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On October 16, 2026, with the support of the Department of International Organizations and Diplomatic Service at the Educational and Scientific Institute of International Relations (IIR) of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, an online lecture was held for second-year Bachelor's students of the "Area Studies" program

Professors O.S. Parkhomchuk and O.A. Koppel from the Department of International Relations and Foreign Policy delivered a presentation and published materials at the II International Relations and Diplomacy Conference “Challenges, Cooperation and Multilateralism in a Changing Global Order”, which took place on 1–3 October 2026 in Budapest (Hungary) at the Ludovika University of Public Service

On October 15, the Educational and Scientific Institute of International Relations hosted a meeting between the staff and Valerii Kopiika, a candidate for the position of Rector of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Over 200 people attended the meeting, with more than 30 joining online

Lecturers from the Department of World Economy and International Economic Relations at the Institute of International Economic Relations, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, have prepared and published three new textbooks devoted to the study of economic conditions in international commodity markets, international markets and the economies of foreign countries

On 14 October 2026, Guan Ran, a postgraduate student at the Department of World Economy and International Economic Relations, on the topic ‘The Development of Inclusive Economic Globalisation in the Context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution’ for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the specialisation 292 ‘International Economic Relations’

On 12 October 2026, a presentation of the Youth Chapter of the World Food Forum – WFF Ukraine Youth Chapter – took place at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, with the participation of graduates from the Institute of International Relations

Students of the "International Communications" and "International Business" educational programs at the Educational and Scientific Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, who are currently on academic mobility in Germany, took part in the events of Ukrainian Week. The events took place on October 12 and 16, 2026, in Frankfurt (Oder) and Tübingen, and were dedicated to Ukrainian-German academic cooperation, cultural diplomacy, and the development of Ukrainian studies

A new study guide titled "Tudor England: Advanced Reading" by N. Yakovenko and O. Yakovenko has been released. It is designed for higher education students studying English who wish to enhance their reading, speaking, and translation skills

On 8 October 2026, Professor Oleksandr Ivanovych Shnyrkov, Head of the Department of World Economy and International Economic Relations at the Institute of International Relations and International Economics of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, took part in the round table ‘Ukraine–EU: Status, Challenges and Prospects of a New Stage of European Integration’ as a co-author of a research paper devoted to topical issues of Ukraine’s European integration