Department of International Relations
The department is located in building No. 23, room 8 .
The department provides training of specialists in the following fields of knowledge and specialties:
- Field of knowledge 29 "International relations", specialty 291 "International relations, public communications and regional studies" at the first (bachelor's) and second (master's) levels of higher education.
The department provides teaching of academic disciplines:
For students studying in specialty 291 "International Relations, Public Communications and Regional Studies":
- bachelor's degree: "Introduction to the specialty "International relations, public communications and regional studies", "History of international relations", "History of diplomacy", "Theory of international relations", "Local studies", "Economy and foreign economic relations of Ukraine", "Domestic political development of the countries of the world", "State symbols of the countries of the world", "Diplomatic protocol and etiquette", "Diplomatic and consular service", "International organizations", "Foreign policy of the countries of the region (countries of the European Union)", "European integration", "Conflictology and theory of negotiations", "Information and analytical activities in international relations", "International information", "International relations and world politics", "International economic relations", "Geopolitics", "Foreign policy of Ukraine";
- master's degree: "Actual problems of the foreign policy of European countries", "Problems of national and regional security", "Foreign policy analysis", "World politics", "Actual problems of the foreign policy of Ukraine", "Information and analytical support of the foreign policy of NATO countries", " System of international relations", "Ethics in international relations", "Diplomacy of Ukraine".
Scientific and pedagogical staff of the department
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KHOROSHENYUK Andriy Pavlovich - Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of International Relations. Author and co-author of scientific and scientific journalistic articles in thematic, professional publications of Ukraine, Scopus and electronic mass media; co-author of the collective monograph "Management of changes in the conditions of innovative development"; co-author of the textbook "Audit"; ex-Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the specialized scientific journal "Science and Economics". Excellence in education, NAZYAVO expert, Awarded the Certificate of Honor of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the "Sign of Honor" of the University of Economics and Law "KROK" (2022), Certificates and Acknowledgments of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, education management bodies, methodological commissions, educational institutions, etc. |
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TYURINA Olena Mykolaivna – candidate of political sciences, Ph.D. in the field of political science, associate professor of the department. Interned in the USA, Miami (Florida). The author of 23 scientific and educational and methodological works, among them: "Culture of the political opposition in the conditions of the establishment of democracy", "Problems of modernization of Ukraine" and others. 7 years of experience in scientific and pedagogical work. |
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Ihor Anatoliyovych HRABAN - doctor of political sciences, professor, member of the Specialized Academic Council, translator-referent in English and Portuguese languages. The author of many scientific works and monographs: "Foreign policy of the Portuguese Republic - an expressive manifestation of the geopolitical concept of political science", "Defensive" nature of the new version of the military doctrine", "Commonwealth of Portuguese-speaking countries". Work experience in the field of scientific and pedagogical activity is 29 years. Service in the Armed Forces of the USSR and Ukraine is 40 years. |
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FOKINA-MEZENTSEVA Kateryna Volodymyrivna - doctor of economic sciences, associate professor. Guarantor of the educational program of the 2nd level of higher education "International Management". Member of the editorial board of the professional scientific and industrial magazine "Business Navigator" from 2020 to the present. Author of numerous scientific and educational and methodological works. Experience of practical work in the specialty of almost 18 years. Field of scientific interests: research of current trends in the globalization of the world economy, foreign economic relations of enterprises, problems and issues of international management. |
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Yuliya Andriivna PEREGUDA – candidate of geographical sciences, associate professor. The main provisions and results of scientific activity are reflected in 31 scientific works in total, among them 11 articles in scientific specialized publications of Ukraine in total, 2 articles in foreign publications and scientific specialized publications of Ukraine that are registered in international scientometric databases, 18 theses of reports in materials scientific conferences. One of the most important publications: "Criteria of belonging to the middle class in the Metropolitan macro-district of Ukraine: a socio-geographical study." 5 years of experience in scientific and pedagogical work. |
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Oleksandr Volodymyrovych ALEKSEYCHENKO – candidate of political sciences, doctor of philosophy in the field of international relations, associate professor. Interned at the Embassy of Ukraine in the Syrian Arab Republic and the Italian Republic. Author of numerous scientific works, including: "Forensic characteristics of legalization (laundering) of proceeds obtained through crime", "Participation of the Russian Federation in the Transnistrian settlement", "The participation of the Russian Federation in NagornoKarabakh resolution", etc. 5 years of experience in scientific and pedagogical work. |
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Nataliya Igorivna BORDUN-KOMAR – candidate of legal sciences. The main provisions and conclusions of scientific activity are reflected in 19 publications, among them: "Origins and affirmation of human rights in the context of natural law and positivist traditions", "The genesis of the idea of natural human rights in the history of philosophical and legal thought of Ukraine", "The principle of the rule of law as method of effective judicial protection of human rights in Ukraine" and others. |
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Mykola Borisovych Yeromin - candidate of political sciences. The author of 32 scientific and educational and methodological works, among them: the monograph "Universal Codes of Media in International Political Communications: Emerging Research and Opportunities". Member of the editorial board of the professional publication "Mediaforum". Field of scientific interests: international political communications, media. |
The topic of the research work of the department is "Factors and regularities of the development of international relations" (head, Candidate of Political Science, Assoc. Borynska O.L.).
Scientific and pedagogical staff of the department conduct research on a wide range of scientific topics: integration processes in Europe, international and political aspects of Ukraine's participation in European and Euro-Atlantic integration, theoretical and applied issues of geopolitics and geostrategy, global problems of humanity, theoretical and applied problems of national and regional ( European) security
Student scientific circles function at the department:
- "Actual problems of international relations" (leader - Doctor of Political Science, Prof. I. A. Hraban);
The basic institutions for conducting student internships are the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, diplomatic missions of foreign countries in Ukraine, missions of international organizations, joint ventures, representative offices of foreign companies in Ukraine, Ukrainian companies operating on global markets, etc.
Constant connections with potential places of employment of graduates are ensured. Regular meetings of students with managers and responsible representatives of institutions and enterprises, which are employers of future specialists, take place.