Digest of 2017
February 2017
IIR students in Brussels and Paris. The main goals of this educational trip were to get acquainted with the work of the institutions of the European Union, the history of European construction, the parliamentary system of France, getting to know the work of the translation departments of the European Commission, its linguistic functioning and practical translation skills in the field of European integration, familiarization with the work of diplomatic missions of Ukraine abroad, the system of higher education in France and study opportunities in French and European universities for Ukrainian students. During their six-day stay in Paris and Brussels, IIR students visited eight institutions and visited the annual European Studies Fair in Brussels - EU Studies Fair 2017.
On February 7, IIR students were invited to the Higher Institute of Translation ( ISIT ) - one of the best translation schools in Europe, established in 1957 in the context of the signing of the Treaty of Rome. Today, in addition to a thorough education in the field of oral and written, in particular, legal translation, ISIT offers master's programs in international relations, international communication and management. Ukrainian students attended a seminar on the practice of translation, got acquainted with the modern technical base of the university and listened to a meaningful lecture by Ms Sara Bord (head of the international cooperation department) and Ms Elsa Chang (responsible for the development of international partnerships) about the activities of this elite private educational institution, in which students study 900 students, of which 160 are foreigners. In her turn, A. Yu. Rudkovska, a teacher of the Department of Foreign Languages of the IIR, made a presentation on the IIR for French colleagues.
On February 8, the Ukrainian delegation visited the house-museum of Jean Monnet, one of the founding fathers of European construction, who was the author of the famous Schumann Declaration of May 9, 1950. The students of the Institute of Foreign Studies visited the house where Jean Monnet lived and listened to a lecture about the origins of European integration and the life of this extraordinary personality.
On February 9, 2017, the future Ukrainian diplomats visited the Embassy of Ukraine in France, where they met with the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Ukraine to France Oleg Shamshur, political adviser Mr Roman Toder and press attache of the Embassy Ms Oleksandra Prysiazhniuk. The students of IIR learned about the current state of relations between Ukraine and France and the challenges posed by the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in France.
On the morning of February 10, 2017, the IIR delegation visited the multimedia interactive visitor centre of the European Parliament (Parliamentarium), where with the help of modern technologies it was possible to get acquainted with the history and present of the European Union, the work and powers of the European Parliament.
On February 23, 2017, a lecture by the Deputy Ambassador of Japan to Ukraine, Mr Harad Michio, was held for IIR students on the topic "Japan Today and Japanese-Ukrainian Relations".
On February 23, the Concorde company in the IIR Capital Director of the Vitaliy Investment Banking Department Provotorov held a meeting with students.
The other day, the heads of several departments of the Institute attended celebrations on the occasion of the 56th anniversary of the Independence of the State of Kuwait and the 26th anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait.
February 24 IIR Open Space hosted the first student conference on business literature — SCOBL 2017.
March 2017
On March 2, 2017, an official meeting of the Director of the Institute of International Relations Valery Volodymyrovych Kopiika with the Director of the NATO Information and Documentation Center Barbora Maronkova took place.
March 9 at 15:00 at IIR Open Space, a meeting was held with Director Valery Volodymyrovych Kopiika, Minister of Information Policy Yuri Stets, and a group of students.
On March 20, 2017, a lecture by an employee of the EU Delegation to Ukraine, Mr Simone Raudino, was held in the 38th Auditorium of the Institute of Foreign Studies on the topic: "Debt financing in emergencies: military bonds." In the lecture, issues of the functioning of bonds, historical cases of the use of military bonds, etc. were discussed.
On March 21, 2017, from 11:10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., a web seminar "25 years of relations between Ukraine and Pakistan" was held in the Hall of the Academic Council, which was held by the Institute of International Relations together with the School of International Relations of the University of Islamabad.
On March 24, 2017, a round table was held at IIR. The modern educational space must answer the question: who should be trained - international journalists? This opinion was expressed by the Deputy Director for Scientific and Pedagogical Work of the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University in his welcoming speech to the participants of the round table "International Journalism: Searching for an Educational Model" Ihor Mingazutdinov.
On March 29, David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (2010-2016), at the invitation of the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, delivered a public lecture "Ukraine's Place in a Changing World" at the IMI.
On March 30, a scientific and practical conference of students, graduate students and young scientists "Shevchenko Spring" was held at the Institute of International Relations.
On March 31, a lecture by the Head of the EU Representation in Ukraine was held at the Institute of Foreign Studies.
April 2017
At the beginning of April 2017, a visit was held by the associate professor of the Department of Comparative and European Law, Doctor of Law. Ksenia Volodymyrivna Smyrnova to the institutions of the European Union within the framework of the EU Visit Programm. During the visit, several meetings were held in the European Council, the Council of the EU, the European Parliament, the European Commission, the Committee of the Regions of the EU, and the European External Action Service of the EU. K. Smyrnova will share his invaluable experience of the practical work of European institutions with our students.
