WEST UKRAINIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

 Within the framework of the educational platform "International Relations and Diplomacy: British Guest Lectures," organized by the Department of International Relations and Diplomacy of the B. D. Havrylyshyn Education and Research Institute of International Relations, we invite students, faculty, and all interested parties to join a unique event – a lecture-training dedicated to exploring one of the most pressing topics in contemporary political science: "Right-Wing Populism."

 Students majoring in Law Enforcement and National Security, together with Yulia Muravska, Head of the Department of Security and Law Enforcement, and Olha Karapetian, Associate Professor of the Department, made an educational visit to the Territorial Office of the Bureau of Economic Security in Lviv Region.

 West Ukrainian National University, in partnership with the University of Rzeszów, hosted a guest lecture by renowned Slavicist Professor Michael Moser, a researcher at the Institute of Slavic Studies at the University of Vienna (Austria), Professor Peter Pazmani of the Catholic University in Budapest (Hungary) and the Ukrainian Free University in Munich (Germany), Doctor Honoris Causa of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and Honorary Professor of NaUKMA.

 As part of the UK–Ukraine University Twinning Initiative, coordinated by Cormack Consultancy Group (CCG), the launch of the Seed Fund for Research Excellence programme has been announced. The initiative aims to strengthen the research capacity of Ukrainian universities during this difficult period of war and support their readiness to participate in larger international programmes, such as Horizon Europe.

 We invite researchers and lecturers from WUNU to participate in three exciting research and educational opportunities announced by the Baltic University Programme.

 The Creation Studio team has begun evaluating the video presentations for the New Generation 2025 competition.

 A meeting dedicated to supporting people in grief and bereavement was held at the WUNU Education and Research Centre for Social and Psychological Support and Resilience. After the tragic events that Ternopil experienced last week, the issues of emotional stability and the ability to provide support have become even more acute and particularly urgent. That is why an important meeting was held at Centre, aimed at strengthening the professional competencies of all those who work with people in crisis.

 Vladyslava Kryvenchuk, a student in the MENM-21 group, shares her impressions of studying under the Erasmus+ academic mobility programme: "It's an incredible experience that opens up a whole new dimension of learning and personal development for me. From the very first days, I felt how different the academic environment is: all courses are based on practicality, interaction and the development of critical thinking. Teachers encourage students to ask questions, discuss, seek their own solutions and work in teams.

 Recently, at the initiative of Oksana Koval, Director of the Education and Research Centre for Communications at West Ukrainian National University, a joint online meeting was held as part of the Dutch-Ukrainian project ‘Fair, Transparent and Accountable Criminal Justice System in Ukraine’.

 Serhiy Konoval Department of Political Science and Philosophy at the B. Havrylyshyn Education and Research Institute of International Relations of WUNU hosted a training simulation game entitled ‘Negotiations for Peace: The Philosophy of Dialogue in Wartime.’