We cordially invite you to the following meeting:

January 31, Friday, at 6 pm (������Ƶ)

Speaker: Svitlana Balinchenko is a Senior Researcher at the Department of History of Foreign Philosophy, H. Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy, NAS of Ukraine. Since 2001, she has studied the integration tendencies and choices of Ukraine through the perspective of social philosophy. Since the war-triggered internal displacement from Donetsk oblast in 2014, the focus of the research has shifted to the democracy, social cohesion, and solidarity challenges in the context of the war impact on the social-cultural space of Ukraine, in particular, migrants’ visibility in host communities, as well as postwar scenarios for the currently Russia-occupied parts of Ukraine.

Seminar Title: Visibility Contexts of Migration in Ukraine

Last week, the Department of Microbiology, Virology, and Biotechnology at Odesa I.I. Mechnikov National University held the XIX International Summer School "Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, and Biomedicine." This scientific event, held annually since 2005, aims to provide high-quality education, promote cutting-edge science, and support the development of young scientists, even amidst the ongoing war in Ukraine. The Summer School serves as a platform where Ukrainian students, graduate students, and young scientists from various countries can interact and listen to lectures from leading scientists worldwide on a wide range of topics in modern biology, biotechnology, and biomedicine.

On March 18, 2024, a scientific-methodological seminar on "World-system analysis as a method of researching global political processes" was held at the Department of Political Science was held

The main speaker, doctor of philosophy, prof. Vasyl Popkov highlighted the essence of the problem and its relevance for contemporary world political processes. The seminar was attended by lecturers of the department, students and postgraduates of the "Political Science department" specialty, who took an active part in the discussion of the topic.

On 29 January 2024, the Faculty of International Relations, Political Science, and Sociology carried out a solemn ceremony, where graduates majoring in Political Science were awarded their master's diplomas. The faculty's leadership offered words of encouragement, urging them to continue progressing and explore new opportunities. They highlighted that many doors are open for them, and exciting ventures lie ahead. We look forward to seeing these young colleagues pursue further studies in the doctoral program!

Thanks to Alvaro Alba, Deputy Director Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB)/ USAGM, the special section created on martinoticias.com for the publications dedicated to cooperation between the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB) and the OCDS:��

For the moment it consists of an introductory article, the USAGM publication at the beginning of the joint work, the two articles by Kateryna Vakarchuk and her two videos. We will be adding to the section the materials that will be made in the future!

2nd International Round Table “INTERNATIONAL MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS IN THE DIGITAL AGE”,��November 28. Format: online (remote).��Purpose: discussion of current issues of international digital media communications.�� Kateryna Vakarchuk proposed the presentation "Russian propaganda in media of Latin American countries", noting the main narratives that Russia is spreading in the region, appealing to the colonial past of Latin American countries and strengthening anti-American sentiment.

On October 1, 2023, Luigi Nicolò Segarizzi, Research fellow, Institut d’études européennes (IEE-ULB), Brussels, and Attaché – Political, Press and information Delegation of the European Union, Chisinau, visited the Center. The purpose of the visit was to establish stronger scientific and public ties between our institutions, united by the desire for truth in the post-truth era. The focus of our future joint projects is exposing Russian disinformation, which has acquired a universal scale and whose influence negatively affects the lives of all European peoples.

On October 27-29, 2023, training was held as part of the Train the trainers project for representatives from the Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa regions. The purpose of this project is to train trainers in cross-sectoral crisis simulation exercises. Now there are 16 certified trainers in Ukraine, including Ganna Grabina, Assoc. Prof. of the Department of International Relations, and member of the OCDS.

On October 21, 2023, at 11:00 a.m., a guest lecture on the topic "The role of remote monitoring in agriculture and spatial planning" will be held online for students of the Faculty of Geology and Geography , specializaion 103 «Earth Sciences» and speialization 106 «Geography».
The lecturer is Yaryna Oleksandrivna Butenko, PhD in agricultural sciences, senior researcher of the department of information technologies and innovation marketing of the Institute of Water Problems and Land Reclamation of the National Academy of Sciences.
The lecture is open for students of the faculty and all interested in the topic.

Conference ID: 895 1977 5053

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