Jean Monet Center of Excellence activity digest for 2020

Дайджест діяльності Центру досконалості Жана Моне за 2020 рік

January 2020

  1. On January 16, 2020, the academic coordinator of the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, prof. O. Shnyrkov took part in the annual meeting of the National Bank of Ukraine, during which the Strategy for the Development of the Financial Sector for 2020-2025 was presented, which is aimed at implementing 45 of the 69 norms of the EU financial sector provided for by the Association Agreement. 
  2. Head of the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, Prof. O. I. Shnyrkov gave an interview for the news portal "Today" regarding Ukraine's refusal at the current stage to create a customs union with the EU. 
  3. On January 24, 2020, members of the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, prof. Smyrnova K.V. and Assoc. Prof. Sviatun O.V. took part in the international scientific and practical conference "Application of the practice of the EU Court in the legal order of Ukraine", which was held in the Commercial Court of Cassation as part of the Supreme Court. 
  4. On January 31, 2020, the academic coordinator of the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, prof. O. Shnyrkov gave an interview with the "Pryamiy" TV channel regarding the development of economic reforms in Ukraine related to the implementation of the Association Agreement with the EU.

 

February 2020

  1. On February 3, 2020, the academic coordinator of the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, prof. O. Shnyrkov gave an interview with TV channel "4" regarding the current situation in the currency market of Ukraine.

 

March-April 2020

  1. On March 3, 2020, the academic coordinator of the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, prof. O. Shnyrkov took part in the conference "Results of Implementation of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU in 2019 and Priorities for 2020", which was organized by the Government Office for the Coordination of European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. 
  2. March 5, 2020, academic coordinator of the Center of Excellence Jean Monet, Prof. O. Shnyrkov and expert on the law of the Jean Monet Center of Excellence Prof. K. Smyrnova received awards from the Ministry of Education and Culture of Ukraine for scientific and educational achievements, including in the field of European studies. 
  3. On April 7, 2020, an expert at the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, prof. K. Smyrnova delivered a report at the scientific and practical Internet conference "International experience in the implementation and application of association agreements with the European Union". The report was devoted to highlighting the current impact of EU judicial practice on the legal system of Ukraine.

 

May 2020

  1. On May 4, 2020, the academic coordinator of the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, prof. O. Shnyrkov took part in the work of the commission regarding the competition of student works of the Higher Education Institutions of Ukraine and talked about how the coronavirus will affect European integration and solidarity, as well as the chances of renewal. 
  2. On May 18, 2020, the academic coordinator of the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, prof. O. Shnyrkov gave a comment for the news portal "Today" regarding the current situation in the cement market in Ukraine, and the impact of imports from Russia and the EU on the production and consumption of the product in the country. 
  3. May 26, 2020, academic coordinator of the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, prof. O. Shnyrkov gave a comment for the news portal "Today" regarding the development of protectionism in the modern world economy, and the need to integrate Ukrainian manufacturers into global and European value-added chains. 
  4. In May 2020, the Department of World Economy and International Economic Relations approved the descriptions of 6 educational programs (1 bachelor's, 4 master's and 1 PhD) in the speciality "International Economic Relations", which recorded the formation of competencies of students and postgraduates in the field of European integration in accordance with the new state standard of the speciality and recommendations of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.

 

June-September 2020

  1. On June 22, 2020, a specialist seminar on the thesis of M. S. Reznichuk was held on the topic: "The international legal mechanism of the functioning of the free trade zone within the framework of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU." The scientific leader of this work is K. V. Smyrnova, an expert at the Jean Monet Center of Excellence. According to the results of the professional seminar, it was decided to recommend the dissertation of M. S. Reznichuk on the topic "The international legal mechanism of the functioning of the free trade zone within the framework of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU" for the defence of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the one-time specialized academic council in speciality 293 "International Law". 
  2. August 28, 2020, academic coordinator of the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, prof. O. I. Shnyrkov took part in the meeting of the Academic Council of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv regarding the acquisition of a scientific degree by A. Hrytsyshyn, a candidate of economic sciences. The topic of the dissertation is "Management of international reserves in the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe". 
  3. On September 14, 2020, Jean Monnet Center of Excellence expert K. V. Smyrnova spoke as an opponent at the public defence of O. R. Vaytsekhovska's doctoral dissertation on the topic "International financial legal order: theoretical foundations and actual problems in the conditions of globalization". Special attention was paid to the formation and functioning of the financial legal order of the European Union. 
  4. In September 2020, Jean Monnet Center of Excellence expert K. V. Smyrnova participated in the work of the working group of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine on improving the quality of higher education, which discussed the issue of introducing new forms of filling legal education, in particular aspects of the interaction of the legal order of Ukraine with the European Union. 
  5. 10 people entered the master's degree programs of the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, specializing in European business. 
  6. On September 24, 2020, Jean Monnet Center of Excellence expert N. O. Pipchenko, as an official opponent, took part in the meeting of the Academic Council of the Yuriy Fedkovich Chernivtsi National University regarding V. Tereshchuk's obtaining the degree of Doctor of Political Sciences. The topic of the dissertation is "Development of the global media world-system in the conditions of post-bipolarity", where the peculiarities of the formation of the EU media system are investigated.

