Digest of 2018

2018

January 2018

On January 11, 2018, A.S. Filipenko, professor of the Department of World Economy and International Economic Relations. presented a lecture on "Interdisciplinary Research: Basic Principles" at Jawaharlal Nehru University (Delhi, India).

 

On January 24, 2018, the graduate of the master of 7 English-language programs at the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University took place.

 

On January 30, 2018, the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University signed a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Institute of International Relations and the educational platform "Legal High School".

 

In January-February 2018, students and teachers of most structural divisions of KNU had the opportunity to conduct educational activities in new study formats, in particular, during this period, they conducted practice, counselling students on writing courses and diploma theses, etc. Using this opportunity, it was possible to develop innovative, but effective methods of education and acquisition of practical skills.

 

February 2018

From February 3 to 11, 2018, a large delegation of students and teachers of the Kyiv Institute of International Relations took part in the international educational program on European studies, translation practice and parliamentarian, organized by the French NGO "Ukraine in Europe". The main goals of this educational trip were to get acquainted with the work of the institutions of the European Union and the Council of Europe, 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 and study opportunities in French and European universities for Ukrainian students. In six days, IIR students visited eight institutions and attended the annual European Studies Fair in Brussels - EU Studies Fair 2018.

 

On February 5, 2018, the IIR delegation visited the Memorial of the Nuremberg Tribunal in Nuremberg, where they got acquainted, in particular, with interesting original documents and historical chronicles from the Nuremberg Trials.


On February 6, 2018, Ukrainian students spent a busy day in Strasbourg visiting the Council of Europe, the European Court of Human Rights and the parliamentary session of the European Parliament. At the Council of Europe, the IIR delegation visited the PACE meeting hall and listened to a meaningful lecture by Mr Roman Shlapak. Mr Roman talked about the functioning of the institutions of the Council of Europe in general and then focused more specifically on the work of the anti-corruption body - GRECO (Group of States to fight against corruption), where he works. On the same day, the Ukrainian delegation visited the ECtHR and listened to a thorough lecture by its employee Ms Daria Pistryak about the work of this important body and the specifics of considering cases from Ukrainian plaintiffs. Finally, in the evening, the IIR delegation visited the current plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg and listened to an excellent lecture by the British Mr Henry Wasung about the work of the European Parliament and the challenges posed by the exit of Great Britain from the EU. 


On February 7, 2018, the IIR delegation visited the Senate of the French Republic. This study visit took place at the invitation of Senator Hervé Mauret, head of the interparliamentary friendship group "France-Ukraine" of the French Senate. Ukrainian students had the opportunity to attend a meeting of the Senate (where at that time amendments to the draft law on higher education were discussed and voted on) and to take an interesting tour of the Luxembourg Palace, to learn about its palace and the modern functioning of the upper house of the French Parliament.


On February 8, 2018, 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 and political adviser Mr Roman Toder. The students of IIR learned about the current state of relations between Ukraine and France and received answers to all their questions.


On February 9, in Brussels, the IIR delegation listened to four meaningful lectures in two key institutions of the European Union: the European Commission and the Council of the EU. As part of the visit to the European Commission, Mrs Virginia Mercuri from the European Commission's Directorate General for Communication spoke about the activities of the European Commission as a political executive body of the European Union, and then Mr Piotr Ligai, a translator from the Directorate General for Interpretation, introduced the audience to the organization of the European Commission's translation service and informed about the requirements for translation activity, tools and practical aspects of a translator's work. In the afternoon of February 9, the IIR delegation visited the main building of the Council of the European Union ( Justus Lipsius ), where she learned about the role and powers of the Council of the EU and the European Council (lecture by Mr Wolfgang Barwinkel, an official of the General Secretariat of the Council of the EU), as well as about the external relations of the EU and, in particular, the role of diplomacy in the context of the Eastern Partnership (lecture by Ms Marta Vytrykovska, an employee of the European External Action Service).

 

February 15, 2018, the IIR ART HALL opened the exhibition of paintings "Diagnostics of the soul" by the Ukrainian artist Anatoly Burtovoy. The curator of the exhibition was Iryna Oliynyk.

 

On February 21-28, 2018, within the framework of the Memorandum on cooperation between the Taras Shevchenko Institute of Higher Education and the Manipal Academy of Higher Education, a visit to India was held by the associate professor of the Institute, PhD. Bordilovska O.A.

 

On February 24-25, the international English-language debate tournament " Kyiv Open 2018". During two days and seven debate rounds, participants from eleven countries of Europe and the world discussed topical topics that go beyond youth issues and cover issues of international relations, politics, economy, social equality, public morality, etc. The team of judges included debaters -winners and finalists of the World Debate Championship.

 

On February 26, 2018, on the day when we commemorate the beginning of the occupation of the ARC and the city of Sevastopol by the Russian Federation, as well as on the Day of Resistance to the Occupation of Crimea, the Taras Shevchenko Institute of International Relations of KNU signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with V. I. Vernadsky Tavri National University, which after the beginning of the occupation he moved to Kyiv.

 

March 2018

On March 17, 2018, the Institute of International Relations held an Open Door Day for future applicants and their parents.

 

On March 21, a meeting with the administration of the Institute and a lecture for students by the representative of the OSCE on issues of media freedom - Harlem Desir, took place in the Institute of Information Technology.

 

On March 22, 2018, the educational and scientific centre "Synthesis" of the Institute of Medical Sciences together with the Department of Theory and History of Sociology of KNU named after T. Shevchenko, a scientific-theoretical seminar "CONTRADICTS OF THE STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE UKR SOCIETY IN THE CONDITIONS OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION" was held.

 

On March 23, 2018, Anastasia Myroshnychenko, a 2nd-year master's student, majoring in "International Economic Relations" (specialization "International Commerce"), became the winner of the All-Ukrainian competition for student research papers.

 

On March 23, the pilot course "Human Rights Practicum" for students of the Institute of International Relations of the Taras Shevchenko KNU started on March 23.

 

On March 25, 2018, the 9th Interuniversity Competition of Young Translators was held at the National Aviation University based in the Department of English Language and Translation, where students of the Institute won prizes.

 

On March 26, the Institute of International Relations hosted a meeting of students with the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Italy to Ukraine Davide La Cecilia, organized by the political and diplomatic Club Ambassador.

 

On March 27, the Head of the NATO Mission in Ukraine Alexander Vinnikov visited the Institute of International Relations.

 

On March 27, students of the London School of Economics visited the Institute of International Relations.

 

On March 29, the first lecture "Towards an ethnocentric economic theory and economic development" was held for the students of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences within the framework of the lecture hall of the Ukrainian Association of the Club of Rome at the Taras Shevchenko National University.

 

On March 30, 2018, students of the "International Information" department had the opportunity to touch on the practical component of media activity: a meeting with representatives of the "Pryamiy" TV channel took place at the Institute of International Relations.

 

April 2018

On April 2, the "Happiness Day of IIR" took place, organized to allow students to feel happiness by touch, and to involve them in the good old way of greeting with postcards.

 

April 3 to our Alma Mater was visited by the plenipotentiary ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden, Martin Hagström.

 

On April 5, a charity event was held in the IIR Give a child from the orphanage a holiday on Easter - bring an Easter set or Kindergarten.

 

On April 5, a remote master class was held in the format of a Skype conference with the participation of students in the 3rd year of the "international media communications" specialization and Valentina Polunina, a graduate of our speciality.

 

On April 13, the final stage of the All-Ukrainian competition for scientific papers in the speciality "International Economic Relations" was held at the Institute of Economic Research, in which 15 students from 13 universities of Ukraine took part.

 

On April 14, KNU hosted a large-scale event - the All-University Open Door Day - KNU Expo -2018.

 

On April 18, the International Scientific and Practical Conference "Interests of Ukraine in Asia" was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University.

 

On April 18, a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to Ukraine, Ernst Wolfgang Reichel, took place within the walls of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry to discuss the prospects for the development of Ukrainian-German relations.

 

On April 17-19, as part of the "European Studies" educational program, which is implemented by the Institute of Foreign Studies with the support of the Yakemtchuk Foundation (Belgium), a series of lectures by Professor Jean De Reit of the Catholic University of Leuven on the topic "EU Foreign Policy Activity" was held.

 

On April 20, at 11:10 a.m., a lecture by Anuar Ayazbekov on the topic "Policy of nuclear disarmament of Kazakhstan in 1991-1992" was held at the Institute of Medical Sciences.

 

On April 20, guests from Adwise, the largest advertising network in Ukraine and Eastern Europe, came to our institute with an interesting lecture

 

Within the framework of I IR Green Days On April 21, a Saturday night was held on the territory of the Institute of International Relations and the dormitory.

 

On April 24, 2018, the grand opening of the Center took place for Arabic Studies (Arab Studies Center) under the patronage of the UAE Embassy in Ukraine at the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University.

 

On April 24, 2018, the Institute of International Relations held a round table "Media ethics as the basis of professional standards: about journalism and pseudo-journalism".

 

Students of the Institute of International Relations Halavka Ostap and Salyuk Denys, Oleksandr Kraev, Karina Rogulya, Anna Krutova, Anastasia Sinytsia, Olena Kovalchuk, Lolita Lezhanina, Ihor Chichirkosa, Danylo Nedvetskyi took part in the Ukrainian Youth Security Forum held on April 25-27, 2018 in Cherkasy. Guests at the forum were the former foreign ministers of Ukraine and Lithuania, representatives of the Ukrainian authorities, military personnel from Canada and Lithuania, as well as experts from NATO. In total, about 60 students from various universities in Ukraine took part in the forum.

 

On April 26, at 11:10 a.m., a meeting of students with the Extraordinary Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Georgia to Ukraine Gela Dumbadze took place at Moscow State University.

 

Professors of the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, Doctor of Economics Zablotska R.O. and Doctor of Medicine Yakovenko N.L. within the framework of the Erasmus+ program, lectured at the University of Nicosia (Cyprus).

 

Professor Jurgen Keller (Friedrich Alexander University, Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany) announced the results of the exam as part of the lecture course "International Finance", which was taken by IIR students in March 2018.

 

May 2018

On May 3, 2018, a trip to a home for the elderly, a school and a kindergarten in the village of Orlivka took place. For 15 years in a row, every spring and autumn, the Institute of International Relations of T. Shevchenko Kyiv National University has been assisting a school, a kindergarten and a veterans' home in the village of Orlivka, Chernihiv region.

 

On May 5, 2018, a charity ball was held at the Institute of International Relations. The ball was opened by a grandiose polonaise, in which specially selected girls and young people took part. After the opening polonaise, the debutantes danced a cheerful polka and ended their performance with a waltz. The main criterion for the selection of participants was the ability to dance, in particular, to perform a right and left turn of the waltz. Costumes were also an additional criterion. 13 beautiful couples of the Institute of International Relations.

 

On May 10, Najla Al-Rais, the Head of the Political, Economic and Information Departments of the UAE Embassy in Kyiv, gave a lecture to Arabic students at the Institute of International Studies.

 

On May 16 at 11:10 a.m., a lecture by Mr Roman Opimakh, executive director of the Association of Gas Production Companies of Ukraine, took place at the Institute of Economic and Social Sciences.

 

On May 16, the International Scientific Conference "Ukrainian-Polish Relations in the Conditions of Hybrid Security Threats" was held in the IMI under the patronage of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Ukraine and the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Poland.

 

On May 17 at 9:30 a.m., a master class by Thomas Cillesen, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Danish innovative company BIIR, was held in Wooden Horse.

 

On May 17, 2018, the International Scientific Symposium "Interdisciplinarity in International Relations: Theory, Methodology, Practice" was held at the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University.

 

On May 18, IIR in Open Space held a meeting with Ihor Uvarov on the topic "Historical return of a descendant of the Uvarov noble family to Ukraine and his self-identification through family reunion."

 

On May 18, the opening of the exhibition of Andriy Kopchak's paintings "Synthesis of Thoughts" was held. A pleasant atmosphere and beautiful works of the Ukrainian artist and all this to classical music. The exhibition will last until June 4, 2018, at IIR ART HALL.

 

On May 22, the Institute of International Relations hosted the IIR Charity Fair, which raised funds for orphans in IIR institutions.

 

On May 29, Dmytro Dubilet's lecture on the topic: "Information-analytical activity in the modern world: familiarity with analytics in financial structures" was held at the Institute of Economic and Social Sciences.

 

On May 31, a lecture was held for students of the Institute of International Relations of the University of California, Berkeley, by professor Alan Auerbach on the topic: "Economy, politics and international consequences of tax reform in the USA."

 

European master's program jointly with the Catholic University of Leuven Studies, a course of lectures by Professor Luc van Midelaar ' Leadership ' was delivered in the EUInstitutional aspects '.

 

June 2018

On June 1, a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the founding of the MI branch took place at the Institute of Medical Sciences. Pavlo Zibrov became the honoured guest of the holiday.

 

On June 7, the opening of the exhibition of paintings "Dynasty" took place on the walls of the IIR, at which the works of 4 artists were presented: Artem Andreychuk, Oksana Tytenko, Olena Yakovenko, Panas Tytenko.


On June 14, an award ceremony was held at the Institute of Medical Sciences and Medical Sciences for students of MEV and MB specialities who attended the course of Professor Jürgen Keller from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.

 

On June 22, a holiday of international law was held in the IIR. As part of the holiday, at 10 a.m., the UAMP conference began, where you could hear thorough reports by masters of domestic science about the current state of research in public international law, private international law, and European law.

 

June 26, 2018, was a special day for many, namely for 208 master's graduates of the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University.

 

July 2018

On July 3, the 2018 graduation ceremony was held at the Institute of International Relations.

 

On July 17, 2018, the Director of the Institute of International Relations, Valery Kopiyka, solemnly handed over the master's diplomas that IIR students received as part of the double degree program jointly with Mykolas Romeris University (Vilnius, Lithuania).

 

Summer School 2018 was held in the summer at the Institute of International Relations with the assistance of the NGO "Ukrainian Association of International Economists". The program of the event included both educational and excursion parts.

 

September 2018

On September 1, 2018, a meeting with the Apostolic Nuncio Claudio Gugerotti took place in the IIR with the assistance of the " Ambassador " political-diplomatic club.

 

On September 6, 2018, the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Omelyan visited the Institute of International Relations.

 

On September 11, 2018, with the support of The Club, the second lecture dedicated to studying abroad opportunities was held at the IMI.

 

On September 11, a quest for first-year students, organized by the Student Council, took place within the walls of the IMU.

 

On September 12, 2018, a presentation of the local ELSA branch was held at the Institute of Economic and Social Sciences with the assistance of the Department of Initiatives and Projects.

 

On September 13, 2018, students had the opportunity to listen to a lecture by Hani Tabsh, the executive director of Refraction Asset Management (International Investment Fund, Canada) at the Institute of International Investments.

 

On September 13, the Self-Government Fair was the event that all first-year students were waiting for.

 

On September 13, 2018, a meeting of the first-year master's students of the Department of International Relations was held in the Hall of the Academic Council.

 

On September 13, 2018, a meeting with the popular and eccentric domestic journalist Mykola Veresny was held at the Institute of Economics, where students had the opportunity to ask their questions and learn about all the secrets and problems of modern mass media.

 

On September 14-16, the IIR debate club took part in the Lviv international tournament Open 2018. 8 teams from our Institute competed in English-language rounds with players from Poland, Belarus, Turkey and Ukraine.

 

On September 15, generations of IIR students met again in the walls of their alma mater to remember their years of study, meet their favourite teachers, and share their thoughts on what life is like after receiving a diploma as an international student.

 

Ambassador " Political and Diplomatic Club.

 

On September 17, 2018, IIR freshmen attended the presentation of the Debate Club, where a demonstration round and introductory debate training awaited them.

 

On September 18, 2018, a meeting "Student years to the maximum. How to be active and have time to study" was held at the IIR with Oleg Kulik, a graduate of the Institute and former head of the Student Council.

 

On September 18, 2018, the Institute of International Relations started a course of lectures for students by John Soon Kim on the current topic of "Communication with Management".

 

September 20 is the day of dancers in IIR. In the backyard, everyone had the opportunity to try their hand at modern and ballroom dancing.

 

On September 24, at the Institute of International Relations, everyone could visit the literary "Autumn Melancholia". The participants of the creative event had the opportunity to recite poems of their authorship or their favourite poet.

 

On September 25, 2018, the second lecture by the well-known American businessman in the field of IT, John Sun Kim, was held at the IIR, where the students completed the thematic part "Communication with management".

 

On September 26, 2018, the Institute of International Relations held a round table "Dilemmas of Ukraine's Foreign Policy".

 

On September 26, 2018, in the creative IIR Open Space, a game was held in the well-known format "Who wants to be a Millionaire. IIR edition".

 

On September 27, a meeting with Dmytro Gordon, a journalist, TV presenter, politician, owner of two YouTube channels, and head of an online publication, was held at the Institute of Education, organized by the Education Department of the Institute of Education.

 

September 28 at the Institute of International Relations under the slogan "Learn English!" a meeting was held with the military attaché of Canada in Ukraine, Brian Irvin, organized by the "Ambassador" political and diplomatic club.

 

On September 28, 2018, the IIR Film Club started a new season with the screening of the cult film "The Breakfast Club".

 

On September 29, 2018, a large-scale event took place - KNU EXPO-2018, the All-University Open Door Day: a space of educational opportunities.

