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Welcome to an event hosted by the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) in collaboration with the Nordic Ukraine Forum. Join us on 6th of February, 2024, to explore and support the critical cause of higher education in Ukraine.
The Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) and the Nordic Ukraine Forum cordially invite you to a significant event on 6th of February at 16:30. Together, let's delve into a crucial topic - the impact of the war in Ukraine on human capital and higher education.
In the construction of modern Ukraine on the way to a prosperous future in the European Union, human capital will play a crucial role. Conversations on rebuilding often focus on hard infrastructure, and this important aspect is not always highlighted. On February 6th we invite to a discussion that will focus on the role the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) plays in educating the future leaders of Ukraine and providing policy analysis to guide the reforms that are helping the country fight the war and shape the future.
In particular, KSE together with SITE and Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) will present their initiatives to support students and academics from Ukraine during the evening. Representatives from Swedfund and Nordic Ukraine Forum will highlight the importance and new opportunities for different projects and collaborations in Ukraine. The success of post-war reconstruction in Ukraine depends on our collective efforts to save the Ukrainian human capital.
Russia’s fierce military campaign in Ukraine continues, but Ukraine stands its ground as the military tide is turning in its favour.
But what is needed for Ukraine to win the war and become a successful member of the EU? What is the effect of sanctions imposed on Russia? And how to limit the resources available to Russia's war machine?
On Monday, November 7, 2022, the Friends of KSE together with the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) and the FREE Network organized an event to discuss ideas on how we can support Ukraine and KSE during and after the war.
Until now the KSE has raised more than 37 million US dollars in support of defence and education for Ukraine. While KSE is raising funds to support Ukraine in the war, we started the charitable foundation Friends of KSE to support the KSE, Ukrainian students and academics.
During the event, Tymofiy Mylovanov, President of KSE and former Minister of Economy and Trade in Ukraine, and Nataliia Shapoval, Vice President for Policy Research at KSE discussed how Ukraine has survived the invasion and how support from all over the world has helped Ukrainian resistance.
Andreas Umland and Torbjörn Becker shared their insights on how Ukraine can become a successful member of the EU. Maria Perrotta Berlin moderated the panel.
The world is darkened by Russia´s terrifying and tragic war against Ukraine. The Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) together with the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) and the Embassy of Ukraine in Sweden hosted a fundraising event and discussion on how to provide intellectual and humanitarian support to faculty members, researchers, and students working within and outside Ukraine’s borders.
During the evening, funds were raised for the newly formed Swedish nonprofit organization, the Friends of KSE, to help provide intellectual and humanitarian support to researchers, faculty members and students at KSE, working within and outside Ukraine’s borders.
During the event, Tetra Laval announced a contribution of €500,000 to the Friends of KSE Charitable Foundation to promote education and scientific research for Ukrainians.
Speakers at the event:
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Lars Strannegård, President of SSE
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Torbjörn Becker, Director of SITE
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Andrii Plakhotniuk, Ambassador of Ukraine to Sweden
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Tymofiy Mylovanov, President of KSE
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Nataliia Shapoval, Chairman of KSE Institute
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Hanna Anisimova, Researcher at SITE
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Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley
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Jenny Ohlsson, State Secretary to Minister for International Development Cooperation
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Anders Paalzow, President of SSE Riga
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Wilma Liewendahl, President of the Student Association at SSE
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Illia Ishchenko and Yevheniia Pampukha, students from KSE
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Lada Samarska and Victor White, students at SSE and SSE Riga
Paul Krugman is the sole recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on international trade theory in 2008. He has taught at Yale, M.I.T. and Stanford. He is a distinguished professor in the Graduate Center Economics PhD program and a distinguished scholar at the Stone Center for Socioeconomic Inequality at the City University of New York.
KSE Public lectures with top world intellectuals serve to demonstrate solidarity with Ukraine and enhance Ukrainian intellectual sovereignty.
Dr. Michael A. McFaul served for five years in the Obama administration, first as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Russian and Eurasian Affairs at the National Security Council at the White House (2009-2012), and then as U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation (2012-2014).
KSE Public lectures with top world intellectuals serve to demonstrate solidarity with Ukraine and enhance Ukrainian intellectual sovereignty.
Ann Laura Stoler is the Willy Brandt Distinguished University Professor of Anthropology and Historical Studies at The New School for Social Research in New York City. Stoler is the director of the Institute for Critical Social Inquiry. She has made significant contributions to the fields of colonial and postcolonial studies, historical anthropology, feminist theory, and affect. She is particularly known for her writings on race in the works of French philosopher Michel Foucault.
KSE Public lectures with top world intellectuals serve to demonstrate solidarity with Ukraine and enhance Ukrainian intellectual sovereignty.