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NaUKMA offers selected English-taught learning opportunities for international students in law and the social sciences. At present, these include the online graduate-level certificate program "From Warfare to Lawfare: Legal Responses to Atrocity Crimes and Other Violations of International Law" offered by the Faculty of Law, as well as a new English-taught offer in Russian Studies: Ukrainian Perspective, which is currently being prepared within the Faculty of Social Sciences and Social Technologies.
1. From Warfare to Lawfare: Legal Responses to Atrocity Crimes and Other Violations of International Law
This online, English-taught program is designed for students and professionals interested in international criminal law, international humanitarian law, transitional justice, genocide studies, and related fields. Participants may take individual courses or complete at least three courses with assessment in order to receive a certificate. The program is especially relevant for applicants with a background in law, international relations, political science, or other related social science and humanities disciplines. All courses are taught in English, and the minimum recommended English-language level is B2.
Available courses
- Advanced International Criminal Law - a comprehensive study of the development of international criminal law, core international crimes, and accountability mechanisms in both international and domestic contexts.
- Current Issues of International Humanitarian Law - a course examining contemporary challenges in the law of armed conflict, including implementation, accountability, occupation, and new dimensions of warfare.
- Lawfare and Misuse of International Law - a course on the political use and misuse of international law, with particular attention to contemporary conflict and strategic legal narratives.
- Genocide Studies - a comparative study of genocide as a legal and historical phenomenon, including its prevention, recognition, and prosecution.
- Transitional Justice - a course on legal and non-legal responses to mass violence, including prosecutions, reparations, truth-seeking, and institutional reform.
- The Life and the Death of States - a course exploring statehood, recognition, sovereignty, responsibility, crisis, and the possible transformation or disappearance of states
The program is delivered online.
| Course |
ECTS |
Fee (USD) |
Fee (EUR) |
| Advanced International Criminal Law |
4 |
340 |
320 |
| Current Issues of International Humanitarian Law |
3 |
255 |
240 |
| Lawfare and Misuse of International Law |
3 |
255 |
240 |
| Genocide Studies |
3 |
255 |
240 |
| Transitional Justice |
3 |
255 |
240 |
| The Life and the Death of States |
3 |
255 |
240 |
Students from partner universities may be eligible to take these courses free of charge, depending on the relevant exchange or cooperation arrangements. If you are not sure whether your home institution is a NaUKMA partner university, please contact us by email (int_students@ukma.edu.ua) and we will be happy to clarify this for you. If you would like to register for the courses, please complete the application form: NaUKMA application form, non-degree students – Заповнити форму
For full course descriptions, entry requirements, and application details, please visit the Faculty of Law website. Applications for the current cycle are listed there as due by 31 May 2026. (Факультет правничих наук НаУКМА)
2. Russian Studies: Ukrainian Perspective
NaUKMA is also preparing a new English-taught offer in Russian Studies: Ukrainian Perspective within the Faculty of Social Sciences and Social Technologies. This course block is intended for international students interested in studying Russia, its ideology, politics, and regional role through Ukrainian academic expertise and experience. NaUKMA's own research environment already addresses topics such as Russian military aggression, information warfare, and the ideology of the "Russian world," which makes this perspective academically grounded and particularly relevant for students of international relations, political science, regional studies, history, and security studies.
More information coming soon
Detailed course information will be added shortly.
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1615 - Kyiv-Mohyla brotherhood school, later turned into Collegium, was founded
2012 - NaUKMA is a classical university with six faculties (Humanities, Social Sciences, Law, Economics, Computer Sciences, Natural Sciences). During the twenty years since its re-establishment, Academy has initiated reforms in higher education, was the first university in Ukraine to introduce the bachelor, master and PhD programs, a curriculum in Liberal Arts Education, and a system of entrance tests
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