On April 1, students had the opportunity to talk with Mr Petr Ligai, who is an employee of the European Commission, and a translator for the General Directorate for Interpretation ( DG SCIC ).
On April 4, 2017, students in the 3rd year of the speciality "International Information" within the framework of the study discipline "Analysis of Foreign Policy" listened to a lecture on the topic "The State and Prospects of Ukrainian-Romanian Relations".
On April 5, 2017, the Institute of International Relations hosted the finals of the IV international competition on commercial arbitration, in which teams from the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, Ostroh Academy National University, and Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics took part. As a result of intense debates, first place was won by the team of our Institute. We sincerely congratulate Anastasia Nazarchuk, Yulia Popova, Kateryna Lagodivets, Lina Makarchuk, Viktoria Kaherska, as well as their coach and mentor Zakhar Volodymyrovych Tropin on their victory.
On April 5, 2017, students in the 3rd year of the "International Business" speciality, within the framework of the "Fundamentals of Diplomacy and Diplomatic Work" discipline, listened to a lecture on the topic "Practice of using the Institute of Honorary Consuls to Protect Ukraine's Economic Interests Abroad (American Experience)" by Ihor Olehovych Baranetskyi, adviser to the Department of America, Candidate of Economic Sciences.
On April 5, 2017, students in the 4th year of the speciality "International Relations" within the framework of the study discipline "European Union in International Relations" listened to a lecture on the topic "Migration and visa policy of Ukraine in the context of European integration" by Nedilskyi Roman, head of the Consular Support Department of the Department of Consular Services.
On April 6, 2017, the Third Annual IIR Career Day took place. Many students found answers to their questions and had the opportunity to choose their future profession and field of work after talking with employers, to get to know the peculiarities of the work of top Ukrainian companies.
On April 7, 2017, students in the 2nd year of the speciality "International Relations" within the framework of the study discipline "Public International Law" listened to a lecture on the topic "International legal support of multilateral diplomacy" by Maksym Oleksiyovych Kononenko, Deputy Director of the Department of International Law - Head of the Department of Legal Registration of the State Border, graduated from the International Law Department of the Institute of International Relations in 2002.
On April 7, 2017, the founding meeting of the Moot was held Court Society of the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University.
On April 7, representatives of the National Bank of Ukraine gave lectures to students of the Institute.
The International Conference "Europeanization" took place. The conference was opened by the Head of the EU Representation in Ukraine Hugh Mingarelli, Director of the Institute prof. V. Kopiika and Head of the Main Department of Foreign Policy and European Integration of the Administration of the President of Ukraine I. Zhovkva. The conference brought together practitioners and scientists and European experts at one table, who exchanged opinions and gained experience in the implementation of association agreements with the practice of European Union law.
In April, Gary Leet - professor at the National University of Singapore, and director of GL, gave two lectures on the economy of Singapore and the impact of Donald Trump's policy on the world's public Training & Consultancy.
On April 7-14, at the Institute of International Relations, on the initiative of the IIR Film Club, the Club of Intellectual Games and the political-diplomatic club " Ambassador " and with the support of the Embassy of Japan in Ukraine, Japan Week in the IIR was held.
On April 9-15, 2017, the team of the Institute of International Relations of KNU named after Tarasa Shevchenko successfully represented Ukraine at the international rounds of the Philip Jessup International Law Competition, traditionally held in Washington, USA.
On April 12, an honorary meeting with the first President of Ukraine Kravchuk Leonid Makarovych took place at the Institute of Foreign Studies. "25 years without the USSR" is a title that emphasized, but did not limit, the theme of the meeting. The distinguished guest of our Institute shared with the students his experience in building an independent democratic Ukraine and his thoughts on its future.
On Thursday, April 13, at 11:10 a.m., a lecture was held by S. V. Kapranov, a senior researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, "Shinto in the Modern Life and Worldview of the Japanese." During the lecture, the students had the opportunity to learn about how Shinto affects the lives of Japanese people even today, what the imperial family should do according to the principles of Shinto, what to do when entering a Shinto temple, and many other interesting things, and were also able to view a small manga (Japanese comics) about Shinto myths and were advised to watch anime by the famous Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki for a better understanding of the Japanese worldview.
On April 14, 2017, a lecture by the deputy director of the Political Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Beshta Petro Petrovych on the topic "Analytical support of foreign policy activity" was held for students.
On April 19, 2017, the Institute of International Relations held an official meeting between the Director of the Institute Valery Volodymyrovych Kopiika and the Rector of the National Academy of the Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine Ivan Ivanovich Prysiazhniuk, as a result of which the Agreement was signed.
