Presentation of the 10th scientific edition of the yearbook “Diplomatic Ukraine”
On December 18 the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine held a solemn event on the occasion of the Ukrainian Diplomacy Day and the presentation of the 10th scientific edition of the yearbook “Diplomatic Ukraine”. Authors of the yearbook are well-known Ukrainian diplomats, scientists, academics, researchers, Ukrainian and foreign ambassadors took part in the ceremony.
Festive meeting was opened by the introductory speech of Professor Borys Humeniuk, Rector of the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. The chairperson of the meeting was Anatoliy Denisenko, chief editor of scientific yearbook. The ceremonial meeting was attended by Volodymyr Khandohiy, First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine, His Holiness Filaret, Patriarch of Kyiv and all Rus-Ukraine, Borys Tarasyuk, Chairman of the Committee for European Integration of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Oleh Bilorus, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Hennadiy Udovenko, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Honorary Doctor of the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine, Jacek Kluczkowski, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Poland to Ukraine, Andris Fenter, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Africa in Ukraine, Pavlo Polyansky, Deputy Minister of Education and Science Ukraine, Volodymyr Bekh, First vice-rector of the Dragomanov National Pedagogical University, Pavlo Kryvonos, Director General of Directorate General of the Kiev city council on serving foreign missions and others distinguished guests.
After the meeting the participants were presented 10th jubilee edition of the Scientific Yearbook “Diplomatic Ukraine” in English and Ukrainian.
On March 31, 2010 a meeting of the teaching staff and students of the Diplomatic Academy, as well as representatives of research and analytical centers, professors and students from renowned universities in Ukraine was held with leading experts in the field of foreign policy and security Strobe Talbott - a former Deputy of State Secretary in the Clinton administration, the President of the most authoritative American "think tank" Brookings Institution, and Xavier Solana, the former EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy (1999-2009), former NATO Secretary General (1995-1999). Honourable guests visited the Diplomatic Academy on the invitation and due to support of the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and “Yalta European Strategy”. The moderator of the meeting was a well-known Ukrainian journalist Andriy Kulykov.
On March 22, 2010 Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine, MFA of Ukraine and Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University signed the Memorandum of Cooperation for the period of five years.
On May 22, 2010 the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine holds an Open door day. Future applicants, their parents and dear guests are welcome to participate in the event.
On 23-24 February 2010 Professional Development Center for Diplomats held a thematic short-term workshop on diplomatic protocol and etiquette for diplomatic staff.
On February 17-21, 2010 Rector of the Diplomatic Academy, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine prof. B. Humeniuk and the Head of Global and Regional Systems Department prof. S. Shergin participated in the international conference «"Yalta system" and the current world order: the problems of global and regional security». The conference was devoted to the 65-th anniversary of the Crimean (Yalta) conference and was held at the Livadia Palace-Museum (Yalta, Autonomous Republic of Crimea) with the participation of leading scientists, scholars, researchers, experts and practitioners from Ukraine and Russia, MPs of ARC, as well as representatives of the diplomatic corps of Russia, USA, the United Kingdom and the European Commission to Ukraine.