On April 9, 2025, the IX International Scientific Conference "Prospects for the Development of Entrepreneurship from a Global Perspective" was held online on the Teams platform, organized by the Faculty of Management of the University of Lodz (Poland) together with the Aegean University (Turkey), the Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of NAS of Ukraine, the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, the Intellectual Space NGO (Ukraine) and the International Strategic Management Association ISMA (Greece).
The purpose of the conference was to discuss: modern challenges related to entrepreneurship and innovation; topical issues of business environment development at the international, national and local levels, as well as establishing cooperation between international research groups, integrating academic and business communities. The main attention was focused on: various forms of entrepreneurship development, taking into account both global perspectives and national and local contexts; analysis of the business ecosystem; identification of factors that promote or hinder innovation; assessment of the dynamics of entrepreneurial processes in the international context.
In total, more than 70 scientists took part in the conference (in particular, from Poland, Ukraine, Turkey, Greece, the Czech Republic, Portugal).
Conference program is here

On April 3-4, 2025, the International Scientific Conference "Enterprise and Region – Local, National and Global Transformational Challenges" was held online.
The conference was organized by: Institute of Economics and Finance of the University of Rzeszów (Poland), Faculty of Management of the Warsaw University of Technology (Poland), Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of NAS of Ukraine" (Ukraine), Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (Ukraine), Faculty of Management of the Częstochowa Polytechnic (Poland), Institute of Finance and Accounting of the WSB Merito University in Poznań (Poland), Faculty of Management and Entrepreneurship of the University of Prešov (Slovakia), Faculty of Economics of the University of West Bohemia (Czech Republic), Western University of Timisoara (Romania).
The conference was held within the framework of three thematic areas/discussion panels: 1. Enterprise and region - economic, social, technological and environmental challenges and their consequences. 2. Enterprise and region in the context of the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and global threats. 3 Enterprise and region - anti-crisis management and business management in conditions of uncertainty.
The conference was attended by more than 70 scientists from 9 countries (Poland, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Lithuania, USA, Pakistan).
The materials of the reports in the form of articles will be published in professional publications of partner institutions.
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On November 14, 2024, the Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine hosted a Round Table "Strategic Planning for the Development of the Territories of the Polish-Ukrainian Borderland in the Context of Modern Challenges". The organizers of the Round Table were: Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Lutsk National Technical University, Uniwersytet Maria Curie-Skłodowska in Lublin, Volyn Regional State Administration, Lviv Regional State Administration, Marshal's Office of the Lubelskie Voivodeship in Lublin, Marshal's Office of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship in Rzeszow, Lutsk City Council.
More than 40 scientists, managers and practitioners from Ukraine (Lviv and Volyn regions) and the Republic of Poland (Lubelskie and Podkarpackie voivodeships) took part in the round table.
The round table was moderated by the Director of the Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Dr.Sci. of Economics, Professor V. S. Kravtsiv.

On October 18, 2024, the 5th International Scientific and Practical Conference "Territorial Development and Regional Policy: Current Status and Guidelines for Further Reforms" was held. The main organizer of the conference is the Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. The co-organizers of the event were: the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the Ministry of Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine, the Lviv Regional Military Administration, the Western Scientific Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Institute of Rural Development and Agriculture of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Warsaw), the State Academy of Applied Sciences (Jarosław, Poland), Higher School of Economics (Białystok, Poland), WSB Merito University in Poznań (Poland), Częstochowa Polytechnic (Poland), Institute of Euroregional Studies of the University of Oradea (Romania), National Institute of Economic Research (Moldova), Institute of Urban and Regional Studies of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (Vienna), NGO "Institute of Regional Studies". The organization of the event was made possible thanks to the financial support of PJSC "Holding Company "Eko-Dim" and LLC "Bud Invest Kom-2".
The purpose of the conference was to discuss the problems and directions of improvement of state regional policy in the context of modern challenges and European integration aspirations of Ukraine, modern trends in the transformation of the spatial development of Ukraine's economy, risks and opportunities of post-war recovery of Ukraine's regions, development of scientifically based recommendations for authorities of different levels and local self-government bodies.
More than 50 scientists, managers and practitioners from different regions of Ukraine and abroad took part in the conference, including 23 doctors of science and 19 doctors of philosophy.

On October 9-11, 2024, WSB University (Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland) in partnership with leading research and educational institutions of Europe organized and held the annual International Conference "Territorial and Inter-Organizational Cooperation 2024". The conference was held in a hybrid mode.
Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of NAS of Ukraine was one of the organizers of this conference.
Conference partners:

• The Association for Regional Development and Cooperation “Olza”, Cieszyn, Poland;
• Central European Service for Cross-Border Initiatives, Budapest, Hungary;
• Euro-Instutite, Kehl, Germany;
• Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of NAS of Ukraine;
• European Centre for Minority Issues, Flensburg, Germany;
• Regional Association of Territorial Cooperation of Těšín Silesia, Český Těšín, Czechia;
• Scientific Society for Organization and Management, Branch in Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland;
• Technical University of Liberec, Czechia;
• University of Greater Region, Luxembourg;
• University of Extremadura, Spain.

