The conference was held within the framework of the project “Information Management and Implementation of Innovative Approaches to Cross-Border Cooperation between Slovakia and Ukraine”, funded by a grant from the Norwegian kingdom with the help of the Norwegian Financial Mechanism and co-financed from the state budget of the Slovak Republic.

Apart from the project beneficiary – the Centre of social and psychological sciences of Slovak Academy of Sciences and its partners, this highly representative forum (of a total of about 70 people) was attended by the representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway, the Czech Republic, Hungary, authoritative experts from Poland, the Netherlands, Slovakia and Ukraine.

The professional guarantor of the project, Ph.D., Senior Fellow at the Centre of social and psychological sciences of Slovak Academy of Sciences Marian Haydosh opened the conference with his introductory speech. He warmly welcomed the participants and guests of the Forum, spoke about the objectives of the project and wished everybody the fruitful work.