 

October-November 2020

  1. On October 14, 2020, the expert of the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, Assoc. Prof. S. Makovsky participated in the conference "Beyond Europe - decentralization of global history, transoceanic relations and Challenges of Heterotopia", organized by the ETEE Jean Monnet Network. 
  2. On October 19, 2020, Jean Monnet Center of Excellence expert Assoc. Prof. S. Makovsky participated in the webinar "Engagement of the Evil Empire: Washington, Moscow and the Beginning of the End of the Cold War", organized by the National History Center and the Wilson Center. 
  3. On October 30, 2020, Jean Monnet Center of Excellence expert Assoc. Prof. S. Makovsky participated in the virtual summit of think tanks, which took place within the framework of the "Thinking Centers and Civil Society" program of the University of Pennsylvania. 
  4. On November 12, 2020, the academic coordinator of the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, prof. O. I. Shnyrkov took part in the online meeting of the editorial board of the journal "European Economy". 
  5. November 9-14, 2020, Jean Monnet Center of Excellence expert Assoc. Prof. S. Makovsky participated in the online meetings of the Lviv Security Forum. 
  6. On November 15, 2020, the qualification card of the Scientific School "The European Union in the Global Economic Environment" was approved (the head is the academic coordinator of the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, Prof. Shnyrkov O.I.).
  7. On November 24, 2020, the annual online report of the director of the Institute of International Relations, expert of the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, prof. V. V. Kopiika, during which information on the Center's activities in 2020 was presented. 
  8. On November 30, 2020, the defence of O. Zosenko's candidate's thesis on the topic "Integration of Ukraine into the European Union's electronic trade system" took place (supervisor - academic coordinator of the Center of Excellence Jean Monnet, Prof. O.I. Shnyrkov). 
  9. November 26-27, 2020, the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence co-organized the Scientific and Practical Conference "Risks in the System of Modern International Economic Relations: Challenges and Opportunities", held at the Institute of International Relations online format The conference was attended by 62 scientists and practitioners from 24 institutions of higher education and institutions from 10 cities of Ukraine, in particular, Center experts Professors O.I. Shnyrkov, V.V. Kopiika. and Chugaev O.A. also joined the scientific discussion.

 

December 2020

  1. December 1-15, 2020, Jean Monet Center of Excellence expert Assoc. Prof. S. Makovskyi remotely attended the lectures of IAEA: Normative Empire Europe – the projection of power in EU relations with North Africa and the Middle East, by Professor Raffaello Del Sarto; A superpower or a tool of nations? Rethinking the history of the European Union by Professor Kiran Patel; Ambitions of global Europe – climate change, sustainability and governance of the EU by Professor Hans Bruininks. 
  2. On December 15, 2020, the defence of Ya. Matchuk on the topic "Digital diplomacy as a factor in the interaction of Ukraine with EU neighbouring countries" was held for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the field of knowledge 29 "International relations" with speciality 291 "International relations, public communications and regional studies" (supervisor - expert of the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, Prof. N.O. Pipchenko; chairman of the one-time special council - head of the department of international media communications and communication technologies, associate professor S.I. Danylenko; experts of the one-time special council - head of the department of international information, professor M.M. Ryzhkov, associate professor of the department of international relations and foreign policy, associate professor M.G. Kapitonenko). 
  3. December 22, 2020, was held defence of O. Slobodianyk on the topic "Foreign political communications as a tool for the interaction of actors of international relations", submitted for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the field of knowledge 05 "Social and behavioural sciences" in the speciality 052 "Political science" (chairman of the one-time special council - expert of the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, Prof. N.O. Pipchenko; experts of the one-time special council - head of the department of international media communications and communication technologies, Assoc. Prof. Danylenko S.I.; candidate in social communications, assistant of the department of social communications Yu.D. Havrilets; scientific leader - head of the department of international information, prof. Ryzhkov. M.M.).
  4. On December 21, 2020, a public defence of the dissertation of Maryna Reznichuk on the topic: "The international legal mechanism of the functioning of the free trade zone within the framework of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU" took place online. The scientific director of this work is an expert of the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, Prof. Smyrnova K.V. Based on the results of the public defence, it was decided to award Maryna Reznichuk the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the field of knowledge 29 "International Relations" with the speciality 293 "International Law". You can get acquainted with the dissertation at the link.
  5. On December 22, 2020, a public defence of Maria Ponomarenko's dissertation on the topic "Legal regulation of electronic public procurement in the European Union" took place online. The scientific director of this work is the expert at the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, prof. Smyrnova K.V. The abstract of the work can be found at the link. 
  6. On December 24, 2020, the expert of the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, prof. Smyrnova K.V. acted as an official opponent of the thesis for obtaining the scientific degree of candidate of legal sciences on 12.00.11 - International law V. Yu. Kolesnyk on the topic "Legal foundations of the educational policy of the European Union". The documents and the thesis can be found at the link.