WEST UKRAINIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

 ‘I embrace you, Ukraine!’ – an art exhibition of creative works by students of West Ukrainian National University, in which Ukraine is portrayed as a tender mother protecting her children, a strong woman tempered by the trials of war, and a native land that is embraced with arms and hearts even from afar.

 "My name is Ivanna Svystun, and I am a fourth-year student at the Department of International Relations and Diplomacy of the B. Havrylyshyn Institute of International Relations at WUNU. I am majoring in International Relations. Currently, I have a wonderful opportunity to study for a semester at the Poznan University of Economics and Business as part of an academic exchange programme under a bilateral agreement between our universities.

 WUNU student Viktoriia Liotkovska conquered the snow-covered slopes in picturesque Val di Zoldo (Italy). It was here that the European Winter Sports Championship among higher education institutions took place.

 On 11-12 December 2025, West Ukrainian National University hosted the II International Scientific and Practical Conference "Innovative Processes in the Education Sector of Ukraine and Central European Countries: Status, Problems and Prospects," organised by the staff of the Department of Educology and Pedagogy of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of WUNU.

 The Department of Economics and Global Studies, together with WUNU's long-standing partner in scientific research, the Oikos Institute (Bosnia and Herzegovina), invites the scientific and teaching staff of West Ukrainian National University to participate in the XIV Traditional Scientific Conference NEW ECONOMY 2026 on the topic "New Horizons: Digital Economy and Responses to a Changing World", which will take place on 4-5 June 2026 at the School of Business, National Louis University, Nowy Sącz, Poland. WUNU is a co-organiser of the conference.

 Representatives of West Ukrainian National University — Head of the International Relations Office Yuliia Voityshyn and specialist of the same office Anastasiia Matviishyn — were on a business trip to Budapest (Hungary).

 Kyiv hosted Eastern Europe's largest fintech conference, UAFIN.TECH 2025, which brought together leading international financial market experts, representatives of the banking sector, business structures and investors to share their vision for the further development of Ukraine's financial ecosystem. This event is a professional platform for generating ideas that determine the strategic directions for the development of the financial industry in Ukraine and worldwide.

 West Ukrainian National University has become a partner in the international SUPERNOVA (Cooperation for Competence and Partnership Development) project, which has received funding under the UA-KOMP programme with the support of Norway. The SUPERNOVA project aims to develop competencies and long-term partnerships between the Kingdom of Norway and Ukraine in the fields of education, business, public administration and civil society.

 The Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine's Public Diplomacy Centre hosted the Young Diplomat Award 2025 ceremony, organised by United Youth. As part of the event, the Bohdan Hawrylyshyn Family Foundation announced a special award for the best original practices in the field of youth diplomacy.

 Students of the Department of International Relations and Diplomacy of the B. Havrylyshyn Education and Research Institute of International Relations at WUNU, who are studying under the International Relations educational programme – Solomia Okun, Yelyzaveta Chernetska, Bohdan Mykhailyshyn, and Daria Syniarska – took part in the autumn SD Campus, which was an inspiring experience and a true school of leadership for them. The event was organised by the SD Platform NGO with the support of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.