“Internationalising Business –Harnessing Norwegian Experience for Ukrainian Companies”
Why does the European Union conclude association agreements with third countries? What is in common between the European Economic Area, where Norway is a member, and the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement? Which common challenges do Norway and Ukraine face, when seeking more trade with the EU? And what are the prospects for Norwegian-Ukrainian bilateral cooperation? Are there special opportunities, when it comes to green business and innovation?
Interested in debating these questions together with UiA teachers and practitioners from Norway and Ukraine and getting to know your peers from Ukraine? Take a look at the slides, prepared by specialists in Norway and Ukraine! Though Ukraine is at war with Russia right now, all the data states relevant, especially for the coming post-war reconstruction period.
The webinar was co-organised by the UiA and the Ukrainian Catholic University and the Lviv Business School as part of the Research Council of Norway-funded project “Lowering the Bar? Compliance Negotiations and the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement”. The initial programme is available below. Unfortunately, some of the sessions did not take place due to the Russia’s war against Ukraine.
| Programme | |
| Day 1 (3 hours) 1 March 2022 | |
| Anne Pintsch, Associate Professor, and Maryna Rabinovych, Postdoctoral Researcher at UiA 10.00-11.00 Kyiv time (09.00-10.00 KRS time) | Comparing the European Economic Area and the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement: Theoretical and Legal Aspects |
| Rotem Shneor, Associate Professor at UiA, 11.15-12.15 Kyiv time (10.15-11.15 KRS time) | “Internationalisation” in the EEA context |
| Magnar Ødelien, Advisor at the Innovation Norway 12.30-13.30 Kyiv time (11.30-12.30 KRS time) | The EEA Agreement as a Platform for Internationalisation for Norwegian companies |
| Day 2 (3 hours) 2 March 2022 | |
| Stian Halsen, Project Manager at the Norwegian-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce (NUCC) 10.00-11.00 Kyiv (09.00-10.00 KRS time) | NUCC. Bilateral Trade, Trade Agreements and Future Challenges |
| Olga Gvozdyova, Market Intelligence Expert, USAID/CEP, Advisor to the Entrepreneurship and Export Promotion Office (EPO) 11.15-12.15 Kyiv time (10.15-11.15 KRS time) | The Experience of Exports in terms of the DCFTA. Achievements, Difficulties and Challenges |
| Kormotech company representative, Kyiv (to be confirmed) 12.30-13.30 Kyiv time (11.30-12.30 KRS time) | Exporting Ukrainian agricultural products to the EU: Experience and Challenges |
| Day 3 (2 hours) 3 March 2022 | |
| Olena Maslyukivska, Associate Professor at Kyiv Mohyla Academy and independent expert 3 March 2022, 10.00-11.00 Kyiv time (09.00-10.00 KRS time) | “Opportunities for Green Business in Ukraine” (confirmed) |
| Iryna Nyenno, Associate Professor and the Head of the “Centre Innovation” Office of the Odesa National University 3 March 2022, 11.15-12.15 Kyiv time (10.15-11.15 KRS time) | “Internationalisation Call for Ukrainian Companies: Competitiveness through Innovation” |
The European Economic Area and the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
Crowdfunding. How Can Crowdfunding Enhance Norwegian-Ukrainian Business, Cultural, and Humanitarian Collaborations?
EEA and Norway Grants –Platform for Internationalisation of Norwegian Companies
Norwegian-Ukrainian Cooperation
Bilateral trade, Trade Agreements and Future Opportunities
Trade with Ukraine: Export Potential
Internationalisation Call for Ukrainian Companies: Competitiveness through Innovation