Sunday, November 12, 2023
15:00 – 19:00 Participants' arrival and registration (hotel Holiday Inn Dąbrowa Górnicza)
20:00 – 21:30 Dinner at the hotel Restaurant “Zagłębie Smaku”
Monday, November 13, 2023
8:30 – 9:00 Registration of conference participants
9:00 – 9:30 Official opening of the conference and welcoming of guests
The ceremonial signing of the agreement between WSB University (Poland), SI “Institute of Regional Research named after M.I. Dolishniy of the NAS of Ukraine” (Ukraine), Institute of Geography of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (Slovakia)
- Prof. Dr Joanna Kurowska-Pysz, Director of the Research Institute on Territorial and Inter-Organizational Cooperation, WSB University, Poland
- Prof. Dr Iryna Storonyanska, Deputy Director for Research of SI “Institute of Regional Research named after M.I. Dolishniy of the NAS of Ukraine”, Ukraine
- Assoc. Prof. Dr Khrystyna Prytula, Project manager, Head of the Cross-Border Cooperation Sector, SI “Institute of Regional Research named after M.I. Dolishniy of the NAS of Ukraine”, Ukraine
9:30 – 10:45 Plenary session no 1:
Moderator: Prof., Dr. Ioan Horga, University of Oradea, Romania (by consent)
9:30 – 9:45 Development of border infrastructure in the Ukraine-EU cross-border space: a systematic approach
- Assoc. Prof. Dr Khrystyna Prytula, Head of the Cross-Border Cooperation Sector, IRR NASU, Ukraine
09:45 – 10:00 Development of TEN-T corridors in Poland: past and ongoing projects
- Dr Iwona Krzyżewska, Adjunct of the Department of Transport and Computer Science, Research Institute on Territorial and Inter-Organizational Cooperation, WSB University, Poland
10:00 – 10:15 Prospects of building freight transport infrastructure between Slovakia and Ukraine
- Dr Daniel Michniak, Director of the Institute of Geography, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia
10:15 – 10:30 Best practices, government support and investment programs for the development of green and sustainable transport infrastructure in Romania
- Assoc. Prof. Dr Florentina Chirodea, Head of the Department of International Relations and European Studies, University of Oradea, Romania
10:30 – 10:45 Discussion
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:45 Plenary session no 2:
Moderator: Dr Iwona Krzyżewska, WSB University, Poland (by consent)
11:00 – 11:15 Convergence of transport policies of Ukraine and EU countries: challenges and prospects
- Dr Olena Nykyforuk, Head of the Department of Infrastructure Development, SI “Institute of Economics and Forecasting of NAS of Ukraine", Ukraine
11:15 – 11:30 Potential & Perspective of transfrontier railways development in 3SI & EUSDR common area
- Dr Zinoviy Broyde, Director of the Centre “EcoResource”, Adviser of the Head of Chernivtsi Regional State (Military) Administration, Ukraine
11:30 – 11:45 Revolutionizing transportation: the power of green energy
- Prof., Dr Frida Gjermeni, Professor of the Faculty of Information Technology, “Aleksander Moisiu” University of Durres, Albania
11:45 – 12:00 Current state and prospects for grains and oilseeds railway transboundary logistics
- Dr Yaroslav Bolzhelarskyi, Deputy Director for Scientific and Pedagogical Activities, Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Transport, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine
12:00 – 12:15 Private insurance: empowering freight corridors
- Dr. Jonida Lamçja Methasani, Prof., Dr Luljeta Gjoni Kikina, University Aleksander Moisiu, Albania
12:15 – 12:30 Discussion
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 15:30 Plenary session no 3:
Moderator: Dr Khrystyna Prytula, IRR NASU, Ukraine
13.30 – 13.55 The logistical potential for ensuring the resilience of the economic system of Ukraine in the face of global challenges
- Prof., Dr Maryana Melnyk, Dr Iryna Leshchuh Department of Spatial Development, IRR NASU, Ukraine
13.55 – 14.20 Electronic queue for border crossing: international experience and practice of implementation in Ukraine
- Mykola Yasevych, National expert on customs affairs and border crossing infrastructure development of the International Organization for Migration, Ukraine
14:20 – 14:45 Strategy for the distribution of the transport load of the border crossing infrastructure in Zakarpatska Oblast
- Iryna Kyryk, Head of the Department of International Cooperation and Investment Work on Infrastructure Objects of the Service for Reconstruction and Development of Infrastructure in Zakarpatskaa Oblast
14:45 – 15:10 Investing in EU transport and logistics infrastructure: experience for Ukraine
- Dr Mariana Vykliuk, Researcher of the Sector Cross-border Cooperation, SI “Institute of Regional Research named after M.I. Dolishniy of the NAS of Ukraine”, Ukraine
15:10 – 15:30 Discussion
15:30 – 15:45 Coffee break
15:45 – 17:00 Interim meeting of project participants regarding project progress
19.00 Dinner at the hotel Restaurant “Zagłębie Smaku”
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
09:30 – 10:30 Panel discussion – part 1
Cross-border cooperation development between EU countries and Ukraine in the context of granting of Candidate status for EU membership to Ukraine
Moderator: Dr Daniel Michniak, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia (by consent)
09:30 – 09:45 Via Carpatica and integration of Ukraine in the EU
- Prof., Dr Ioan Horga, Director of the Institute for Euregional Studies, University of Oradea, Romania
09:45 – 10:00 Cross-border cooperation development between Hungary and Ukraine in the context of granting Candidate status for EU membership to Ukraine
- Associate Prof., Dr Klara Czimre, PhD student Zsofia Szaniszlo, Department of Social Geography and Regional Development Planning, University of Debrecen, Hungary
10:00 – 10:15 Discussion
10:15 – 10:30 Coffee break
10.30 – 11.30 Panel discussion – part 2
10:30 – 10:45 Institutional Convergence of Ukraine in Cross-Border Cooperation with the EU
- Dr Yaroslava Kalat, Senior Researcher of the Cross-Border Cooperation Sector, SI “Institute of Regional Research named after M.I. Dolishniy of the NAS of Ukraine”, Ukraine
10:45 – 11:30 Discussion of the issues of Implementation of EU legislation in the field of Cross-Border Cooperation in Ukraine
Debaters:
- Prof., Dr Ioan Horga, University of Oradea, Romania
- Assoc. Prof. Dr Joanna Kurowska-Pysz, WSB University, Poland
- Dr Daniel Michniak, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia
- Assoc. Prof. Dr Khrystyna Prytula, IRR NASU, Ukraine
- Prof., Dr Maryana Melnyk
- Dr Iryna Leshchuh
11:30 – 12:00 Partners’ discussion on the further directions of joint research within the topic
12:00 – 12:30 Closing speech of the official part of the conference and words of gratitude to the participants
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
14:00 – 19:00 Field trip to Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship
19:30 – 21:00 Dinner at the hotel Restaurant “Zagłębie Smaku”
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
10:00 – 11:00 Participants departure