Our goal is to become the best institution for digital leaders in the world - CEO of CDTO Campus

Exclusive interview of CDTO Campus CEO Galyna Pustova  to Interfax-Ukraine

Text: Yegor Boltryk, Iryna Dorosh

Let's start with the simplest thing: what is CDTO Campus?

This is a national educational project that has a number of educational programs, events and a community for those who shape digital transformation in Ukraine. But it is not a university with bachelor's or master's degrees and not short-term courses. The closest analogy is executive education (a form intended for managers - IF-U).

The creation of CDTO Campus was initiated by the Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Development of Education, Science and Technology - Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov and the Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine for European Integration Valeria Ionan.

The first CDTO Campus programs were launched in early 2024. In 2025, we divided our activities into four faculties: GovTech Faculty, Cybersecurity Faculty, AI Faculty and Action Faculty.

The Action Faculty - internal training programs for the teams of the State Enterprise Action and others from the Ministry of Digital Economy ecosystem. The other three are aimed at developing and forming new leaders of digital transformation.

In total, CDTO Campus has over 20 programs. Some of them we developed independently — these are long-term training programs for 4-6 months. These programs are distinguished by their duration and depth — there is almost no similar level of training for digital leaders in the public sector in the world.

We create other programs together with partners — international organizations, private companies, governments of countries. For example, Cisco is developing special courses specifically for CDTO Campus — this