On May 24, 2025, the International Bessarabian Economic Forum was held in the city of Bolgrad, Odessa region. It was held for the second time and became an important event for stimulating the economic and social development of the southern region of Ukraine. The event brought together representatives of business, government, international partners, public and educational organizations to discuss investment opportunities and the development of territorial communities.
Representatives of the International Humanitarian University, in particular the First vice-rector, Professor Vasyl Lefterov, and Professor of the Department of State and Legal Disciplines, Vitaliy Koltsov, directly participated in the forum.
More than 330 participants from different regions of Ukraine, including Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kyiv, Ternopil, Kherson and Kharkiv regions, took part in the forum. Also present were representatives of the consulates of Bulgaria, Turkey, Moldova and Romania, delegations from the twin cities of Bolgrad, more than 10 communities of Odesa region were represented.
The forum included 10 thematic sections, including: agriculture, tourism, energy, international and government grant programs, infrastructure and logistics, entrepreneurship, IT sphere, ecology, etc. The practical focus of the forum is noted, during which more than 100 investment proposals, creative and promising projects for the comprehensive development of the region were presented in the relevant sections.
The most active were the participants of the section of social projects, where more than 30 initiatives aimed at the development of education, healthcare, culture and sports were presented. It was at this section that the socio-educational project of creating a branch of our university in Bolgrad, the “Bessarabian Institute of the International Humanitarian University”, initiated by the President of the International Humanitarian University, Academician S.V. Kivalov, was presented. The implementation of the mentioned project will provide wider opportunities for children and youth of Bessarabia to obtain higher and professional pre-university education in 36 specialties, which are taught at eight faculties and two colleges of the International Humanitarian University. In general, the International Bessarabian Economic Forum-2025 in Bolgrad became an important platform for discussing strategic directions for the development of the southern region of Ukraine, and provided a new impetus for further cooperation of the International Humanitarian University with territorial communities.
Representatives of the International Humanitarian University, in particular the First vice-rector, Professor Vasyl Lefterov, and Professor of the Department of State and Legal Disciplines, Vitaliy Koltsov, directly participated in the forum.
More than 330 participants from different regions of Ukraine, including Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kyiv, Ternopil, Kherson and Kharkiv regions, took part in the forum. Also present were representatives of the consulates of Bulgaria, Turkey, Moldova and Romania, delegations from the twin cities of Bolgrad, more than 10 communities of Odesa region were represented.
The forum included 10 thematic sections, including: agriculture, tourism, energy, international and government grant programs, infrastructure and logistics, entrepreneurship, IT sphere, ecology, etc. The practical focus of the forum is noted, during which more than 100 investment proposals, creative and promising projects for the comprehensive development of the region were presented in the relevant sections.
The most active were the participants of the section of social projects, where more than 30 initiatives aimed at the development of education, healthcare, culture and sports were presented. It was at this section that the socio-educational project of creating a branch of our university in Bolgrad, the “Bessarabian Institute of the International Humanitarian University”, initiated by the President of the International Humanitarian University, Academician S.V. Kivalov, was presented. The implementation of the mentioned project will provide wider opportunities for children and youth of Bessarabia to obtain higher and professional pre-university education in 36 specialties, which are taught at eight faculties and two colleges of the International Humanitarian University. In general, the International Bessarabian Economic Forum-2025 in Bolgrad became an important platform for discussing strategic directions for the development of the southern region of Ukraine, and provided a new impetus for further cooperation of the International Humanitarian University with territorial communities.