MEETING OF THE "MIZHNARODNYK" RESEARCH CLUB
On 22 October 2026, another meeting of the "Mizhnarodnyk" student research club, which operates at the Department of International and European Law, took place. The club is supervised by the Head of the Department, Associate Professor, Candidate of Law Svitlana LOZINSKA; Associate Professor, Candidate of Law Roksolana IVANOVA; and Associate Professor of the Department, Doctor of Philosophy in Law Alla KIRYK. The meeting was attended by bachelor's and master's students who presented the results of their research and raised topical issues of international law, Ukraine's foreign policy, European integration and international security. Eight students presented their reports:
🔹 Yaroslav Koval, master's student – "Problems of Implementing Agreements Reached through International Mediation".
🔹 Roman Korzhynskyi, master's student – "Strategic Priorities of Ukraine's Foreign Policy".
🔹 Viktoriia Tsitsvira, master's student – "Protection of the Rights of Ukrainian Refugees in EU Countries".
🔹 Anastasiia Shmatlai, master's student – "Features of Shaping Ukraine's External Environmental Policy under Martial Law".
🔹 Artur Khoptynskyi, 4th-year bachelor's student in International Law – "Problems of Ukraine's European Integration on the Path to European Union Membership".
🔹 Yana Sobchuk, 4th-year bachelor's student in International Law – "Copyright in the EU in the Digital Age: Novelties of Directive (EU) 2019/790 and Their Significance for Ukraine".
🔹 Sofiia Liakh, 3rd-year bachelor's student in International Law – "Why Africa Matters for Ukraine: A New Geography of Diplomacy".
🔹 Anna Trubnikova, 2nd-year bachelor's student in International Law – "Security Risks of Russian Forced Passportisation in the EU-Standard Border Control System".
The reports demonstrated the diversity of the students' research interests and their desire to explore topical problems of international and European law, to reflect on contemporary challenges and to seek answers to questions important for Ukraine. The "Mizhnarodnyk" research club is a space for developing research skills, exchanging ideas, professional discussion and forming one's own academic position. We thank all participants for preparing their reports, for their activity and interest in research! We wish them new ideas, successful research and further academic achievements!
