The problems of food shortages through population growth, depletion of minerals, raw materials, mineral and energy resources, climate change, environmental pollution, etc. are solved by the bioeconomy, the narrative of which is the use of natural resources on a renewable basis in achieving sustainable development goals. Ukraine has significant knowledge, agro-industrial, forest, land and water potential for the introduction of biotechnology and sustainable bioeconomy, which includesthe production, exploitation and use of biological resources, processes and systems to provide products, processes and services across all economic sectors. The purpose of the article is to determine the directions of bioeconomy development taking into account the global and macroeconomic crisis caused by military actions on the territory of Ukraine. The research methodology involves the use of general scientific and specific methods used in economics, ecology and biotechnology, and is based on an interdisciplinary approach. The scientific novelty of the obtained results is to determine the directions of development of Ukrainian bioeconomy based on the use of biotechnology in food, agricultural, medical, pharmaceutical, industrial, environmental sphere, green energy, water management and forestry. Conclusions. The study found that Ukraine can create a sustainable, innovative, resource-efficient economy integrated into the world, which combines food security with the sustainable use of renewable energy sources and resources for industry. Biomass can replace fossil fuel products, and residues and waste, agricultural and forestry raw materials can be used to ensure environmentally friendly production. In the post-war period, the bioeconomy should be a priority to support Ukrainian economic recovery, as a sustainable bioeconomy returns resources to the real sector, creates jobs, promotes environmental production and consumption, and makes optimal use of limited resources on a circular basis. Keywords: bioeconomy, sustainable bioeconomy, biotechnology, biomass, postwar economic recovery

Decision-making in the field of education is a complex, multi-faceted process, in which a large circle of stakeholders is involved. Of no small importance for making a correct decision is the analysis of information coming from participants in the educational process at its various stages. The article proposes a methodology for constructing and applying a competency-based training direction model. The technique is based on the use of developed algorithms for building competency models. Due to the use of the Bayesian network, an assessment of the formation of the level of competence is possible even with missing data, i.e. with unknown results of competency-based tasks. The technique bridges the gap between strictly subject structuring of assessment tools, which does not fully correspond to the competency-building model of constructing the main educational program, and activity-based structuring. The article describes the conduct of two experiments conducted to verify the algorithms proposed in the theoretical part. Experimental testing showed that the developed algorithms, method and methodology are suitable for constructing a competency-based model of discipline and the direction of training. The models built according to the methodology, make it possible to make informed judgments regarding the level of students' competency levelling, as well as to predict student performance. Thus, using the methods of intellectual analysis of educational data, the tasks of decision support are solved.

His collective monograph reports results of the international project ERASMUS-EDU-2021-VIRT-EXCH VEHUB4YOU project INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF VIRTUAL YOUTH BUSINESS HUBS. It brings together theoretical, empirical, and methodological contributions from researchers in Ukraine, Switzerland, Italy, and Azerbaijan, examining the formation of economic behavior, development of entrepreneurial thinking, virtual entrepreneurship, digital literacy, and the socio-cultural effects of online education. A dedicated focus is the VEHUB4YOU model, which shows how virtual exchanges enhance international collaboration, inclusion, and sustainable pathways to youth employability and entrepreneurship, in line with the European Education Area and the Digital Education Action Plan 2021–2027. The monograph targets scholars, educators, policymakers, and practitioners in educational innovation and digital transformation, serving as both a research resource and a methodological guide for designing, managing, and evaluating virtual learning environments that integrate economic education with sustainable and inclusive practices.

The article presents an in-depth analysis of innovation opportunities and solutions to promote Europe-oriented tourism development in Ukraine, which is especially relevant given the significant lag in economic indicators of Ukraine's tourism industry against the world tourism leaders. The findings reveal that the tourism industry, as well as in Ukraine, is adapting fast enough to the global challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic and other crisis phenomena and is gradually returning to its normal functioning, even under heavy restrictions. Particular emphasis is put on the growing role of innovative solutions to boost the process of adaptation to new realia. It is argued that tourism innovations and reforms will contribute to promoting both short-term and long-term tourism demand, raise the number of tourism businesses and, consequently, will create more jobs in this sector, along with enhancing the quality and competitiveness of domestic tourism product and increasing the tourism industry share in GDP. The purpose of this article is to identify opportunities to innovate and search for optimal solutions to ensure Europe-oriented vector of tourism development in Ukraine. To attain the research agenda, a range of general research methods have been employed, in particular, analysis and synthesis, monograph methodology, as well as methods of abstraction and concretization. The study asserts that in modern economic settings to secure the European vector in tourism development, there is a vast variety of innovative solutions available to tour operators and travel agents, ranging from radical changes in their management and marketing activities up to diversification of tourism products and customer service models. To facilitate further Europe-oriented development of domestic tourism, a focus is also placed towards the essential role of innovation-driven transformations of a tourist product at the regional level which assume new services, new tourist attractions and travel routes or their modifications, including the use of digital technologies and new tourism types, such as glamping, immersive tourism, fitness tourism, virtual tourism, travel journalism, film tourism, etc. In addition, the study discusses the specifics of backpacking as one of modern innovative tourism trends. It is argued that the key pathway for the tourism industry to innovate is building a single national tourist information base with an easy access and customer-friendly interface. Such an electronic database will combine the capabilities of an interactive travel guide and a marketplace. According to the results of the study, to enhance the Europe-oriented development of the tourism industry in Ukraine, the government should design sound investment and innovation policies that will help to support both nation-wide and regional innovative projects. The summary concludes that the implementation of innovations will contribute to gaining a competitive edge in the global tourism market.

This article seeks to assess the effectiveness of attracting foreign investment in Ukraine. Within the scope of the research, investment activity is considered a key driver for economic development. It is emphasised that boosting economic growth in Ukraine depends heavily on attracting foreign investment as their effects extend to encouraging the national output, the speed of its technological advancements as well as the scale and pace of economic restructuring. The purpose and objectives of the study are to explore and evaluate the effectiveness of foreign investment in Ukraine's economy along with offering the authors’ understanding of the key factors affecting the investment climate and suggesting the most promising pathways to foster investment efficiency in Ukraine. It is argued that this study has a number of significant implications to Ukraine, since investment processes to a great extent underpin market development strategies, and entail the most important mechanisms for creating appropriate environment to overcome the structural economic crisis, implement structural changes in the production sector, promote innovation and enhance economic performance at the micro- and macrolevels. The research methodology involves general scientific methods of analysis and synthesis, and the generalization techniques. The findings reveal a whole range of crucial factors behind the investment process crisis and lack of effective tools for investing into the national economic development. The authors assert that a country's position in the investment ranking is a sort of a ‘business card’ for the investor who is looking for new capital investment opportunities. Currently, from this perspective, Ukraine's chances to attract foreign investment seem quite miserable. However, the findings verify that in the context of modern globalization, to spur foreign capital attraction into Ukraine, creating a favourable investment climate is paramount. The study has identified factors that affect the process of shaping the investment climate, among which the most important are a group of economic, political and geographical factors. According to the research results, a proactive government strategy and a comprehensive approach to resolving the current challenges related to investment activities at the micro- and macrolevels will contribute to realizing Ukraine’s investment potential with maximum efficiency that will lay a solid background for sustainable economic development in the future.