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On May 1, 2026, the renovated stadium at the Institute of International Relations was officially opened — made possible thanks to the support of our partners and the unity of our students!

Within the course “Language of Diplomatic Documents,” master’s students of the educational program “Diplomacy and International Cooperation” (instructor — PhD in Economics, Associate Professor N.M. Rylach) commenced the first stage of a theoretical and practical training on the topic “Stages and Methodology of Public Speaking Preparation. Oratory” with the participation of invited speaker Volodymyr Zubchenko

On April 27, 2026, with the support of the Department of International Organizations and Diplomatic Service at the Institute of International Relations and Diplomacy of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, a practice-oriented professional meeting was held with Ms. Iryna PROTSYK, Head of the Citizenship Division of the Consular Activities Directorate within the Consular Service Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

On April 27, 2026, the Department of International Organizations and Diplomatic Service at the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv hosted an open guest lecture featuring Iryna YEFREMOVA, Deputy Director of Department and Head of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Division of the European Union Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Third-year students of the International Communications program had the opportunity to look behind the scenes of modern international military journalism. We were visited by editors of two unique publications - Myroslava Tanska-Vikulova, managing editor of the American publication The Counteroffensive, and Zoryana Semenovich, managing editor of the American publication The Arsenal

Oleksandr Gon, Professor of the Department of Foreign Languages at IIR, delivered a lecture at Pennsylvania State University titled "Ezra Pound and Yuriy Klen: Contexts of Two Modern Unfinished Epics"

On April 24, 2026, with the assistance of the Department of International Organizations and the Diplomatic Service of the Educational and Scientific Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, a practice-oriented professional meeting was held with Mrs.Lyubov ABRAVITOVA, Director of the Department of Africa and Regional African Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

On April 24, the Educational and Scientific Institute of International Relations hosted the IIR Got Talent 2026 competition - an event that filled the Institute with an atmosphere of creativity, support, and sincere admiration for one another

During the meeting, the parties discussed priority areas for developing cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Institute. The main focus was on utilising the Institute’s academic expertise to prepare expert studies on topical issues of foreign policy and the protection of Ukraine’s national interests on the international stage