On April 10, 2025, the International Scientific and Practical Conference "Innovative Strategies and Challenges of Modern Marketing in the Conditions of Global Technological Changes and Digitalization of Economic Processes" (on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the Department of Marketing and commemoration of the memory of its founder, Prof. S. V. Skybinsky) was held at the Lviv University of Trade and Economics with the participation of representatives of leading higher education institutions from Ukraine, Poland, Moldova and other countries.
The event was co-organized by the All-Ukrainian Central Union of Consumer Societies, the NGO "Ukrainian Association of Marketing", the Cooperative Trade University of Moldova, the Humanitarian and Economic Academy in Lodz, the Higher School of Entrepreneurship and Administration in Lublin, the Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman, the Poltava University of Economics and Trade, the Khmelnytskyi Cooperative Trade and Economic Institute.
More than 80 participants took part in the plenary sessions of the conference. Discussions took place in six sectional meetings, where the issues of developing new marketing technologies in the context of global challenges were considered; accounting, analytical, informational and legal support of marketing processes; financial and economic aspects of decision-making in marketing; the role of marketing in international business development strategies; problems of developing industrial, agricultural, trade, hotel and restaurant, and tourism businesses in the context of globalization and digitalization; the role of information and communication technologies and artificial intelligence in increasing the effectiveness of marketing strategies.

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 March 5, 2025, the International Forum "Sustainability and Development: Public Governance and Innovation" was held, organized by the Business Innovation Center "Tech Startup School", the Department of Administrative and Financial Management, the Institute of Governance, Public Administration and Professional Development, the Science Park of the National University "Lviv Polytechnic" and with the support of the National Platform "Three Seas Initiative – Ukraine" and the Association of Small Towns of Ukraine.
The purpose of the Forum was to exchange experience in the field of sustainable development, restoration and reconstruction, the development of innovations and public governance, as well as attract investments and create a network of partnerships between Poland and Ukraine. It was attended by more than 100 representatives of local governments, businesses, experts, scientists, public organizations, and youth from Ukraine and Poland.
The forum consisted of four panel discussions: “Energy Sustainability of Communities”, “University of the Future as a Geopolitical Challenge of Ukraine”, “Decentralization 2025 – Transparency and Open Data in Public Administration” and “International Cooperation Ukraine – Poland”.
The forum was attended by Senior Research Fellow of the Spatial Development Department of the M. I. Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of the NAS of Ukraine, Ph.D. of Economics, Senior Researcher Solomiya Tkach.
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On February 7-9, 2025, the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Education of the Future: Ukrainian Values in a Global World” was held, organized by Thompson Rivers University (Canada), higher educational institutions from different regions of Ukraine (Danube Institute of the National University “Odesa Maritime Academy”; National University “Odesa Polytechnic”; Ivan Franko National University of Lviv; National University “Lviv Polytechnic”; Kherson State University; Cherkasy State University of Technology) and included the following main areas of reports and discussions:

– Ukrainian identity in the context of globalization; achievements of Ukrainian science and education, their integration into the global context; Ukraine's cooperation with the diaspora during global challenges;
• development of civil society; education of active civic position in youth; democratic values and critical thinking; preservation of civic identity of Ukrainians abroad; the role of education and upbringing in the formation of civil society;
• preparation for the challenges of the future; social and solidarity economy; innovations in maritime education and personnel training; maritime education and advanced training; environmental protection; medicine of the future; the role of education in overcoming future challenges; mental health and well-being;
• global trends in education; adaptation of international educational practices to Ukrainian realities; global digitalization and skills of the 21st century.

In 78 reports and more than 50 speeches in discussions by conference participants from Ukraine, Canada, Poland, Germany, the issues of combining traditional values with the challenges of the global environment; strengthening ties between Ukraine and its global diaspora; promoting innovative approaches to preserving Ukrainian identity; preparing the new generation for the challenges of the future, etc.
The conference was attended by A. Mokiy, a leading researcher at the Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, who, together with Lviv scientists Prof. M. Fleychuk and Assoc. Prof. R. Moskalyk, outlined the main principles of creating a professional army of Ukraine: voluntary conscription of military personnel under a contract; proper qualification training (in Ukraine and abroad); provision with the latest weapons and equipment; proper material remuneration; clear and fair rotation on the front line, as well as the role of the educational sphere in the formation of the army's personnel potential. A. Mokiy developed this topic together with scientists from Zaporizhia National University, Prof. T. Krytska, Assoc. Prof. S. Bytkin in the report "Scientific, technical and educational support for the defense capability of Ukraine". The authors emphasized the global trend of militarization and focused on the main areas of scientific research in the conditions of post-war reconstruction and European integration, reindustrialization of the economy, especially the restoration of the microelectronic sub-sector of the industry.
Based on the results of the conference, recommendations and proposals were prepared for the formation of a competitive educational and youth policy in Ukraine.

