Training Course

Training Course

The course “The EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy: challenges related to the War in Ukraine” has been taught to 1st–4th-year “International Relations” students every year since 2024.

Course Modules

Module 1

EU for a Global Stability and Peace

Module 2

The Russian-Ukrainian War: Challenges for the EU and Global Security

Course by Academic Year

The course ran for 1st–4th-year “International Relations” students from 26 February to 9 May 2026.

  1. Topic 1. Political, Economic and Security Design of Europe After World War II (07.02.2026)
  2. Topic 2. The European Union: Goals, Purpose and Benefits. EU Institutions and Bodies. EU Policies (14.02.2026)
  3. Topic 3. The EU as One of the Main Security Institutions of the 21st Century. The Role of NATO in European Security (21.02.2026)
  4. Topic 4. The Western Balkans and Their Impact on Security in Europe (28.02.2026)
  5. Topic 5. EU Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (28.02.2026)
  6. Topic 6. The EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy: A Mutual Interest of the EU and Ukraine (07.03.2026)
  7. Topic 7. EU Approaches to Conflict Resolution (14.03.2026)
  8. Topic 8. The Effectiveness of EU Sanctions in Resolving 20th–21st Century International Problems (21.03.2026)
  9. Topic 9. EU–Ukraine Relations (Late 1990s – 2022) (28.03.2026)
  10. Topic 10. The Unfolding and Course of the War (2014–2022) and the EU (04.04.2026)
  11. Topic 11. The Impact of the War on EU Security and Stability (11.04.2026)
  12. Topic 12. The Russian-Ukrainian War as a Trigger for Rethinking European Collective Identity (18.04.2026)
  13. Topic 13. Ideological, Philosophical and Geopolitical Grounds for EU Support of Ukraine in the War (18.04.2026)
  14. Topic 14. Russia’s Hybrid War Against European Countries. Ukraine, NATO and European Security (25.04.2026)
  15. Topic 15. Military Assistance from European States to Ukraine During the War (02.05.2026)
  16. Topic 16. Analytical Forecasts on the Geopolitical Consequences of the War for the EU: Key Threats and Challenges (09.05.2026)

The course ran from 3 February to 17 May 2025. Open lectures included:

  1. Political, Economic and Security Design of Europe After World War II — Alina Iovcheva
  2. EU Policies
  3. Guest lecture by Professor David Reichardt
  4. Open lectures by Professor Serhii Feduniak: analysis of 21st-century security challenges
  5. Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection as EU Activities — Liudmyla Vovchuk
  6. The Western Balkans and Their Impact on Security in Europe — Florian Bieber
  7. The EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy — Bohdan Hrushetskyi
  8. EU Approaches to Conflict Resolution — Iryna Habro
  9. The Effectiveness of EU Sanctions in Resolving International Problems
  10. EU–Ukraine Relations (Late 1990s – 2022) — Anna Solovyova
  11. The Russian-Ukrainian War (2014–2022) and the EU — Liudmyla Vovchuk
  12. The Paradoxical Element in Russian State Communication — Nataliia Davydova
  13. Open lectures — Volodymyr Kaluha
  14. The Impact of the War in Ukraine on the Security and Unity of Europe
  15. Military Assistance from European States to Ukraine — Ihor Todorov
  16. Russia’s Hybrid War Against European Countries — Professor Anatolii Khudoliy

The first year of the course — for 1st–4th-year “International Relations” students, from 5 February to 18 May 2024. Open lectures included:

  1. Political, Economic and Security Design of Europe After World War II — guest lecture by Professor David Reichardt
  2. Russian Psychological Aggression as a Destabilizing Factor of Security in Europe — Olesia Zvezdova
  3. Key Features of the Current Stage of EU Common Security Policy — Liudmyla Vovchuk
  4. EU Approaches to Conflict Resolution — Iryna Habro
  5. Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection as EU Activities — Liudmyla Vovchuk
  6. The Western Balkans and Their Impact on Security in Europe — Florian Bieber
  7. The Effectiveness of EU Sanctions in Resolving 20th–21st Century International Problems — Liudmyla Vovchuk
  8. EU–Ukraine Relations (1990–2014) — Iryna Tykhonenko
  9. EU–Ukraine Relations (2014–2024) — Anastasiia Khmel
  10. The Unfolding and Course of the Russian-Ukrainian War (2014–24.02.2022) and the EU — Pavlo Hai-Nyzhnyk
  11. The Full-Scale Russian Invasion of Ukraine — Tetiana Bohdanova
  12. Ukraine, NATO and European Security — Ihor Todorov
  13. Military Assistance from European States to Ukraine — Oleksandr Shevchuk

Course participants receive a certificate of participation.