WEST UKRAINIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

 From 3 to 5 June 2025, the city of Ljubljana (Republic of Slovenia) hosted the international workshop ‘AI & Beyond: Empowering the Cultural Sector for the Digital Age’, organised as part of the TALKING HEADS project (CREA-CULT-2024-COOP). The event brought together participants from various European countries to discuss the prospects for digital transformation in the cultural sector.

 The reputable British ranking Times Higher Education has published THE IMPACT RANKING 2025, which evaluates 2,526 universities from 130 countries and territories according to their impact within achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The ranking highlights educational institutions that are working hard to solve global challenges such as gender inequality, access to quality education, climate change, building peaceful societies and economic growth.

 The annual concert of the dance studio ‘TNG dance company’ (artistic director – Liubov Borysiak of the Personal Development and Fine Arts Office of the West Ukrainian National University) was held in a joyful atmosphere, amid warm smiles and bright stage lights. The concert was symbolically titled ‘Follow Me’. The students of the dance studio are talented, charismatic and inspired artists who present the audience not only with movement, but also with a part of their soul. Throughout the evening, the hall was filled with applause, admiration and poignant emotion, as the stage transformed into a living story about the power of art.

 Recently, the 12th International Conference in Philosophy and Canon Law was held in Prešov (Slovak Republic), bringing together scholars and researchers from various countries. A delegation from the West Ukrainian National University took part in the conference: Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs and Research Uliana Koruts, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Oksana Homotiuk, and Director of the Transcarpathian Education and Research Centre of WUNU Edita Grabar.

 Within the framework of cooperation between the West Ukrainian National University and Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra (Slovak Republic), a competitive selection among WUNU teachers is announced for a week-long internship within the ERASMUS+ project. Teachers who teach subjects in the following specialities are invited to participate in the competition: ‘Preschool Education’, ‘Primary Education’, ‘Journalism’.

 The Education and Research Centre for Communications at West Ukrainian National University is opening up unique opportunities for students at the educational institution for the second year in a row. Recently, Olha Bohaienko, a student at the West Ukrainian National University, enjoyed an incredible experience and gained invaluable practical expertise during an international internship at the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland).

 A touching environmental campaign called ‘Preserve the memory — decorate the city!’ was launched in Ternopil. This initiative was organised by the Ternopil City Association of the All-Ukrainian Taras Shevchenko Prosvita Society in cooperation with the West Ukrainian National University and the Ivan Puluj Ternopil Vocational College.

 West Ukrainian National University hosted the first international energy forum ‘Clean Energy: Global Security and Innovation’. The main topics of the forum covered challenges and prospects in the field of energy security, ranging from renewable energy and the development of renewable energy sources and the modernisation of power grids to digitalisation, climate neutrality, decarbonisation and innovative energy efficiency.

 The educational and cultural course ‘South Korea in the World of Cultural Diplomacy: History, Language, Traditions, Cuisine,’ organised by the Department of International Relations and Diplomacy (coordinator — Olha Lebedovych, student majoring in International Relations) has recently come to an end. The course brought together over 40 participants from different parts of Ukraine who are interested in learning about Korean culture, language, and diplomatic practices.

 Representatives of the National Contact Point for the Horizon Europe Programme (WIDERA) held a two-day information day at West Ukrainian National University in cooperation with the Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine.