WEST UKRAINIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

 It is a tradition at universities in EU countries, of which Ukraine aspires to become a member, to hold inaugural lectures by renowned scientists, politicians, businesspeople and public figures on the first day of the academic year.

 A festive meeting of first-year students – the young patriotic elite of our country – took place at the Knowledge Square of the West Ukrainian National University. Knowledge Day is not just the beginning of autumn. It is the start of a new, exciting and inspiring stage in students' lives, a time for the birth of hopes and great aspirations.

 The Education and Research Centre for Social and Psychological Support and Resilience held a training course for specialists working with veterans and in veteran spaces – ‘Trauma Awareness: Psychological Support Skills’.

 The Department of International Relations and Diplomacy of the B. Havrylyshyn Education and Research Institute of International Relations at the West Ukrainian National University invites you to join an international seminar on peace studies entitled ‘Advancing Knowledge on Peace. An International and Interdisciplinary Dialogue for Ukrainian Reconstruction and Sustainable Development.’

 Another group of internally displaced persons has begun studying at the West Ukrainian National University as part of a free training course on entrepreneurship, which is being implemented jointly with the NGO Educational and Social Innovations with the financial support of the European Education and Culture Executive Agency as part of the international project "The Universities’ Reaction to Big Obstructions: Building resilient higher education to respond and manage societal crises" (TURBO). The project coordinator in Ukraine is the International Foundation for Social Adaptation.

 In August, two groups of Educational Security Service employees completed a three-day course on ‘Psychological Self-Help and Helping Others Skills.’ The training was conducted by specialists from our centre, associate professors of the Department of Psychology and Social Work, and trainers from the Israel Trauma Coalition, Tetiana Nadvynychna and Zoriana Krupnyk.

 From August 20 to 24, 2025, the World Canoe and Kayak Championships were held in Milan, Italy. The event brought together more than 800 athletes from nearly 70 countries at the Idroscalo course.

 My warmest congratulations on our country's greatest national holiday – Ukraine's Independence Day!

 From November 3 to 7, 2025, the first session of International Teaching Week will be held at the University of Economics in Poznań (Republic of Poland). The event is aimed at developing international cooperation, exchanging experience, and cultural integration of teachers from different countries.

Scientists of the Department for Information Computer Systems and Control of WUNU, under the leadership of Professor Anatoliy Sachenko, are strengthening their international partnership with the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts (Fachhochschule Dortmund), Germany.