Third Mission of Universities in Focus of the UESA Annual Congress 2024

On October 17-18, the Annual UESA Congress 2024 took place in a hybrid format with offline sessions at the Uzhhorod National University (Ukraine). The Congress had a special workshop to discuss the third mission of Ukraine's HEIs during wartime, conducted on October 17, 2024. The workshop was co-organized by the NGO "Innovative University" and chaired by Professor Taras Finikov, founder of the NGO "Innovative University." Professor Taras Finnikov stressed the importance of values as the basis for European integration and rebuilding strategies. Dr. Diana Spulber, the UNICOM coordinator, presented the UNICOM project, its main tasks, and achievements to the audience and directed the audience's attention to the role of university staff in performing social functions. The UESA Congress had participants from different parts of Ukraine: Kyiv, Uzhhorod, Sumy, Dnipro, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kharkiv, Lviv, Poltava, Odesa, and others.