Education and Research Institute "Karazin Institute of International Relations and Travel Business"

Departments

The School of International Economic Relations and Travel Business offers Bachelor’s degree programs in the following majors:

C1 Economics and International Economic Relations (by specializations) — educational programs: “International Economic Relations”, “International Entrepreneurship”;
C3 International Relations — educational programs: “International Relations”, “World Politics and Diplomacy”;
J2 Hotel, Restaurant and Catering Business — educational program: “Hotel and Restaurant Business”;
J3 Tourism and Recreation — educational program: “Tourism and Recreation”;
G13 Food Technologies — educational program: “Craft Food Technologies”;
as well as an interdisciplinary educational program “International Logistics” combining the specialities C3 International Relations, D3 Management, and D7 Trade.

Master’s Programs

Based on the Bachelor’s level, Master’s training (duration — 1 year and 4 months) is offered in the following specialities:

C1 Economics and International Economic Relations (by specializations) — educational program: “International Economic Relations”;
C3 International Relations — educational programs: “Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution”, “International Relations, Public Communications, and Regional Studies”;
J3 Tourism and Recreation — educational program: “International Tourism and Recreation”;
J2 Hotel, Restaurant and Catering Business — educational program: “Hotel and Restaurant Business”.

Admission to the Master’s programs is carried out based on the results of a competitive selection, which takes into account the results of entrance exams (EIT/EPT) valid under the current Admission Regulations.

Training is provided both on a state-funded and contract basis. The Institute also offers the opportunity to obtain a parallel or second higher education on a contractual basis at the Bachelor’s level.

Today, the Institute has over 1,300 students enrolled in full-time and part-time programs, including international students. The high quality of training is ensured by lecturers who undergo internships at leading higher education institutions in Ukraine and abroad.
The educational process also involves professors from the Schools of Economics, Law, Sociology, and Foreign Languages, as well as specialists from the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, local institutions, and enterprises. Lecturers apply modern teaching methods in their courses.

History

Academic and teaching activities in the specialty “International Economic Relations” at the University began in 1995, when the Department of International Economic Relations was established at the Faculty of Economics.
The logical development of this specialty led to the establishment in 2005 of the Faculty of International Economic Relations and Travel Business, which, after nearly 20 years, in 2024, was transformed into the Educational and Research Institute “Karazin Institute of International Relations and Travel Business.”

The educational, scientific, methodological, and organizational work is provided by more than 200 highly qualified specialists, including 25 Doctors of Sciences, Professors, and over 70 Candidates of Sciences, Associate Professors.

The Institute includes the following departments:

Department of International Economic Relations and Logistics;
Department of World Politics, Diplomacy, and Travel Business;
Department of International Relations;
Department of Hotel and Restaurant Business and Food Technologies.

The Institute also comprises a Center for Project Activities and Innovation, a Laboratory of Restaurant Service Organization, and a Laboratory of Production Technology (Products, Works, Services).

Research Activities

The Institute maintains academic and scientific cooperation with numerous higher education institutions in Ukraine and abroad, including:

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv;
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań;
Ivan Franko National University of Lviv;
I. I. Mechnikov Odesa National University;
T. H. Shevchenko Chernihiv National Pedagogical University; and others.

The Student Scientific Society is actively functioning at the Institute. Students are engaged in research, participate in scientific conferences, and publish their academic papers. They are also winners and prize-holders of competitions of student scientific works and professional Olympiads.

A postgraduate program is available in the specialty 292 “International Economic Relations.”

To enhance the training of highly qualified specialists, in 2010 a specialized academic council K 64.051.25 was established with the right to accept and defend dissertations for the degree of Candidate of Economic Sciences in the specialty 08.00.02 “World Economy and International Economic Relations.”

Professional Publications

The Institute publishes the Visnyk of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (Series “International Relations, Economics, Country Studies, Tourism”), which features original scholarly articles — previously unpublished — on the theory, history, and current issues of international relations, world economy, international law, country studies, and tourism, in Ukrainian and English.

The Visnyk of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Series “International Relations, Economics, Country Studies, Tourism,” is officially registered as a scientific professional publication in economic sciences.

Education

A crucial role in the professional training of Bachelor’s and Master’s students is played by the teaching of profession-oriented disciplines, as well as the organization and implementation of practical training programs.

Student Life and Traditions

In 2008, the Institute established the tradition of celebrating World Tourism Day.
During the celebration at the sports complex in Sokolnyky, first-year students of tourism specialties are initiated as student-tourists and receive a tourist certificate.

There is also a tradition of celebrating United Nations Day with a ceremony of initiating students of “International Economic Relations” and “International Relations, Public Communications, and Regional Studies” as student-internationalists. During the celebration, freshmen place a “Time Capsule.”

Students participate in international summer schools and seminars, scientific conferences, and receive grants for internships at foreign universities. They may also undertake practical training in foreign tourism companies.

Career Opportunities

Graduates can work in:

enterprises and organizations engaged in foreign economic activities;
travel agencies;
trade missions abroad;
customs and tax authorities;
government departments;
the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine;
diplomatic and consular services, and other institutions.

Director

Mykola Illiich Pysarevskyi
PhD in Economic Sciences, Associate Professor
Email: irtb@karazin.ua
Address: 61022, Kharkiv, 4 Svobody Square, North Building, Room 373