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09.2018 – 06.2022	PhD in Politics The University of Manchester, The United Kingdom Recipient of School of Social Science Studentship (study fees, living allowance, research grants) PhD exchange fellowship Maastricht University, Holland
10.2012 – 06.2014	Master’s Degree in International Economic Relations Wroclaw University of Economics, Poland Average grade: 4.89 (out of a 5.0 scale) – Thankful certificate as the best graduate of the year Erasmus exchange semester Goethe University Frankfurt on Main, Germany
09.2008 – 06.2012	Bachelor’s Degree with honours in International Economics Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman, Ukraine Average grade: 5.0 (out of a 5.0 scale) Cultural exchange month Gazi University in Ankara, Turkey

09.2024 – now	Research Fellow Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland Recipient of SNSF Scholars at Risk grant Co-teaching “European Affairs” (the EU’s enlargement, EU foreign policy)
09.2023 – 08.2024	Postdoctoral Researcher ETH Zürich, Switzerland Recipient of the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship Co-teaching “Contemporary European Politics” (the EU’s enlargement) Organised conference “The future of European security post-Russian invasion of Ukraine”
09.2022 – 12.2022	Ukraine Fellow Research Center for the History of Transformations, Vienna University, Austria
02.2022 – 06.2022	Teaching Assistant The University of Manchester Preparation and teaching of tutorials in “Comparative Politics” Marking of students’ essays
10.2017 – 06.2018	Research Assistant European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium Independent organisation of meetings and conferences (e.g. Michel Terestchenko’s (mayor of Hlukhiv) visit to Brussels, conference “European perspective for Ukraine” at the EP) Helping in events’ organisation, conducting research on latest political trends
04.2017 – 07.2017	Investigative Assistant (Blue Book Trainee) European Commission (European Anti-Fraud Office), Brussels, Belgium Monitoring Polish news (daily press overview) Assistance in investigations of Polish fraud cases Research on the EU-Polish relations (Polish institutions, which deal with EU funds)

December 2024 – Ulpiana Diaspora Forum, Prishtina, Kosovo
November 2024 – „Navigating Europe’s Security Policy”, 28^th European Forum Vienna, Austria
May 2024 – Book presentation, Centre for European Policy Analysis, Washington, US
May 2024 – “Foreshocks in the Black Sea and Western Balkans: Repercussions of the Russia-Ukraine War”, Hudson Institute, Washington, US
April 2024 – “The history of Ukraine being between East and West”, Professional Officers’ Training for Swiss Army, Geneva Centre for Security Policy, Switzerland
March 2024 – “Russian War against Ukraine: Ukraine’s Resistance, Peace Perspectives and EU-Ukraine Integration”, Swiss Peace, Basel, Switzerland
February 2024 – “Ukraine’s EU membership bid: towards a new era of enlargement”, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
February 2024 – Book presentation, Café Kyiv, Berlin, Germany
January 2024 – “Ukraine’s Resilience to Russian Aggression: Prospects for Ukraine’s European Future”, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland