On February 24, an agreement was signed between Lesya Ukrainka Volyn State University (VDU) and the Taras Shevchenko Institute of Ukrainian Literature of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine on the creation of a scientific and methodological center for the study of Lesya Ukrainka's works. The agreement was signed by VDU Rector Ivan Olekseliuk and Director of the Taras Shevchenko Institute of Ukrainian Literature of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Mykola Zhulynskyi. The management of this research center will be carried out by the Department of Ukrainian Literature of the Philological Faculty of VDU. Associate Professor of this department Nadiia Stashenko has been appointed as the direct head of the scientific and methodological center for the study of Lesya Ukrainka's works. The signing of the agreement on the creation of the center is only the first step toward its activity. The plans include the publication of methodological and research literature, and the involvement of international research institutions and the Ukrainian diaspora.