WEST UKRAINIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

 West Ukrainian National University is announcing a competitive selection among second- and third-year students for participation in a study placement during the spring semester of 2026 at the Pädagogische Hochschule Kärnten (Klagenfurt, Austria) as part of the Erasmus+ programme.

 West Ukrainian National University has once again proven its high standing in the international academic community by securing a place among the leaders in the prestigious Scimago Institutions Rankings (SIR) – one of the world’s most respected rankings, which assesses the performance of academic institutions in the fields of science, research and innovation.

 A meeting was recently held between undergraduate and postgraduate students and lecturers from the ‘Political Science’ programme at the Serhii Konoval Department of Political Science and Philosophy and Andreas Umland, PhD (in Political Science and History), an analyst at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs and an expert on Euro-Atlantic cooperation. The meeting was moderated by Myroslava Huryk, PhD in History and Associate Professor at the Serhii Konoval Department of Political Science and Philosophy.

 The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities hosted the 4th International Scientific and Practical Conference ‘Psychosocial Resources for Personal and Social Development in the Age of Globalisation’, dedicated to the celebration of Social Worker’s Day in Ukraine on the first Sunday in November, as well as the Day of the Department of Psychology and Social Work at West Ukrainian National University.

 Kateryna Hulyk, a student of the master's program in International Law, took part in IT LAW SCHOOL 2025, which was held in Odessa.

 On 6 November 2025, within the framework of the International Peace Festival, the University of Brescia (Italy) hosted the international academic seminar “Le Trasformazioni della NATO e la difesa europea” (Transformations of NATO and European Defence), organized by the University for Peace (U4P) Centre within the Department of Law.

 The town of Havlíčkův Brod (Czech Republic) hosted the International Tournament in Greco-Roman Style for 2025, in which students majoring in Physical Culture and Sports and Economics and Business Management from West Ukrainian National University represented their university with dignity.

 A meeting between Jan Van Zwieten, member of the Supervisory Board, and the university administration took place at West Ukrainian National University. During the dialogue, Jan Van Zwieten received information on the educational, scientific and international activities of our higher education institution, in particular the positioning of WUNU in national and international rankings. Jan Van Zwieten analysed in detail international partnerships, student mobility and the participation of WUNU scientists in international conferences.

 A meeting was held at West Ukrainian National University between Dr. Svitlana Kominko, Professor of Psychology at VSIT (Vancouver, Canada), Executive Director and Co-founder of the Canadian non-profit organisation Maple Hope Foundation, and the university administration.

 The University of Bergen (Norway) is announcing a competition for seed funding grants to support research related to Ukraine and Ukrainian studies as part of the Ukrainett+ project (2024–2026).