HISTORY

In 2017 the UWC, on the occasion of its 50^th anniversary organized a round table, the Inaugural Economic Forum and five International Conferences to analyze 50 years of activity and develop a roadmap for the future, particularly on current issues with respect to support for Ukraine in defending its territorial integrity and its ongoing European and Euro-Atlantic integration.

• Roundtable on the topic “UWC at 50 and beyond: The Australian context” (in cooperation with the Mykola Zerov Centre for Ukrainian Studies at Monash University and the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organizations), 10 August 2017 in Melbourne, Australia;
• Inaugural Economic Forum: “Support for the economic development of Ukraine: Cooperation between the Ukrainian Government and Diaspora” (in cooperation with the US-Ukraine Chamber of Commerce and Canada‑Ukraine Chamber of Commerce), 25 August 2017, Kyiv, Ukraine;
• International Conference “UWC at 50 and Beyond: The European Context” (in cooperation with the International Institute for Education, Culture and Diaspora Relations, Lviv Polytechnic National University), 28 August 2017, Lviv, Ukraine;
• International Conference “UWC at 50 and Beyond: The North American Vector” (in cooperation with the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America), 16 September 2017, New York, USA;
• International Conference “UWC at 50 and Beyond: The South American Vector” (in cooperation with the Ukrainian-Brazilian Central Representation), 30 September 2017, Curitiba, Brazil;
• International Conference “UWC at 50 and Beyond: European and Euro-Atlantic Forum” (in cooperation with the Association of Ukrainians in Belgium), 7 November 2017, Brussels, Belgium; and
• International Conference “UWC at 50 and Beyond: The Roadmap” (in cooperation with the Ukrainian Canadian Congress), 10-11 November 2017, Toronto, Canada.