Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Germany

16 November, 2024

(Supported by the “Arbeitskreis Europäische Integration e.V.”- AEI-ECSA)

 

Programme of the Conference

 

09:00-09:15

Olaf Leiße, Faculty of Political Science, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena (FSU)

Angelos Giannakopoulos, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA)

Opening Remarks

 

Introductory Session

 

Moderator: Angelos Giannakopoulos, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA)

 

09:15-09:45

Taras Kuzio, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA)

National Identity in Ukraine and Foreign Policy Orientation: The Case of the EU (in-person presentation)

 

09:45-10:15

Kataryna Wolczuk, Centre for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies (CREES), University of Birmingham, UK and European Neighbourhood Policy Chairholder, College of Europe | Collège d’ Europe, Warsaw, Poland

Ukraine and the pitfalls of the EU’s enlargement policy’ (online presentation)

 

10:15-10:30

Question-Answer Session

10:30-10:45

Coffee Break

 

 

Second Session: The Ukrainian View of EU-Membership

 

Moderator: Yannes Janert, Faculty of Political Science, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena (FSU)

 

10:45-11:15

Marharyta Chabanna, Head of Institute of Political Science, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA)

Public Support for Ukraine’s Integration Into the EU: Trends and Factors of Change (in-person presentation)

 

11:15-11:45

Daria Synhaievska, Research Fellow, German and European Studies Programme, Jena University

The Europeanisation of Ukraine’s Political Culture: Obstacles and Prospects Ahead (in-person presentation)

 

11:45-12:00

Question-Answer Session

 

12:00-13:00

Lunch Break (invited guests only)

 

 

Second Session: The Ukrainian View of EU-Membership (continued)

 

Moderator: Michael Merkel, MA-Candidate, Faculty of Political Science, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena (FSU)

 

13:00-13:30

Rostyslav Pavlenko, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA), Member of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament)

Formation of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine as a Factor of Integration of Ukrainian Society Around European Values (online presentation)

 

13:30-14:00

Oksana Zubach, Department of German Philology, National Lesya-Ukrajinka University of Volhynia

EU-Ukraine Relations from an Uncommon Perspective: Humor as Another Form of Public Discourse

 

14:00-14:15

Question-Answer Session

 

 

 

 

Third Session: The European View of EU-Membership of Ukraine

 

Moderator: Dmytro Yefremov, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA)

 

14:15-14:45

Andreas Umland, Swedish Institute for International Affairs, Stockholm

How Europe and Ukraine Should Change to speed up integration (in-person presentation)

 

14:45-15:15

Nicolò Gasparini, Deputy Head of the Press and Information Section at the EU Delegation to Ukraine

European Union's Solidarity with Ukraine: An Overview (in-person presentation)

 

15:15-15:30

Question-Answer Session

 

15:30-15:45

Coffee Break

 

 

Fourth Session: Specific Issues Towards an EU-Membership of Ukraine

 

Moderator: Dr. Raoul Ott, Faculty of Political Science of the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena (FSU)

 

15:45-16:15

Angelos Giannakopoulos, DAAD-Professor, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA)

The Final Obstacle to a Full EU-Membership of Ukraine? Successfully Fighting Corruption (in-person presentation)

 

16:15-16:45

Bill Kappis, Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director at the Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies (BUCSIS), University of Buckingham, United Kingdom

Assessing the Geopolitical Implications of Ukraine’s European Path (in-person presentation)

 

16:45-17:00

Question-Answer Session

 

17:00 – 17:30

Olaf Leiße, Faculty of Political Science, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena

Angelos Giannakopoulos, DAAD-Professor, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA)

Closing Remarks

 

19:00 Common Dinner (invited guests only)