 

October 2018

On October 2, 2018, a lecture by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India, Manoj Kumar Bharti, was held at the Institute of Foreign Studies.

 

On October 2, 2018, under the leadership of Kateryna Balabayeva, another meeting of the IIR Conversation Club was held on the topic: of "Persuasion as a Marketing Tool."

 

On October 4, 2018, IMB hosted a meeting with the President of Freedom House, Michael J. Abramowitz, dedicated to democracy and the challenges it faces today.

 

On October 4, we had the opportunity to join the beautiful. After all, it was on this day that the exhibition of the Ukrainian artist Yury Nagulka called "Nation Code 18" took place in the Moscow Art Museum.

 

On October 5, 2018, IIR students took part in the talk show "The Week" on the Pryamiy TV channel.

 

On October 9-10, 2018, NATO Institutional Modeling took place in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the assistance of the Public Diplomacy Foundation, the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Ukraine, and the NATO Information and Documentation Center in Ukraine.

 

On October 10, 2018, a public discussion "Ukraine in the New Europe: place and mission", a presentation of the collection of essays "New Europe" was held at the Institute of Economic and Social Sciences.

 

On October 10, 2018, Nataliya Adamenko's lecture "Basic rules of business etiquette" was held at the Institute of Economics.

 

On October 11, the Institute of International Relations held a lecture by Oleksandra Kladkova on the topic: "Fundamentals of project management and SMM."

 

On October 11, IMI students had the opportunity to visit the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and visit the offices of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR, as well as the hall where the most important meetings of ministers take place.

 

On October 12, 2018, the Institute of International Relations hosted a Round Table dedicated to America's Discovery Day.

 

On October 12, a concert organized by the Anatoly Avdievskyi Faculty of Arts of the M. P. Drahomanov NPU took place in the IIR hall.

 

On October 16, 2018, a master class was held with Dmytro Shvets, managing partner of the consulting company Start Global, a lecturer at the Kyiv-Myhylian Business School.

 

On October 16, the Center for Arab Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences held a master class for students of one of the leading Arabic researchers of modern Ukraine - Head of the Department of Asian and African History of the Institute of World History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Vyacheslav Oleksandrovych Shved.

 

On October 16, 2018, the Institute of International Relations held a lecture by Davide La Cecilia, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy to Ukraine.


On October 18, 2018, the International Scientific and Theoretical Conference "Strategic Positioning of Ukraine in the Modern International Space" was held at the Institute of International Relations.

 

On October 18, 2018, a charity trip was held to the "Cheburashka" orphanage, Rokytne township, Kyiv region.

 

On October 19, the first performance of the "Step forward" dance team of the Department of Culture of the IIR took place in the IIR.

 

On October 24, Prof. Vincent Dujardin, director of the Institute of European Studies, Catholic University of Louvain, delivered a series of lectures for students of the European Studies educational program.

 

On October 24, the Institute of International Relations held a lecture by Oleg Stoik on the topic: "Time management versus productivity."

 

On October 24, 2018, the international scientific conference "Free trade, protectionism, fair trade: pros and cons" was held at the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University.

 

On October 25, 2018, the annual scientific and theoretical conference "Actual problems of international relations" was held at the Institute of International Relations.

 

On October 25, 2018, a lecture by Mark Ginzburg on the topic "Robotics, artificial intelligence and Ukraine" was held at the IIR.

 

On October 25, 2018, a historical event - the Academic Council of the Institute of International Relations headed by the director V.V. Kopiyka officially adopted the National Anthem of the students of the Institute of International Relations for the first time.

 

On October 25, Mark Ginsburg, a world-renowned Ukrainian-American businessman who owns a construction holding company in Ukraine and invests in startups, addressed the youth at the Institute. Many people wanted to talk to such a person. Ginzburg spoke of civilizational changes in society that were always brought about by technological discoveries. At one time, the revolution was caused by the steam engine, the printing press, and the Internet, but now the future is blockchain and cryptocurrency.

 

On October 27, 2018, Oksana Sikora's master class on the topic "PR in the service of a diplomat: who is who?"

 

On October 30, 2018, a master class was held with the heads of customs and logistics company BP-GRUP Volodymyr Sereda and Kalnybolotskyi Roman.

 

On October 30, a meeting with the founder of BYZANTIUM and SWIDOM consulting companies Maksym Upyryaka took place within the walls of the Institute of International Relations.

