On July 1, 2025, the IX International Scientific and Practical Conference "Ukraine, Bulgaria, EU: Economic, Financial, Technical and Social Development Trends" was held at "Prof. Dr. Asen Zlatarov" University (Burgas, Bulgaria), organized with the participation of leading higher education institutions.

The event was attended by representatives from over 20 universities from Bulgaria, Ukraine, Poland, Georgia, Moldova, and Romania.

The State Tax University (Irpin, Ukraine) co-organized the conference. Opening the event, the acting rector of STU, Dmytro Serebrianskyi, delivered a welcoming speech. In his address, he emphasized the importance of integrating the Ukrainian scientific community into the European academic space, especially during wartime. He presented the future of the State Tax University, despite wartime losses.

Also, Oleksandra Smirnova, Vice-Rector for scientific work, delivered a welcoming speech and noted that such conferences are an arena that combines experience, academic expertise, and a common goal: a future based on knowledge and cooperation.

At the plenary session and within the framework of the sectional discussions, representatives of the State Tax University presented a number of scientific reports that sparked lively debate among the participants. In total, the conference covered five thematic sections dedicated to the problems of the national economy, finance and banking, audit and accounting, modern computer technologies, and humanitarian and legal issues in the context of European integration.

The organization of such a representative scientific event by Nadiia Davydenko, Dean of the Faculty of Finance and Digital Technologies, testifies to the stable presence of the State Tax University in the international academic arena, the growth of its scientific potential, and its openness to multidisciplinary cooperation.