batch_1778676373 20260513154613000 National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Institute of Encyclopedic Research esu@esu.com.ua National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Institute of Encyclopedic Research Entsyklopedychnyi visnyk Ukrainy [The Encyclopedia Herald of Ukraine] Entsykl. visn. Ukr. 2706-9990 2707-000X 2025 17 Olena Kavunnyk Nizhyn Mykola Gogol State University (Nizhyn, Ukraine) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3883-7909 The author reports on the 5th All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference “Contemporary Dimensions of Ukrainian Regional Studies,” held at Nizhyn Mykola Gogol State University on 14 October 2025. The event has affirmed its status as a professional platform for interdisciplinary scholarly dialogue among researchers of culture, history, the arts, and education from various regions of Ukraine, and its outcomes are highly significant for the development of Ukrainian encyclopedia production. The plenary session focused on issues of preserving historical and cultural memory, biographical research, and musical and artistic regional studies. The conference demonstrated the growing importance of regional research as a key direction in contemporary humanities and its alignment with the principles of encyclopedic knowledge in exploring national identity. 2025 157 159 10.37068/evu.17.14 https://evu.encyclopedia.kyiv.ua/article/1724 https://evu.encyclopedia.kyiv.ua/doi/10.37068/evu.17.14.pdf