WEST UKRAINIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

 It is with these very words of H. Skovoroda that I would like to describe my impressions of studying in Europe. I had never been abroad before. That is why this trip was so special to me. However, what made it special was also the fact that I immediately had the opportunity to visit a country on the water, famous for its tulips and bicycles. Of course, I am talking about the Netherlands.

 The Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Youth of the Slovak Republic has announced a call for applications for the ‘Scholarships for Talented International Students’ grant programme, which forms part of a national project co-funded by the European Union.

 Uliana Koruts, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs and Research at WUNU; Yuliia Palaniuk, Head of the International Relations Office at WUNU; Olga Tsaryk, Director of the International Centre for Culture and Development and Professor at the Department of Foreign Languages and ICT at WUNU; staff members of the International Centre for Culture and Development Khrystyna Kazmirchuk, Maksym Husak and Viktor Slabodukh, as well as Kseniia Boichuk, a third-year student enrolled in the ‘Business Communication and Translation’ programme, met with Tangi Kaba, a representative of the innovative international project ‘KABA Art Initiatives’ and the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium).

 Join us for 8th WUNU International Week 2026 — a unique platform that brings together academics, students, and international partners from around the world! This year’s theme: «Universities for People, Partnerships and Progress»

 A workshop entitled ‘The Ecosystem of Cooperation: Education, Business and the State on the Path to Sustainable Development’ was recently held at Chernihiv Polytechnic National University, organised as part of the Erasmus+ KA2 SUSTED project ‘Education for Sustainable Development: Synergy of Competencies for Ukraine's Recovery’.

 Bohdan Soroka, a student of West Ukrainian National University, took part in a short-term volunteering project in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, organised as part of the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) programme. His participation in this international initiative was made possible by the WUNU Student Support Centre, the university’s International Relations Office, and the non-governmental organisation ‘Stella’.

 On 12 June 2026, the EIT Info Day Ternopil took place at West Ukrainian National University. The event was organised by the EIT Community Hub Ukraine – the official representative office of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) in Ukraine – in partnership with West Ukrainian National University. The event brought together students and researchers interested in developing innovative projects and international cooperation.

 On 11 June 2026, a ceremony was held at the B. Havrylyshyn Education and Research Institute of International Relations to present certificates to participants of the training course ‘Fundamentals of European Integration’.

 Acting Head of the Department of Economics and Global Studies, Doctor of Economics, Professor Viktor Koziuk, professor of the Department of Economics and Global Studies, Doctor of Economics Oleksandr Dluhopolskyi, and Associate Professor of the Department of International Economic Relations, Tetiana Dluhopolska, PhD in Economics, have been appointed Special Issue Editors for the journal Societies’ issue ‘Climate Change and the Political Economy: Social Inequality, Economic Pathways, Rule of Law and Political Mobilisation’ (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/societies/special_issues/K1YZ74M1IQ).

 On 11–12 June 2026, the academic staff of the Department of Economics and Global Studies of West Ukrainian National University took part in the 14th Traditional Scientific Conference ‘NEW ECONOMY 2026’, which was held in Nowy Sącz, Poland, in a hybrid format.