International Conference “21st Cyril and Methodius Readings” Held at Karazin University on the Topic “Integration and Disintegration Processes in Central and Eastern Europe”

On May 23, 2025, the Faculty of History, the Student Scientific Society, and the Marin Drinov Center for Bulgarian and Balkan Studies of Karazin University held the International Conference “21st Cyril and Methodius Readings” on the topic “Integration and Disintegration Processes in Central and Eastern Europe.” The conference took place within the framework of the project “Eastern Ukrainian Center for European Studies” (EAUCES — ERASMUS-JMO-2024-COE 101176972).

The participants of the conference included scholars from various cities of Ukraine (Kharkiv, Kyiv, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia), as well as from Poland and Hungary. They represented institutions such as Karazin University, the University of Debrecen (Hungary), Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Mykhailo Drahomanov Ukrainian State University, Zaporizhzhia National University, and Jagiellonian University (Poland).

The conference featured three thematic sections. For those who were unable to attend the academic forum, video recordings of the sessions are available:

• “Towards a Common European Cultural and Mental Space?”

• “Political Transition of Central and Eastern European Countries”

• “Challenges to Economic and Information Security in the Region: History and Present”

The collection of conference abstracts is available at the following link.