Employees of the Institute took part in the conference: the Head of the Cross-Border Cooperation Sector, Dr Kh. Prytula, who delivered a speech "Transformation of Export Trade Flows and Development of Export Logistics System of Ukraine", and the Senior Researcher of the Sector, PhD Ya. Kalat, who gave a speech "Ukraine’s Foreign Trade in Wartime: New Realities".
The International Conference on Territorial and Inter-Organizational Cooperation is an annual event addressed to researchers and practitioners. It deals with different territorial and inter-organizational cooperation aspects in local, regional, cross-border, and international dimensions.
The Conference is characterized by its interdisciplinary approach to raising multiperspective scientific problems and innovative formulas. Its aim is to network and form international, interdisciplinary scientific teams that work together on new scientific challenges.
The program of the event can be viewed here and in detail with abstracts here.

On June 20, 2024, the cyclical 13th International Scientific Conference "Sustainable Development in Management: Science–Business–Self-governance" was held online, organized by: the Faculty of Management of the Częstochowa Polytechnic, the Institute of Finance and Accounting of the WSB Merito University in Poznań, the University of Rzeszów, Lublin Polytechnic, Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Ivan Franko National University of Lviv.
The goal of the conference has traditionally been the discussion and exchange of opinions on the development of knowledge in the field of management, governance of business organizations and local self-government bodies in the context of the concept of sustainable development. About 50 scientists from Ukraine, Poland, Germany, Spain, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Israel, Bahrain took part in the conference.
3 sectional meetings were held as part of the conference:
1. Sustainable development of regions.
2. Innovations for sustainable development.
3. Management and knowledge for sustainable development.
Scientists of the Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine took part in the conference and presented reports:
– Doctor of Economics, Prof. Iryna Storonyanska – Ukrainian business in the conditions of war: behavioral effects;
– Ph.D. of Economics, Assoc. Prof. Andriy Dub – Strategic and spatial planning at the level of territorial communities: problems and ways to solve them"
– Ph.D. of Economics Olena Lyakhovska – Prospects for the development of agriculture in Ukraine in modern and post-war conditions;
– Ph.D. of Economics Yuliya Bashynska – Environmental aspects of renewable energy projects;
– Doctor of Economics, Prof. Yuriy Stadnytskyi – Management of international trade for sustainable development;
– Doctor of Economics, Senior Researcher Lyubomyr Sozanskyi – Impact of economic globalization on structural changes in industry;
– Junior Researcher Ivanna Myshchyshyn – Comparative advantages and disadvantages of the Carpathian region of Ukraine.
The result of the conference will be the publication of articles in publications of partner institutions.
The conference program is here.

On April 17, 2024, the VIII International Scientific Conference "Prospects for the Development of Entrepreneurship from a Global Perspective" was held online on the Teams platform, organized by the University of Lodz (Poland) together with Aegean University (Turkey), Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv and Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University.
The Scientific Council of the conference included the Institute's Deputy Director for Scientific Work, Dr.Sci. of Economics, Prof. Iryna Storonyanska and the Head of the Department of problems of the real sector of the regional economy, Dr.Sci. of Economics, Prof. Svitlana Ishchuk.
The purpose of the conference was to discuss current problems of entrepreneurship and innovations in the development of the business environment at the international, national and local levels, as well as establishing cooperation in international teams.
The conference program is here.

On November 13-14, 2023, the international conference “Prospects of building the infrastructure capacity on the freight corridors in EU-Ukraine border area” took place in Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland. The event was organized within the framework of the project “Increasing the capacity of freight transportation infrastructure on EU-Ukraine borders” (No. 22220189), coordinated by the Institute of Regional Research named after M. I. Dolishny of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (hereinafter the Institute), with the support of the International Visegrad Fund. The Institute co-organized the event in collaboration with WSB University (Poland), the Institute of Geography of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (Slovakia), the University of Debrecen (Hungary), and the University of Oradea (Romania). The international conference took place in a hybrid format (offline and online) and brought together representatives from the academic community and practitioners in the field of freight transport from 13 countries. The main purpose of the event was to discuss and exchange ideas regarding the development of infrastructure for freight corridors along the Ukraine-EU border. Special attention was given to the development of logistic routes for cargo transportation, increasing the capacity of border infrastructure, promoting multimodal transportation in Ukraine and neighboring EU countries, as well as the implementation of green technologies and innovations in freight transport and multimodal terminals. [...]

