Lecture by Olena Yalova on ‘Protocol and Ceremonial Peculiarities of Conducting Visits at High and Summit Levels’

On 14 May 2025, with the assistance of the Department of International Organisations and Diplomatic Service, a lecture was held with Olena Volodymyrivna Yalova, Director of the Department of State Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. The lecture was held with the 1st year students of the Bachelor's degree programme ‘International Relations’ in the format of the discipline ‘Fundamentals of Diplomacy and Diplomatic Service’. The topic of the lecture was: ‘Protocol and Ceremonial Peculiarities of Visits at the High and Summit Levels’. 

She paid special attention to the classification, objectives and goals of visits. She spoke about the peculiarities of preparing visit programmes, protocol elements of meeting guests, and ceremonial issues during high-level and top-level visits. The lecture was very interesting and informative, and the students asked a lot of questions about the protocol features of visits.