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, a roundtable on the topic “Inclusive and Cohesive Urban Development in European Cities – European Reflections and Knowledge for Post-War Urban Planning” was held, organized by the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava. The roundtable is dedicated to the intricacies of inclusive urban development in the EU, Ukraine and other post-war countries in Europe. The topics discussed go beyond the immediate challenges of post-war reconstruction and cover broader issues relevant to all European cities, such as resilience, safety, security, energy transition, climate change and integration.
The main goal is to facilitate the exchange of lessons learned, knowledge and best practices between European cities and towns that have undergone the process of post-war reconstruction. This initiative aims to combine the experience of war, reconstruction and transformation, contributing to more inclusive, cohesive and resilient European cities and towns of post-war countries.
Senior Research Fellow of the Spatial Development Department of the M. I. Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of the NAS of Ukraine, Ph.D. of Economics, Senior Researcher Solomiya Tkach gave an online presentation “War, Cities, Housing: The Experience of Lviv and Vienna”, which presented a retrospective of post-war urban reconstruction and considered the possibilities of the post-war development of Ukrainian cities after the full-scale Russian invasion.
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On October 17-18, 2024, the First International Forum of Agglomerations "Community Cooperation for the Sustainable Development of Ukraine" was held in Lviv (Ukraine), organized by the Association of Local Government Bodies "Lviv Agglomeration" within the framework of the Council of Europe grant project "Strengthening Good Democratic Governance in the Lviv Agglomeration" in within the framework of the Program "Strengthening good democratic governance and stability in Ukraine".
A number of discussion panels were held within the framework of Forum, which related, in particular, to the formation and prospects of the development of agglomerations in Ukraine in the conditions of war and post-war reconstruction; features of modern economic development and joint spatial planning in agglomerations; development of forms of spatial organization of business (industrial parks, logistics complexes/hubs, etc.) in agglomerations, opportunities and prospects for attracting investments; issues of joint solution of environmental and infrastructure problems, increasing mobility in agglomerations. In addition, the international experience of agglomeration development was discussed.
The discussions at the Forum were attended by scientists of the Department of Spatial Development – Dr.Sci. of Economics, Professor, Head of the Department M. I. Melnyk, Ph.D. of Economics, Senior Researcher S. M. Tkach, Ph.D. of Economics, Senior Researcher I. V. Leshchukh and Junior Researcher R. Ye. Yaremchuk.
The forum was full of meaningful reports. And the results of their discussions will be taken into account in further research and development by scientists of the Department of Spatial Development.
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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 September 6, 2024, the International Conference "Post-War Recovery in Europe: Contemporary and Historical Experiences" was held online, organized by the Department of Politics and International Relations of the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University. Scientists from the British Academy, Dublin University and the Royal Irish Academy, De Montfort University (Great Britain), Charles University (Czech Republic), Košice Technical University (Slovakia), Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics, Uzhhorod National University and others participated in the conference. The topic of the conference was devoted to the issues of modern and post-war recovery of the economy of Ukraine and the experience of post-war reconstruction of European countries, in particular, the challenges of post-war policy and the contours of the modern economy of Great Britain and Ireland and the Balkan countries, as well as topical aspects of the transition to a stable and sustainable energy system in post-war Ukraine and analysis transformational dynamics of international trade and decolonization of Ukraine.
Scientists of the Department of Regional Economic Policy of the Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Doctor of Economics, Prof. S. L. Shchults and Leading Engineer O. A. Voytenko spoke at the conference with a report "The impact of the war on the economy of Ukrainian regions: economic losses and prospects for recovery".

On July 7-8, 2024, the International Conference on Digital Technologies and Sustainalibility Accounting organized by Muhammadiyah University in Jakarta, Indonesia took place online.
The conference is a platform and scientific forum to promote the exchange of knowledge, ideas and research results between experts, researchers and scientists in the field of digital technologies and sustainable accounting.
Four sectional meetings were held within the conference:
1. Sustainable accounting and financial policy.
2. Accounting and financing of renewable energy sources.
3. "Green" accounting in a sustainable environment.
4. Standards of disclosure of information on sustainable development.
An employee of the Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Ph.D. of State Administration, Senior Researcher Inna M. Kulish took part in the work of the conference. The conference materials have been submitted for indexing to Scopus.

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 June 16-19, 2024, the international seminar "XXVIII Warsztaty Ekonomistów Rolnych" took place in the city of Krasnobrud (Republic of Poland). It was attended by more than 40 scientists representing the Institute of Rural Development and Agriculture of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Warsaw, Poland), the Warsaw University of Natural Sciences, the Ivan Paul II Biala Academy (Biała Podłaska), the Krakow University of Agriculture ( Krakow, Poland), Jan Kokhanowski University (Kielce, Poland), Institute of Economics and Forecasting of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine), Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine ( Lviv, Ukraine) and other scientific institutions and universities.
The Institute was presented by Senior Researcher of the Department of Spatial Development, Ph.D. of Economics Iryna Leshchukh and Senior Researcher of the Department of Problems of the Real Sector of the Regional Economy, Ph.D. of Economics Olena Lyakhovska.
In the report "Potencjał i sposoby rozwoju agglomeracji na Ukrainie", Iryna Leshchukh revealed the main problems of the formation of agglomerations in Ukraine in the pre-war and post-war period, and also outlined the priorities and opportunities for the development of agglomerations in the post-war period. Particular attention was paid to the characteristics of modern opportunities for the development of the Lviv agglomeration.
Olena Lyakhovska presented a report on the topic "Rolnictwo Ukrainy: rozwój w warunkach stanu wojennego" and presented in it the main trends in the development of agriculture and indicated the problems faced by agricultural producers in Ukraine during the war.
The event was full of meaningful reports and active discussion. Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine expresses its gratitude to Polish society and the Polish academic community for the constant support of the Ukrainian people in this difficult time, and to the organizers of the Workshops for the rich program and the opportunity to communicate and exchange experience with Polish and Ukrainian colleagues.
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