On October 19, 2023, the 3rd International scientific and practical conference of higher education graduates and young scientists on the topic "Actual problems of the development of the financial and economic system: priorities and prospects" was held on the basis of the Lviv University of Trade and Economics.
Co-organizers of the event: Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine; National Academy of Statistics, Accounting and Auditing; Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Faculty of Management and Business; State Biotechnological University; Prykarpattia National University named after Vasyl Stefanyk; Uzhhorod National University, Mukachevo State University, State Tax University; Higher School of Management and Banking in Poznań (Poland); Rzeszów University, Poland; State Higher Vocational and Technical College named after Prof. S. Tarnowski (Tarnobrzeg, Poland).
The moderator and organizer of the scientific event is Doctor of Economics, Associate Professor Tetyana Medynska.
The scientific event was opened by the Rector of the Lviv University of Trade and Economics, Dr.Sci. of Economics, Professor Petro Kutsyk. In his speech, Petro Oleksiiovych emphasized the relevance of the thematic areas of the conference's work on ensuring financial and economic stability in Ukraine in war conditions, as well as post-war economic recovery, which require new approaches to the implementation of the state's budget, tax, and monetary policies.
Deputy Director of the Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Dr.Sci., Professor Iryna Storonyanska joined the greeting of the conference participants with wishes for fruitful work and exchange of ideas and achievements of the young scientific community.
Representatives of the scientific community, young scientists and students of higher education from co-organizing scientific institutions spoke at the plenary session. This report was particularly interesting: Piotr Luty, Dr., Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wrocławiu – Experience sharing of V4 against the shadow economy, corruption and tax avoidance in Ukraine. In the report, the project of the International Visegrad Foundation "Exchange of V4 experience in combating the shadow economy, corruption and tax evasion in Ukraine" was presented, in which Associate Professor Tetyana Medynska participates.
At the plenary session, Andriy Kaspshyshak, recipient of the Doctor of Philosophy degree from the EP "Finance, Banking and Insurance" of the Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine presented a scientific report on the topic "Economic resilience of Ukraine's regions during martial law: the role of financial behavior of households" (supervisor: Dr.Sci., Professor Halyna Voznyak).
More than 60 people took part in the conference online, including students of higher education, graduate students and young scientists from higher education institutions and scientific institutions of Ukraine and abroad, in particular from Lviv, Kyiv, Irpin, Ivano-Frankivsk, Rivne, Poltava, Mukachevo, Uzhhorod, Chernivtsi, Kharkiv, Ostroh, Wrocław, Rzeszów, Poznań and Tarnobrzeg.
The conference program is here.
Photos from the conference are here.

On September 28, 2023, the International Conference "Security of the National Economy and Business: Modern Challenges and Threats" was held.
The organizers of the conference were Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Lviv Regional Military State Administration, Institute of Economics and Forecasting of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Bundesbank University of Applied Sciences (Hahenburg, Germany), Poznan University of Technology (Poznan, Poland), Poznan University of Economics (Poznan, Poland), Wroclaw University of Economics (Wroclaw, Poland), Przysz University (Przysztof, Slovakia).
Domestic and foreign scientists, as well as representatives of international organizations, took part in the conference.
The Head of the Department of problems of social and humanitarian development of the regions Dr.Sci., Prof. Taras Vasyltsiv, who focused on the key challenges, risks and threats to Ukraine's macroeconomic, financial and social security.
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On September 27, 2023, the cyclical 12th International Scientific Conference "Sustainable Development in Management and Finance: Science-Business-Self-Governance" was held online, organized by: the Faculty of Management of the Częstochowa Polytechnic, the Institute of Finance and Accounting of the WSB Merito University in Poznań and the Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
The event has already traditionally gathered scientists, economists and managers from different countries, who had the opportunity to exchange the results of scientific research and practical experience in managing business organizations and local self-government bodies in the context of the concept of sustainable development. About 50 scientists from Ukraine, Poland, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Bahrain took part in the conference.
3 sectional meetings were held as part of the conference:
1. Management and knowledge for sustainable development;
2. Sustainable development of regions;
3. Innovations for sustainable development.
The conference was attended by scientists from the State University "Institute of Regional Studies named after M. I. Dolishnyi of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine", in particular: Dr.Sci. of Economics, Prof. Iryna Storonyanska; Dr.Sci. of Economics, Prof. Yuriy Stadnytskyi; Dr.Sci. of Economics, Prof. Anatoliy Mokiy; Ph.D. of Economics, Senior Researcher Lyubomyr Sozanskyi; Ph.D. of Economics Yuliya Bashynska; Junior Researcher Ivanna Myshchyshyn.
The result of the conference will be the publication of articles in publications of partner institutions.
The conference program is here.
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