Roman Kalytchak, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of the Department of International Relations and Diplomacy at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv.

His research interests include Ukraine’s foreign policy, the European integration of Ukraine, Ukrainian regionalism, and the development of area studies, particularly in American and European studies. He has published extensively on these topics in Ukrainian and other languages.

Dr. Kalytchak holds the position of Senior Research Fellow at the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence and has coordinated or participated in various EU-focused initiatives, including seven Jean Monnet projects. His latest endeavor includes leading the Jean Monnet Project titled ‘Rebuilding the Potential of EU Studies in Conflict-affected Areas of Ukraine: Addressing Challenges and Creating Solutions’ (2020). This project aims to foster the advancement of European Union studies within Ukraine in the Donbas and Zaporizhia regions.

He also introduced the first specialization in American Studies in Ukraine (2011) and established the Center for American Studies (2014), making significant contributions to the development of American studies in Ukraine. His most recent initiative is ‘Striving for Excellence: American Studies in Ukraine.’ In 2020, he was awarded his second Fulbright scholarship to conduct research at the Department of American Studies of the George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Kalytchak has been actively involved in various initiatives promoting the development of higher education in Ukraine. Notably, he co-authored the first standards for the field of International Relations. He serves as a member of the Scientific and Curriculum Council of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. He supervises activities related to higher education in the field of Social Sciences. Previously, he served as Deputy Chairman of the Curriculum Subcommittee on International Relations, Social Communications, and Area Studies of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. In addition, he is an expert in the field of International Relations and Area Studies at the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance.

Dr. Kalytchak has participated in numerous international academic projects, received multiple grants, and served as a visiting scholar at various North American and European universities, such as the Central European University, the Free University of Berlin, the George Washington University, the University of Taru, the University of Toronto, the University of Turin, and the Kennan Institute of the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars in Washington, DC, among others.

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