Nataliia Rylach, Associate Professor at the Departmentof International Organizations and Diplomatic Service atthe IIR and PhD in Economics, spoke in an interviewwith Politarena about the role of diplomatic protocol andetiquette in international relations. She explained thedifferences between these concepts and emphasized thatprotocol is not simply a set of formal rules, but animportant political tool of diplomacy and internationalcommunication

Assistant at the Department of World Economy and International Economic Relations of the Educational and Scientific Institute of International Relations, Oleksandra Shepel, has received the Kyiv Mayor’s Award in the “Scientific Achievements” category

The Master’s programme in ‘International Finance and Investment’ has been included in the University Affiliation Programme of the CFA Institute – a global professional association of investment professionals headquartered in the USA. This is the Institute’s first educational programme to receive such affiliation

From 3 to 6 August 2026, Albina Basista and Olga Poedinok, candidates of legal sciences and associate professors at the Department of International Law of the and Scientific Institute of International Relations at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, taught at the First Summer School for Law Lecturers, organised by the Association of Women Lawyers of Ukraine ‘YurFem’

The Institute of International Relations, in partnership with the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), held a webinar entitled ‘The Impact of UNIDROIT on the Reform of Private Law in Ukraine’