 

On October 30, 2018, Veronika Didusenko's lecture on women's equality and protection of mothers' rights was held at the Institute of Medical Sciences.

 

On October 30, a lecture by Inesa Blozovska, a woman who is a diplomat not by profession, but by the calling of her soul, was held at the Institute of Foreign Studies.

 

On October 31, a charity Thrift Shop was held in the hall of the Institute of Education, where students sold a variety of goods to purchase everything necessary for children in the "Nadia" orphanage in the city of Pryluky.


November 2018

On November 5, 2018, a lecture for students of the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University was delivered by Iryna Marchuk, Associate Professor of the Law Faculty of the University of Copenhagen.

 

On November 6, 2018, a round table on "National Security of Ukraine" was held in the Hall of the Academic Council of the Institute of International Relations.

 

On November 6, the Institute of International Relations held a creative meeting with the famous TV presenter and showman Oleksandr Pedan.

 

On November 7, at the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, a meeting was held by Y.V. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cyprus to Ukraine Mr Louis Telemachus with students.

 

On November 7, a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland Jan Peklo took place in the Hall of the Academic Council of the Institute of International Relations.

 

On November 8, a solemn presentation of Oleksandr Rogach's textbook "Theories of International Business" took place.

 

On November 12, 2018, a meeting was held with Serhii Bashlakov - vice president of "MTI" LLC (Intertop, Urban United, Marc O'Polo, Pandora, etc.) Serhiy is also among the top 100 richest people in Ukraine according to "Focus" magazine.

 

On November 13, 2018, a master class was held with the head of the OUTVED company Mykhailo Lesniak and company partner Arkady Lesniak.

 

On November 13, 2018, Volodymyr Avramenko, the founder and owner of the confectionary company "AVK CONFECTIONERY" held a lecture at the IIR as part of the case studies program.

 

On November 14, 2018, the Institute of International Relations acted as a co-organizer of the event within the framework of the Academic Integrity Support Project in Ukraine (SAIUP), which is administered by the American Council on International Education.

 

On November 14, an incredibly atmospheric literary evening was held at the Institute of International Relations, on the day of the first snow.

 

On November 15, 2018, a master class was held at the Institute of Economic and Social Affairs by Andrii Demchuk, ex-director of the investment attraction department of the Ministry of Economic Development.

 

On November 16 and 17, 2018, the Model UN was traditionally held at the Institute.

 

On November 20, 2018, Yevgeny Klopotenko's lecture "How to make your name a brand" was held at the Institute of Medical Sciences.

 

On November 21, 2018, an important event for the Institute took place - the signing of a memorandum on partnership and cooperation with the Ukrainian Foreign Policy Association.

 

On November 21, 2018, a meeting with representatives of the NGO AIESEC was held in the IIR.

 

On November 21, 2018, a meeting was held at the Institute of International Relations with Yury Vahel, a member of the Judicial Reform Council under the President of Ukraine and the chief lawyer of Satellite LLC.

 

On November 23, 2018, the scientific and practical conference "ECONOMIC SANCTIONS IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF IMPLEMENTATION" was held at the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University.

 

On November 26, 2018, the most anticipated event of this fall from the Department of Culture took place at the Institute of International Relations - the battle "Who's on top?" IIR Edition 2018".

 

On November 28, 2018, the lecture "Study Abroad and Career in Ukraine" was held at the Institute of Foreign Studies, organized by the political and diplomatic club Ambassador and the association "Professional Government".

 

On November 29, 2018, the NGO "Advocate of the Future" and the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University officially established their successful cooperation.

 

December 2018

From November 28 to December 1, 2018, IIR teachers took part in the scientific program "European studies: experience for Ukraine", organized by the Institute of International Relations of the University of Warsaw and the Polish Foundation for International Studies.

 

On December 4, 2018, George Kent, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State visited the Institute of International Relations.

 

On December 4, 2018, the Institute hosted a meeting with the well-known anti-corruption activist Denys Bigus.

 

On December 7, 2018, the Institute of International Relations hosted a lecture by Andrii Rudenko, a well-known motivational speaker and writer.

 

On December 10, 2018, Alex Lenarts, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Belgium to Ukraine visited the Institute of International Relations.

 

On December 14, 2018, the opening of the exhibition of paintings by Tetiana Didenko "Melody of Joy" took place in the IIR.

 

On December 20, 2018, for the first time in the history of the Institute, a solemn celebration of the Day of Diplomatic Service Employees of Ukraine took place.