European Investment Bank

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the lending arm of the European Union. We are one of the biggest multilateral financial institutions in the world and one of the largest providers of climate finance. Through its activities, the EIB aims to accelerate the green transition, boost technological innovation, bolster security and defence, support regional cohesion and social infrastructure development. EIB’s commitment to international development and capital markets integration safeguards Europe’s strong global presence. EIB’s priorities boost growth, prosperity, technological and social progress in individual member states, across the whole EU and around the world. The EIB has eight priority areas: Climate action and environmental sustainability, Digitalisation and technological innovation, Security and defence, A modern cohesion policy, Agriculture and bioeconomy, Social infrastructure, High-impact global investment, Capital Markets Union. These priorities aim to accelerate the green transition, boost technological innovation, bolster security and defence, support regional cohesion and social infrastructure development. Our commitment to international development and capital markets integration safeguards Europe’s strong global presence. Our priorities boost growth, prosperity, technological and social progress in individual member states, across the whole EU and around the world.

In the Skills Alliance for Ukraine, EIB is represented with two projects:

• Vocational Education and Training in Ukraine, which supports the construction/reconstruction of facilities in up to 7 VET schools across Ukraine for them to become vocational education and training centres of excellence, to complement the on-going EU4Skills programme by the EU; and

• Ukraine Higher Education, which concerns the construction and refurbishment of teaching, research and supporting facilities of 13 state universities in Ukraine.