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On May 4, 2026, the Volunteer Department of the Educational and Scientific Institute of International Relations, together with the City Blood Center and with the support of Ursus Donor, organized a blood donation campaign at our Institute

For 3rd year students of the International Communications major (Corporate Communications specialization), an open lecture was held by our Institute’s graduate Dina Turchyna, a communications expert at L’Oréal, who shared her experience working in a global communications environment

У КНУ імені Тараса Шевченка відбулося офіційне представлення виконувача обов’язків ректора.
In accordance with an order from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, as of 30 April 2026, the duties of Rector of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv have been entrusted to Valerii Kopiika — Director of the Educational and Scientific Institute of International Relations, Doctor of Political Science, Professor

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"