On April 20, a trip to a home with elderly people, a school, and a kindergarten in the village of Orlivka took place.
Within the framework of the Cooperation Agreement between the Institute of International Relations of the Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, under the supervision of the Department of International Organizations and Diplomatic Service, the cycle of lectures by leading Ukrainian diplomats - employees of the central office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine continues for students of the Institute.
On April 24, the Political and Diplomatic Club " Ambassador " visited the Embassy of Georgia.
On April 27, the students of IIR were impressed and inspired by an unparalleled Master class: Secrets of charisma by Oleksiy Vertynskyi.
The IIR team in the mini-football "Unity Cup - 2017", which took place in Vinnytsia on April 29-30, 2017, took 2nd place.
May 2017
On May 17, there was an informal meeting of IIR students with the US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovych.
On May 18, Gérard Rolland, a professor of economics and political science at the University of California, Berkeley, held a lecture for students on the topic: "Understanding the Evolution of Postcommunist States".
On May 19, 2017, celebrations were held at the Institute of International Relations on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the creation of the NATO Documentation and Information Center in Ukraine.
Traditionally, in April, the annual ecological-patriotic-educational project "Take care of your garden" was held at the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University. The action was held in the apple orchard named after Anatolia Moskalenko.
On May 23, 2017, at 11:10-12:30 in Auditorium 38 of the Institute of International Relations, a meeting of students with a delegation from the Embassy of the People's Republic of China took place.
On May 26, 2017, the Minister of Justice Pavlo Petrenko together with his deputies Gia Getsadze and Serhii Petukhov met with students of the Department of International Law of the Institute of International Relations.
On the initiative of Professor of World Economy and MEV Natalia Reznikova, students in the 4th year of MEV planted a tree in the backyard of the Institute.
On May 29, Valeriya Lutkovska, the Ombudsman of Ukraine, visited the IIR.
On May 30, 2017, at a meeting of the Academic Council of the Institute of International Studies, Director of the Institute Valery Volodymyrovych Kopiika and State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Ivanovich Zayats signed the Agreement on Cooperation between the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. The director also thanked many employees of the Ministry, including Yuriy Yarmilko, a graduate of the Institute, and director of the Department of Personnel Management of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, who was present at the meeting.
On May 31, 2017, a round table "100 years of the Ukrainian Revolution of 1917-1923: international and political dimension" was held in the Hall of the Scientific Council of the IMI.
June 2017
On June 8, 2017, a round table on grant and project activities was held at the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University.
On June 15, 2017, Vlad Genin, doctor of business administration, and professor of management and engineering, on behalf of Lauren Spieth, awarded 11 students of the IMU with honorary certificates for volunteering.
On June 19, 2017, the Institute of International Relations held a meeting with the Director of the Institute V.V. Kopeyki with the President of the Red Cross Society of Ukraine I.H. Usichenko.
On June 22, 2017, the International Day of Yoga was held in the Polish Hall of the Institute of International Relations, organized by Overseas friends of BJP of Ukraine is headed by President Suresh C. _ P. _ Singh.
On June 26, the Institute of International Relations hosted a competition presented by the leading law firm AEQUO Law Firm – “ Legal Tech Challenge 2017". The presentation was conducted by Edvard Smyshlyaev – Chief innovation company officer.
Gennadiy Eduardovich Miram, the doctor of philological sciences, was included in the rating of the TOP 100 best writers of 2017 according to the version of the International Biographical Center in Cambridge.
July 2017
At the beginning of July, the final stage of the youth innovation competition dedicated to the future of energy and the development of sustainable infrastructure took place in the city of Astana (Kazakhstan).
Charles Darwin University (Australia) professor Vine Christaudo held a lecture on "Liberalism and socialism: modern dialectics of political and economic interests."
September 2017
On September 13, 2017, an international scientific and practical conference was held on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the first Ukraine-EU summit "Problems and prospects of cooperation between Ukraine and the EU".
On September 18, Roman Sheremeta held a lecture for the students of the Institute of International Studies on the topic: "Factors of economic development". Mr Roman shared his experience of working abroad and answered several students' questions.
On September 18, a lecture by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Peru to Ukraine Mr Alberto Salas Baraon "Foreign and domestic policy of Peru" was held for students of the Institute of International Relations.
The collective monograph "Development of the newest forms of international economic integration at the beginning of the 21st century" was published.
On September 28, 2017, Professor Gary Leet from Singapore held several lectures for students at the Institute of International Relations.
October 2017
On October 2, 2017, the Institute of International Relations together with the Embassy of the Republic of India held a Day of Nonviolence in honour of Mahatma Gandhi's birthday.
On October 4, the writer Stepan Protsyuk visited the IIR with a lecture "From the secrets of literary creativity".
On October 9, 2017, the official opening of the Youth Information Center of the Red Cross Society of Ukraine took place at the Institute of International Relations.
On October 10, 2017, the official signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the International Relations Council of Karachi took place.
Cambridge Publishing Scholars Publishing (Newcastle, UK ) published a collective monograph edited by Anton Serhiyevich Filipenko, professor of the Department of World Economy and International Economic Relations.
On October 12, 2017, the grand opening of the exhibition of paintings by the Ukrainian artist Serhii Polyakov was held at the IIR ART HALL.
On October 13, there was a meeting of IIR students with a PR strategist, "Independent PR specialist of the year" according to MMR, as well as a political technologist and copywriter of many election campaigns Serhii Didkovskii.
On October 17, the administration and teachers of the Institute of International Relations held a meeting with representatives of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences).
On October 17, the Head of the Representation of the European Union in the Russian Federation (2013-2017) Vigaudas Ushackas.
On October 19, 2017, the International Scientific and Theoretical Conference "Geostrategic Priorities" was held at the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University.
On October 24-25, 2017, the All-Ukrainian simulation of the UN World War II was held at the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University.
On October 26, 2017, the UN was held at the Institute of International Relations Talks.
On October 26-27, 2017, as part of UN Week, the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University hosted a competition among law students in the format of Modeling the work of the UN International Court of Justice.
On October 27, 2017, the scientific and practical conference "PROCESSES OF ECONOMIC DISINTEGRATION IN THE MODERN WORLD ECONOMY" was held at the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University.
November 2017
On November 1, 2017, the project "Kobzar in the steppes of Kazakhstan" was presented at the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University.
On November 2, 2017, Partner, Head of Arzinger's Antimonopoly and Competition Law Practice, Lana Sinichkina, held a master class on the topic: Regulation of vertical restraints in Ukraine and in the EU.
From November 2 to 6, 2017, a delegation of IIR students took part in an international educational program on European studies, translation practice and parliamentarian.
On November 5-6, 2017, at the Institute of International Relations of T. Shevchenko Kyiv National University, the educational modelling seminar " SHAPING - NEIGHBORHOOD " ("New faces of the neighbourhood") took place.
On November 15, 2017, the Institute of International Relations held a round table "International legal aspects of the consequences of military operations in the East of Ukraine and the occupation of Crimea and their impact on the environment of Ukraine."
On November 16, 2017, at a meeting at the Youth Information Center of the Red Cross Society of Ukraine at the Institute of International Relations with Nishat Nishat, legal advisor of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Ukraine, the audience had the opportunity to discuss these and other topical issues of international humanitarian law.
On November 20, 2017, a lecture was held by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Norway to Ukraine. Ambassador Ole Terje Horpestad gave a lecture on the topic: " Norwegian - Ukrainian relations" for the students of IIR. Trends and prospects ".
On November 23, 2017, there was a meeting of students specializing in the Department of International Organizations and Diplomatic Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Masters of the English Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the Coordinator of OSCE Projects in Ukraine, Ambassador Vaidotas Verba (Lithuania).
Recently, the department of international media communications and communication technologies, together with the students, organized a Skype conference with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Dmytro Kuleba, the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the Council of Europe.
On November 29, 2017, a meeting of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Ukraine Mr Ordabayev Samat Islamovich with the Director of the Institute of International Relations took place at the Institute of International Relations, as well as a lecture for students of the Institute.
On November 30 at 11:10 a.m., a thematic meeting on the occasion of the 26th anniversary of the All-Ukrainian Referendum of December 1, 1991, was held in the Ministry of Education and Culture with the President of Ukraine in 1991-1994 L.M. Kravchuk.
December 2017
On December 4, 2017, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta in Ukraine held an international scientific and practical conference "The Humanitarian Diplomacy of the Sovereign Order of Malta and the Role of Churches in Conflict Resolution."
December 5, 2017, in the educational and scientific department Center " Synthesis " of the Institute of international relations of Kyiv national university named Taras Shevchenko, was conducted a scientific and theoretical seminar "INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH".
December 7, 2017, at the Institute of international relations solemnly discovered exhibitions of paintings. Feodosius _ Humenyuk - hetman Ukrainian painting ". Beautiful the end of the cultural year for us in IIR with an exhibition of paintings by such a talented and outstanding artist.
December 13 at the Institute of international relations took place lecture professor from the University Valencia by Carlos Flores Yuberias.
It took place on December 13, 2017 master class of the general director of the consulting company of company " Start Global " Dmytro Shvetsa.
On December 15, 2017, the IIR took place Conference of Ukrainian associations of international law.