On February 24, 2023, on the anniversary of the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the international event “We stand together: one year of war in Ukraine” was held. This event was co-organized by Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (Poland), Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics and The City College of New York (USА).
Foreign universities have decided to pay tribute to the bravery of Ukrainians and to emphasize their solidarity with Ukraine, which continues its courageous struggle, demonstrating personal and institutional commitment, social responsibility, and presenting the impact and timeliness of research conducted by partner universities.
In the life stream format, a professor of the Management and Business Department of S. Kuznets KHNUE Tetyana Lepeyko, together with Aranka Ignasiak-Shultz, Vice-Dean International Cooperation and Development of NCU, discussed the state of Ukraine’s economy during the war.
Andriy Kotlyk, PhD in Economics, Associate professor of the Management and Business Department with the topic “Management of Ukrainian firms in wartime” also joined the discussion.
As an example of the great help and support of Ukrainians in Poland, a non-governmental organization was presented and an interview with Tetiana Dembska, an entrepreneur from Toruń, born in Vinnytsia, who organized a very effective system, and later an organization that helps thousands of people locally, as well as in Ukraine, was conducted.
Later, scientists from the Nicolaus Copernicus University, Dr. Malgozhata Szepaniak and Professor Michal Moshinsky, joined the livestream, presenting some socio-demographic aspects concerning Ukrainian refugees in Poland, as well as presenting their vision of the economic consequences of this war
Matthew G. Negler, professor of economics at the City College of New York, also presented his ideas on how to respond to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
As part of the event, videos from students of S. Kuznets KHNUE about their life and studies during the war were shown.
Special thank you is to all who were engaged in organizing this even
– video director Mariusz Lewandowski representing Nicolaus Copernicus University
– host and manager of the event – Vice-Dean International Cooperation and Development Aranka Ignasiak-Shultz (Nicolas Copernicus University)
– vice-rector for scientific and methodological work Karina Nemashkalo (S. Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics),
– the coordinator of the event from – Associate Professor of the Management and Business Department Oksana Mazorenko
– teachers and students from S. Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics
– prof. Juan Carlos Mercado – the Dean of the Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at The City College of New York
– Department of Marketing and Communications of S. Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics.
Broadcast:
27.02.2023