Our partner negotiated with the Institute of International Relations of the University of Kyiv

A key objective of the meeting held with our prominent partner, the Planetrise Cultural and Environmental Association, was to explore avenues for collaboration between the Institute of International Relations and the Institute for African Strategy of Kyiv University and the Africa Research Institute of Óbuda University in Hungary, with the aim of strengthening joint initiatives in both Europe and Africa.

The meeting was attended in person by Dr Péter Gergő Juhász, Head of the "Sustainable Africa" Research Group at the Africa Research Institute of Óbuda University and President of the Planetrise Association, as well as Nándor Tárczy, Head of the Berehove office of the same association.

The delegation was welcomed at Kyiv University by Professor Valerii Kopiika, Director of the Educational and Scientific Institute of International Relations at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, and Professor Olena Pryiatelchuk, Deputy Director for Scientific and Pedagogical Activities, Doctor of Economics. Also present was Dr Iuliia Tsyrfa, Associate Professor, Doctor of Political Science, and Director of the Centre for Strategic African Studies.

Joining the meeting online were Dr Oleksiy Syvak, Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Botswana, and Dr János Besenyő, Head of the Africa Research Institute at Óbuda University.

The Association expressed hope that the discussions laid the groundwork for future cooperation across academic, civil, economic, and diplomatic fields, and that the collaboration will remain fruitful and effective despite the ongoing conflict.