Ukrainian Resource and Development Centre

Dr. Dmytro Sherengovsky and Dr. Halyna Protsyk of the Ukrainian Catholic University (Lviv) will cover the following issues in their online presentations: CONTEMPORARY HYBRID WARFARE AND ITS CHALLENGES FOR GLOBAL SECURITY: THE CASE OF THE RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN WAR What are the main tendencies of contemporary warfare and what is the impact on global security? What are… Continue reading Lecturers from Ukraine on the Russian-Ukrainian War

“Ukraine, Lviv. Coffee, chocolate, cobbled streets, romance and music. Music that conquers hearts and overwhelms with its beauty.” For the first time in Edmonton, one of the top Ukrainian bands will transport you to the atmosphere of a European jazz festival. Harmonizing folk music energy from different continents, cultures and eras—Ukrainian folk, American jazz, blues,… Continue reading Jazz Band from Ukraine: ShockolaD Fundraiser Concert

“Ukraine, Lviv. Coffee, chocolate, cobbled streets, romance and music. Music that conquers hearts and overwhelms with its beauty.” For the first time in Edmonton, one of the top Ukrainian bands will transport you to the atmosphere of a European jazz festival. Harmonizing folk music energy from different continents, cultures and eras—Ukrainian folk, American jazz, blues,… Continue reading Jazz Band from Ukraine: ShockolaD Fundraiser Concert

Join Aiden Aslin to hear his story of being a British volunteer for Ukraine, fighting and getting taken as a prisoner of war by Russia near Mariupol. Q&A session included. Aiden Aslin is a British-born dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Ukraine who was captured by Russian forces in April 2022 while fighting for… Continue reading A firsthand story from a prisoner of Putin in Ukraine

As part of the Indigenous - Ukrainian-Canadian Relationships Building Initiative, join our round table discussion at the Rice Theatre Lobby, Citadel Theatre. The discussion will take place after the Show based on an Indigenous-Ukrainian love story, the First Métis Man of Odesa. However, you do not need to attend the play to join the round… Continue reading Storying Indigenous – Ukrainian – Canadian Relationships

Join us for a one-of-a-kind opportunity to hear the story of the Russo-Ukrainian War from the perspective of the Indigenous Crimean Tatars, whose land was illegally annexed from Ukraine by Russia in 2014. Hear the history of the Indigenous peoples of Crimea, and the struggle to defend their land, rights, and culture against Russian oppression.… Continue reading Russia–Ukraine War: Crimea and Indigenous Crimean Tatars

This project is an exhibition of unissued diplomas to students who put their education on hold to protect their country, Ukraine. These diplomas will never be issued, as the students expected to get them died in the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. These students will never became graduates. They sacrificed their education, life goals, aspirations… Continue reading Unissued Diplomas Exhibition

We are excited to invite you to a presentation by our visiting scholar on Russian media in the context of the war in Ukraine. Dr. Yuliya Krylova-Grek is a psychology professor at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, MacEwan's partner university in Ukraine. She is the author of a methodology for psycholinguistic text analysis. Yuliya… Continue reading Russian media in the context of the war in Ukraine

The Alberta Local and International Education Association (ALIEA) and Ukrainian Resource and Development Centre (URDC) invite you to the premiere of Myrna Kostash: Here The short documentary, produced in collaboration with Kalyna Somchynsky and Lindisfarne Productions, celebrates renowned creative nonfiction writer Myrna Kostash's extensive career and her dedication to exploring the complex relationships that shape… Continue reading Myrna Kostash: Here (Film Premiere)