General Info
Oriental Studies were identified as one of the priority research areas by the first Charter of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences that was established on November 27, 1918. Ukrainian Research Institute of Oriental Studies was founded in 1930. This first Ukrainian academic center of Oriental Studies was, however, short-lived as in 1931-1933 many orientalists became victims of political repressions.
The proclamation of the Ukrainian independence in 1991 marked the beginning of the revival for the Oriental Studies. On October 22, 1991 Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine adopted a resolution on the establishment of A. Krymsky Institute of Oriental Studies. Prominent Ukrainian Orientalist Ahatanhel Krymsky was one of the founders of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences (UAS). During the first ten years since the establishment of the Academy A. Krymsky also served as its permanent secretary.
Today, the Institute of Oriental Studies conducts research on languages, literature, history, philosophy, religion, culture and socio-political development of countries and regions of the Near, Middle and Far East, as well as history and culture of peoples of Asian descent on the territory of modern Ukraine.
Institute Structure
Management:
Acting Director
Viktor Kiktenko
Dr. Habil. in Philosophy
Deputy Director for Research
Danylo Radivilov
Ph. D. History
Academic Secretary
Olga Mavrina
Ph. D. History
Research Departments:
Near and Middle East department
Centre of Egyptology at the A.Yu. Krymskyi Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
The Centre was founded by the decision of the Academic Council of the Institute on 24 July 2022.
The Head of the Centre is Mykola Tarasenko.
E-mail: egyptology.ua@gmail.com
The Centre sets itself the following tasks:
– presentation of the results of academic research in the relevant speciality under the auspices of the Centre in the form of publications, conference events, etc;
– creation of information and communication resources necessary for the functioning of the Centre and publication of information about its activities: library, website, Facebook page, etc;
– promotion of Egyptology and Oriental studies through the organisation of lectures, seminars, online streams, etc;
– bringing together under the auspices of the Centre all those interested in this discipline, including students, young scholars, etc;
– cooperation with museum institutions in Ukraine that have Egyptian collections;
– establishing international academic relations with Western Egyptological institutions.
The Centre started publishing a monograph series ‘Ukrainian Egyptological Studies’.
Members of the Centre take part in archaeological research in Egypt.
Academic Council of the Institute