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Career Festival at VDNH
23
May
Date
23 May (Saturday)
Time
Sat, 10:00–20:00
Venue
Expo Center of Ukraine, Національний Експоцентр України, М01
Kyiv, Ukraine
📝 Useful Information
The Career Festival (Фестиваль кар'єри) is a major annual event at VDNG (Expocenter of Ukraine) in Kyiv, with the next edition officially scheduled for May 21–24, 2026.
The festival is organized into four primary "opportunity tracks": Employers & Business Education, Professional & Higher Education, Preschool & School Education, and Career Counseling.
Hundreds of domestic and international brands participate. Confirmed names for the 2026 event include:
Are you looking to attend as a job seeker or are you interested in registering a company as an exhibitor?
Event Overview
Key Features & Activities
Participating Organizations
Event Logistics
•Theme for 2026: "Online vs. Offline," focusing on the balance between digital and physical work-life environments.
•Main Organizers: VDNG in partnership with Work.ua.
•Target Audience: Students, graduates, young professionals (aged 17–22), and parents.
•Admission: Free entry for visitors.
•Career Café: A new dedicated zone for free one-on-one consultations with HR experts, psychologists, and career mentors.
•150+ Events: Includes workshops, panel discussions, and lectures from industry experts.
•Express Interviews: Many participating companies offer short, on-site interviews for active vacancies and internships.
•Mental Recharge Zone: A space designed to help attendees reduce anxiety before interviews and relax between networking sessions.
•Interactive Education: Demonstrations of professions using VR/AR (e.g., flight simulators, railway operations) and masterclasses for children.
•Financial & Tech: monobank, PwC, Vodafone Ukraine, IT Specialist.
•Retail & Lifestyle: JYSK, PUMA, adidas, Inditex (Zara, Bershka, etc.), Silpo.
•Industrial & Infrastructure: Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways), Modern Expo, VIYAR, Kärcher.
•Education: Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI), KROK University, Study.ua, Logika IT School.
•Public Sector: International Organization for Migration (IOM), Teach For Ukraine.
•Location: Expocenter of Ukraine (VDNG), Akademika Hlushkova Ave, 1, Kyiv.
•Akademika Hlushkova Ave, 1, Kyiv
•Opening Hours:
•Thursday–Friday: 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
•Saturday–Sunday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM.
•Registration: Companies and participants can register via the official Career VDNG website.
Updated at 22 Mar 2026