IN TIME OF WAR: CHALLENGES AND ACHIEVEMENTS (BASED ON THE SURVEY RESULTS)

Summary/Abstract: The study aimed to find out how working on educational and work-integrated projects helps young students implementprofessional knowledge and skills, improve themselves, find life meanings in the maelstrom of war, show resilience,and tell the world about Ukraine’s struggle. For this purpose, two short surveys were conducted from October 11 toNovember 2, 2024, using a purposive sampling method with the help of Google Forms: “Student Projects in Time ofWar” (Survey I) (41 respondents) and “Student Projects in Time of War 2 (Cases)” (Survey II) (11 respondents), the resultsof the second one became the empirical basis for a qualitative case study. Almost half of the respondents implemented5 to 10 projects during the full-scale invasion. Blackouts and constant bombardment caused the most problems forproject implementation. Among others, the respondents mentioned: depression, stress, anxiety, lack of sleep, deathsof friends and loved ones, burnout, moral exhaustion, demotivation, and loss of meaningful life guidelines. Most of thestudent projects are one way or another related to the war and the consequences it has caused, including problems ofadaptation, resilience, living with and overcoming war and psychological trauma, and employment challenges. Thestudents also focused on the need to help the military and civilians, and the country as a whole, and sought to shareUkraine’s values and culture with the world, as well as to tell about Russia’s crimes against Ukraine and Ukrainians.

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