Swedish Centre forEuropean Future
About the center
The Swedish Center for Europe’s Future was established at KSE in 2025 with financial support from Sweden in response to Ukraine’s need for a systematic and professional approach to preparing for EU integration. The Center brings together the analytical and academic teams of the Kyiv School of Economics to create a platform designed to strengthen the state’s expert and human-capital capacity on its path toward EU membership.
The mission of the Center is to accelerate Ukraine’s path toward membership in the European Union by providing evidence-based analysis, developing academic capacity, offering professional training, and facilitating sustained dialogue between the government, business, civil society, and European institutions.
The Center’s work streams include education, research, policy development, and facilitation of public dialogue on Ukraine’s EU accession, engaging all key stakeholders.
Specifically, the Center was created to:
Strengthen the reform processes required for Ukraine’s accession to the EU● The Center supports reforms in public procurement, digital regulation, budget planning, regional development, and property-rights protection — delivering practical results and tangible impact on the progress of reforms.● Enhance the academic dimension and build a new school of EU-integration research – facilitating academic mobility and exchanges of faculty and students with EU partner universities.
The Center develops a robust academic infrastructure that connects research and public policy, including:● engaging Swedish Distinguished Professors;● supporting teaching and research directions at KSE;● integrating EU standards and methodologies into academic programs;● facilitating academic mobility and exchanges of faculty and students with EU partner universities;● preparing scientific and policy studies that create a verified knowledge base on EU policies.
Develop and support student activities in the field of European integrationThe Center invests in shaping a new generation of EU-oriented leaders through:● support for student organizations (including the KSE EU Club);● international educational projects and partnerships with EU universities;● lectures, workshops, debates, and simulations of EU institutions;● podcasts, interdisciplinary formats, student-led analytics, and research initiatives.
Support dialogue between government, business, and the EUThe Center provides a platform for high-level discussions and meaningful engagement of business in shaping Ukraine’s negotiation positions, promoting transparency, mutual understanding, and alignment of reforms with the real needs of the economy.
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Research
● Paradox of Ukraine’s poultry sectorThis study examines the paradox of Ukraine’s poultry sector: strong competitive advantages in land, feed, and labor make the industry attractive for large domestic and foreign investors, yet protracted approval procedures and limited access to finance
● Paradox of Ukraine’s walnut sectorThe report analyzes the paradox of Ukraine’s walnut sector: despite the war, fragmented production, and a high level of informality, walnuts remain one of the country’s most promising export products, capable of competing with leading European producers
● The key structural, economic, and institutional factors shaping the current state of Ukraine’s dairy sectorThe report analyzes the key structural, economic, and institutional factors shaping the current state of Ukraine’s dairy sector. It examines household and industrial production systems, progress toward EU-aligned quality and safety standards, and the full value chain from production to export
● The functioning principles of the European Structural Funds, the role of Partnership Agreements in shaping cohesion policy, and the key EU requirements for strategic planning and public resource management systemsThe research examines the functioning principles of the European Structural Funds, the role of Partnership Agreements in shaping cohesion policy, and the key EU requirements for strategic planning and public resource management systems. It focuses on the practical steps Ukraine must undertake today to prepare its institutions for the effective use of Structural Funds after EU accession