Three postgraduate students of the Department of International Relations – Olha Yeremenko, Anastasia Turchenko and Sofia Petrenko – not only discovered new opportunities for themselves but also spent three weeks immersed in the learning atmosphere of a British university, enriching their experience and deepening their scientific knowledge.
As part of the Unity Initiative programme, they visited the city of Liverpool, where they worked with teachers and students of the University of Liverpool. Attending lectures, organising youth activities and participating in roundtables on topical issues of development in both countries stimulated the exchange of ideas and the search for new ways of cooperation.
Anastasia, who is in her second year of postgraduate studies, shares her impressions:
“During my visit to the University of Liverpool, I had the opportunity to join the educational process in the UK. I attended lectures by professors of various scientific fields, as well as participated in seminars and practical exercises with other university students.
Within the framework of the project, I had several meetings with Professor Peter North, during which we discussed the current areas of modern research on my dissertation topic and focused on urgent and important issues for the study of the Ukrainian economic environment. As a result of our mutual cooperation, we chose a vector for further joint work and outlined its plan. So, this trip was extremely useful and productive.”
An important stage of the trip was participation in a conference where the prospects for cooperation between Ukraine and the UK were discussed. This meeting opened up broad horizons for active participation in international research projects and facilitated the exchange of ideas with leading experts. The postgraduate students demonstrated that the path to success lies in expanding horizons and that cooperation between universities is a key factor in the development of the scientific community. Congratulations!
