Zoom discussion with faculty at Kyiv School of Economics

ERIE, Pa. — The Public Policy Fund at Penn State Behrend will host a panel discussion with faculty members at the Kyiv School of Economics beginning at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 24, on Zoom. The program, which is open to the public, will include Tymofiy Mylovanov, a president of the Kyiv School of Economics and an adviser to Ukraine’s presidential administration. He previously served as minister of economic development, trade and agriculture for Ukraine.

Mylovanov will be joined by colleagues who continue to work in Kyiv, including:

• Tymofii Brik, the head of sociological research at the Kyiv School of Economics
• Anna Bulakh, an expert on international security and technology and a member of the Hybrid Warfare Task Force in Kyiv
• Oleg Nivievskyi, a coordinator of the UaFoodTrade research project, a partnership with the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies

The discussion will be moderated by Lena Surzhko Harned, assistant teaching professor of political science at Penn State Behrend. She has been hosting weekly public teach-ins since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24.

The program will be offered on Zoom, in webinar format. Join the conversation here.

The Public Policy Fund at Penn State Behrend is based in the political science program of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. To learn more, visit the Public Policy Fund webpage.