“Academic Resilience During the War” – UKRAINETT Panel at the Carpathian Sea Democracy Week (30 April)

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Join UKRAINETT for an insightful panel discussion, titled “Academic Resilience During the War“, at the Carpathian Sea Democracy Week 2025. This is a platform for the union of various institutions from Ukraine and Europe, inspired by Arendalsuka in Norway! Our event on academic resilience will feature two dynamic sub-panels and will be accessible via live stream.

Place and date: Truskavets, 30 April, 2025

Time: 15:00-17:45

Please note that the event will follow local time in Ukraine, which is one hour ahead of Norway.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/91390912791?pwd=OXiobYwqogTEyZLt81MOphv5UkIfqq.1

Meeting ID: 913 9091 2791

Passcode: 894071

Subpanel 1: «Key Challenges and Resilience Practices of Ukrainian Academia and Research During the War» (Chair: Oleksandra Deineko)

Time: 15:00 – 16:15 (Kyiv Time)

Introduction notes by Aadne Aasland, Research Professor at NIBR, OsloMet, “The Role of International Cooperation in Supporting Ukrainian Academia: Insights from the UKRAINETT+ Project“

Introduction notes by Alim Aliev, Deputy Director of the Ukrainian Institute, “Empowering Ukrainian Studies Abroad: Best Practices and Key Challenges“

Panel speakers:

  • Alim Aliev, Deputy Director of the Ukrainian Institute
  • Olena Muradyan, Dean of School of Sociology, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
  • Olga Maksymovych, Carpathian Institute of Analytics FrankoLytics 
  • Aadne Aasland, Research Professor, NIBR, OsloMet

This panel will be followed by a short break from 16:15 – 16:30.

Subpanel 2: «Norwegian-Ukrainian Research Cooperation: Learning from the Past and Planning Future Paths» (Chair: Aadne Aasland)

Time: 16:30 – 17:45 (Kyiv Time)

Introduction notes by Olga Polotska, Director, National Research Foundation of Ukraine, “Ukrainian research under the war”

Introduction notes by Rune Vistad, Department Director, the Research Council of Norway, “Norwegian Support to Ukrainian Academia”

Panel speakers:

  • Valentyna Zasadko, Director at The School of Public Management at Ukrainian Catholic University (SPM UCU)
  • Jørn Holm-Hansen, Research Professor, NIBR, OsloMet
  • Oleksandra Deineko, Senior Researcher, NIBR, OsloMet; Associate Professor School of Sociology V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University