Oleksandra Shepel, Teaching Assistant at the Department of World Economy and International Economic Relations, participated in the first All-Ukrainian Essay Competition, “What Should a University Look Like When AI Can Answer Almost Any Question?”, and received a certificate of participation

On 29 October 2026, as part of the cooperation between the Educational and Scientific Institute of International Relations at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, and with the support of the Chair of International Organisations and Diplomatic Service, the Chair of International Information, and the Chair of International Media Communications and Communication Technologies, Mykola TOCHYTSKYI, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the Council of Europe, met with first- and second-year master’s students and postgraduate researchers

Valerii Kopiika has been elected Rector of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, receiving 1,978 votes, or 51.74% of the 3,823 voters

On 27 October, Ukrainian Written Language and Language Day, the Institute of International Relations once again took part in the All-Ukrainian Radio Dictation of National Unity, a tradition it keeps every year

On October 26, 2026, with the support of the Department of International Organizations and Diplomatic Service, a guest lecture titled "Diplomacy and Ecology" was delivered by Dmytro DEYNEKA, First Secretary of the Department of Economic Diplomacy and Recovery of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, as part of the course "International Organizations and Global Problems of Modernity" (taught by Associate Professor Roman PETIUR)