Research and international activity
The Chair maintains contacts with Odesa II Mechnikov National University, Mariupol University for the Humanities, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Wroclaw University, Adam Mickiewicz University (Poznan), etc.
The Chair also cooperates with the National Institute for Strategic Studies, the Institute of World History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, information missions of foreign diplomatic missions in Ukraine, as well as non-governmental organizations.
Professors of the department and students were the organizers of the IIR International School (Winter; Autumn), supported by the NATO Information and Documentation Centre in Ukraine and the Ukrainian Charity Fund "Ukrainian Identity".
During 2018-2020, Professors of the department and students were organizers and participants of the All-Ukrainian competition of student research papers in the speciality "International Relations, Social Communications and Regional Studies".
During 2019-2022, the staff of the chair participated in the project «Advancing European Studies in Ukraine: Interdisciplinary Approach» (№ 611625-EPP-1-2019-1-UA-EPPJMO-CoE) (№611625-EPP-1-2019-1-UA-EPPJMO-CoE), implemented by the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in the Institute of International Relations.
The researchers of the Chair of International Information explore a number of relevant topics of scientific and practical nature:
- Information warfare and information security in international relations
- Crisis communication management in international relations
- Modelling and forecasting of international relations
- Information society policy
- Cultural diplomacy and intercultural communication
- Contemporary communication technologies in the activities of foreign offices
- Information and analytical support of foreign policy
- International information management
- National identity in international relations, etc.