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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.
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 15 June 2026. (Факультет правничих наук НаУКМА)
2. Russian Studies: Power, Coercion and Society in Russia
This online, English-taught program is designed for students and professionals interested in contemporary Russia, authoritarian political regimes, postcolonial studies, and the social and political dynamics of power, identity, and coercion. 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 international relations, political science, sociology, history, law, or other related social science and humanities disciplines. All courses are taught in English, and the minimum recommended English-language level is B2.
The program is convened by Dr. Maksym Yakovlyev, Head of the Department of International Relations and Director of the School for Policy Analysis at NaUKMA, and Anton Suslov, Senior Lecturer at the Department of International Relations and Senior Analyst at the School for Policy Analysis. Both conveners specialize in political analysis, Russian studies, and contemporary socio-political transformations, and bring together academic and policy-oriented expertise. The courses also include guest lecturers — both Ukrainian and international — who contribute their research and perspectives.
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The list of the available courses is conducted below with all the necessary information and clickable links to view the course descriptions of both certificate programs:
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Fall | | Course title: | Machine Learning | | Department: | Mathematics | | Faculty: | Computer Science | | Name of the program: | Applied Mathematics | | Level: | Master | | Instructor: | Prof. Nadiya Shvai | | Credits: | 4 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Fall | | Course title: | Stochastic Processes, Financial Mathematics | | Department: | Mathematics | | Faculty: | Computer Science | | Name of the program: | Applied Mathematics | | Level: | Bachelor | | Instructor: | Prof. Natalija Shchestyuk | | Credits: | 4,5 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Fall | | Course title: | Bioinformatics | | Department: | Biology | | Faculty: | Natural Sciences | | Name of the program: | Biology | | Level: | Bachelor | | Instructor: | Prof. Vitaliy Shpylchyn | | Credits: | 4 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Fall | | Course title: | Macroeconomic and political theory of country risks | | Department: | Economic Theory | | Faculty: | Economics | | Name of the program: | Economics | | Level: | Master | | Instructor: | Prof. Gennadyi Grygoriev | | Credits: | 3 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Fall | | Course title: | Introduction to U.S. Law | | Department: | International Law | | Faculty: | Law | | Name of the program: | Law | | Level: | Bachelor | | Instructor: | Prof. Gayane Nuridzhanian | | Credits: | 3 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Fall | | Course title: | Lawfare and Malign Legal Operations | | Department: | International Law | | Faculty: | Law | | Name of the program: | Law | | Level: | Master | | Instructor: | Prof. Dmytro Koval | | Credits: | 3 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Fall | | Course title: | EU External Relations Law | | Department: | International Law | | Faculty: | Law | | Name of the program: | Law | | Level: | Master | | Instructor: | Prof. Roman Petrov | | Credits: | 4 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Fall | | Course title: | French for Lawyers | | Department: | International Law | | Faculty: | Law | | Name of the program: | Law | | Level: | Bachelor | | Instructor: | Prof. Roman Petrov | | Credits: | 3 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Fall | | Course title: | German for Lawyers | | Department: | International Law | | Faculty: | Law | | Name of the program: | Law | | Level: | Bachelor | | Instructor: | Prof. Ario Dehgani | | Credits: | 3 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Fall | | Course title: | Fundamentals of Molecular Diagnostics | | Department: | Laboratory Diagnostics of Biological Systems | | Faculty: | Natural Sciences | | Name of the program: | Laboratory Diagnostics of Biological Systems | | Level: | Master | | Instructor: | Prof. Denys Bilko | | Credits: | 4 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Fall | | Course title: | Development Economics | | Department: | Economic Theory | | Faculty: | Economics | | Name of the program: | Economics | | Level: | Bachelor | | Instructor: | Prof. Yuriy Sapachuk | | Credits: | 3 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Fall | | Course title: | Business economics | | Department: | Economic Theory | | Faculty: | Economics | | Name of the program: | Economics | | Level: | Bachelor | | Instructor: | Prof. Hraban | | Credits: | 3 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Fall | | Course title: | Introduction to Public Health | | Department: | School of Public Health | | Faculty: | Social Sciences and Social Technologies | | Name of the program: | Management in Health Сare | | Level: | Master | | Instructor: | Prof. Volodymyr Kurpita | | Credits: | 3 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Fall | | Course title: | Advanced International Social Work | | Department: | School of Social Work | | Faculty: | Social Sciences and Social Technologies | | Name of the program: | Social Work | | Level: | Master | | Instructor: | Prof. Oksana Boyko | | Credits: | 4 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Fall | | Course title: | Econometrics II | | Department: | Finance | | Faculty: | Economics | | Name of the program: | Finance | | Level: | Bachelor | | Instructor: | Prof. Roman Semko | | Credits: | 3 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Fall | | Course title: | Behavioral Finance | | Department: | Finance | | Faculty: | Economics | | Name of the program: | Finance | | Level: | Master | | Instructor: | Prof. Roman Semko | | Credits: | 4 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Fall | | Course title: | Market of Financial Services | | Department: | Finance | | Faculty: | Economics | | Name of the program: | Finance | | Level: | Master | | Instructor: | Prof. Nataliya Slaviuk | | Credits: | 3 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Fall | | Course title: | Marketing in Health Care | | Department: | School of Public Health | | Faculty: | Social Sciences and Social Technologies | | Name of the program: | Management in Health Care | | Level: | Master | | Instructor: | Prof. Iryna Kovshova | | Credits: | 3 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Fall | | Course title: | Environmental Policy | | Department: | Ecology | | Faculty: | Natural Sciences | | Name of the program: | Ecology and Environmental Protection | | Level: | Master | | Instructor: | Prof. Olena Maslyukivska | | Credits: | 4 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Fall | | Course title: | Crisis Communications | | Department: | Public Relations, Psychology and Pedagogy | | Faculty: | Social Sciences and Social Technologies | | Name of the program: | Public Relations | | Level: | Bachelor | | Instructor: | Prof. Ilona Stankevych | | Credits: | 3 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Fall | | Course title: | International Trade Law | | Department: | International Law | | Faculty: | Law | | Name of the program: | Law | | Level: | Master | | Instructor: | Prof. Zvenyslava Opeida | | Credits: | 4 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Fall | | Course title: | International Business Transactions | | Department: | International Law | | Faculty: | Law | | Name of the program: | Law | | Level: | Master | | Instructor: | Prof. Zvenyslava Opeida | | Credits: | 3 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Fall | | Course title: | Financial Analysis, Business Intelligence and Data Analytics | | Department: | Finance | | Faculty: | Economics | | Name of the program: | Finance | | Level: | Master | | Instructor: | Prof. Anton Lytvyn | | Credits: | 3 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Fall | | Course title: | Identities and Identity Politics in Post-Communist Societies | | Department: | Sociology | | Faculty: | Social Sciences and Social Technologies | | Name of the program: | Sociology | | Level: | Master | | Instructor: | Prof. Anna Osypchuk | | Credits: | 5 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Fall | | Course title: | Introduction to Moot Courts | | Department: | International Law | | Faculty: | Law | | Name of the program: | Law | | Level: | Master | | Instructor: | Prof. Mariia Stolbova | | Credits: | 4,5 |
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Spring Term 2022
| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Spring | | Course title: | European Union Economic Development Strategy | | Department: | Economic Theory | | Faculty: | Economics | | Name of the program: | Economics | | Level: | Master | | Instructor: | Prof. Yurii Sapachuk | | Credits: | 3 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Spring | | Course title: | Ecosystemology | | Department: | Ecology | | Faculty: | Natural Sciences | | Name of the program: | | | Level: | Master | | Instructor: | Prof. Iryna Vyshenska | | Credits: | 3 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Spring | | Course title: | The Basics of Hermeneutics | | Department: | Journalism | | Faculty: | Social Sciences and Social Technologies | | Name of the program: | | | Level: | Master | | Instructor: | Prof. Serhiy Kvit | | Credits: | 3 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Spring | | Course title: | European Human Rights Law | | Department: | International Law | | Faculty: | Law | | Name of the program: | | | Level: | Bachelor | | Instructor: | Prof. Gayane Nuridzhanian | | Credits: | 3 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Spring | | Course title: | Genocide Studies | | Department: | International Law | | Faculty: | Law | | Name of the program: | | | Level: | Master | | Instructor: | Prof. Myroslava Antonovych | | Credits: | 3 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Spring | | Course title: | Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies | | Department: | Political Science | | Faculty: | Social Sciences and Social Technologies | | Name of the program: | International Relations, Social Communications, and Regional Studies | | Level: | Bachelor | | Instructor: | Prof. Halyna Solovei | | Credits: | 3 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Spring | | Course title: | UN in the Global Governance | | Department: | Political Science | | Faculty: | Social Sciences and Social Technologies | | Name of the program: | International Relations, Social Communications, and Regional Studies | | Level: | Bachelor | | Instructor: | Prof. Halyna Solovei | | Credits: | 3 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Spring | | Course title: | Introduction to Regional (Area) Studies | | Department: | Political Science | | Faculty: | Social Sciences and Social Technologies | | Name of the program: | International Relations, Social Communications, and Regional Studies | | Level: | Bachelor | | Instructor: | Prof. Mridula Gosh | | Credits: | 3 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Spring | | Course title: | International Commercial Arbitration | | Department: | Law | | Faculty: | Law | | Name of the program: | | | Level: | Master | | Instructor: | Dr. Lyubov Logush | | Credits: | 4 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Spring | | Course title: | International Social Work | | Department: | School of Social Work | | Faculty: | Social Sciences and Social Technologies | | Name of the program: | | | Level: | Bachelor | | Instructor: | Prof. Oksana Boyko | | Credits: | 3 |
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| 2021-2022 | | Term: | Spring | | Course title: | Stochastic Financial Mathematics | | Department: | Mathematics | | Faculty: | Computer Science | | Name of the program: | | | Level: | Master | | Instructor: | Prof. Nataliia Schchestiuk | | Credits: | 5 |
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If you would like to register for the courses, please complete the application form: NaUKMA application form, non-degree students – Заповнити форму. 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.
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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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