International Relations Office is a coordinating unit of the International Collaboration Department at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute and provides interaction of the university with foreign higher educational institutions, companies and organizations.

The main task of the Office is to develop partnerships with the European universities as key partners of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.

Andrii Shysholin 

Head of the International Relations Office

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Duties:

  • analysis of the foreign markets conditions for the educational services and formation of the portfolio for educational services sales with the further arrangement and transfer of the educational services;
  • negotiations with the foreign partners; coordination of works of the University subdivisions in the field of the international cooperation regarding the work of the foreign activity department;
  • coordination of the development and implementation of the methods for organization and creation of commercial presence of the university abroad;
  • coordination of joint department of the university with the foreign partners both in Ukraine and abroad;
  • liaison between the external companies (public services, tax authorities, certification authorities, chamber of trade and commerce, etc.) while settling the issue in the sphere of the foreign activity of the University.  

Liudmyla Gogol 

Leading Engineer of the International Relations Office

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Duties:

  • coordination of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute’s participation in associations and partnerships of European universities, in particular UNAI, ENHANCE, ECIU;
  •  maintaining stable contacts with existing foreign partners;
  • maintaining relations with diplomatic missions of Ukraine abroad and foreign diplomatic missions in Ukraine;
  • collection and systematisation of changes in the legislation of Ukraine and countries with which the university maintains foreign economic relations on the international transfer of educational services and preparation of generalised materials on this topic;
  •  preparation and coordination with the management of draft letters on issues within the competence of the International Relations Office, systematisation and storage of current correspondence of the International Relations Office;
  •  providing practical assistance to Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute departments in establishing business contacts with foreign partners;
  • accumulation of information and reference data on the faculties, institutes, departments, research institutes of the university for further use in the preparation of advertising and information materials about Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute;
  • information support and support for the implementation of international cooperation programmes of the university;
  •  administrative support of cooperation with Huawei Ukraine within the framework of the Huawei Digital Academy at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.

Ivan Chornyi

Leading Engineer of the International Relations Office

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Duties:

  • preparation of documents and support of negotiations with foreign partners;
  • coordination of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute participation in associations and partnerships of European universities, in particular ATHENA, EUA, EPICUR, ERUA;
  • preparation for the conclusion of partnership agreements and memoranda of understanding with foreign universities;
  • participation in the planning and implementation of international events, including conferences, seminars, summer schools, etc;
  • content management of the International Relations Office and International Collaboration Department websites, support of other information dissemination channels.

Nadiia Konovalova

Leading Specialist of the International Relations Office

Duties:

  • participation in the adaptation of international experience in terms of integration of educational and scientific activities with international practices;
  • implementation of current ideas of transformation of the European Higher Education Area and the European Research Area into the practice of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute;
  • collecting, accumulating and processing information on the situation of international markets of educational services for the regions of the world, compiling a newsletter on this basis;
  • coordination of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute participation in associations and partnerships of European universities (CESAER, GISU, UNICA).
  • ensuring the interaction of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute with international alliances of higher education institutions, accumulation, systematisation and analysis of information coming from them, as well as its distribution among the departments of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute;
  • development and coordination of international technical, humanitarian and charitable assistance projects in accordance with the statutory objectives of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute;
  • preparation of draft letters on issues within the competence of the International Relations Office, maintaining relations with international and foreign institutions, establishments, companies, organisations, systematisation and storage of documentation in this area;
  • content management and support for the dissemination of information through the telegram channel of the International Collaboration Department;
  • assistance to Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute structural units in coordinating cooperation with foreign universities within the framework of international initiatives and programmes.

Anna Veremiychuk

Leading Engineer of the International Relations Office

Duties:

  • coordination of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute’s participation in associations and partnerships of European universities, in particular ATHENA, TWINNING;
  • maintaining stable contacts with existing foreign partners;
  • practical assistance to Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute departments, namely the Faculty of Radio Engineering, on international cooperation;
  • preparation for signing and approval of international agreements with university offices;
  • Preparation for concluding agreements with business partners, participation in the coordination of joint research projects and the creation of platforms for the exchange of knowledge and innovation between Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute and the business environment;
  • making proposals for improving the organisational and methodological support of international activities in order to increase their effectiveness;
  • participation in the implementation of additional measures to deepen the internationalisation of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute;
  • participation in the implementation of organisational measures to strengthen the international component of the Innovation Ecosystem of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, in particular in projects of innovative transformation of Ukraine.
  • participation in the planning and implementation of international events, including conferences, seminars, summer schools.
  • Preparation and coordination of draft letters on issues within the competence of the department with the management, systematisation and storage of current correspondence of the department.