Sopilko Iryna Mykolaivna

Doctor of Law, Professor, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine

Excellence in Education of Ukraine (2010), Winner of the Award of the President of Ukraine for young scientists in 2012, Winner of the Award of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine the most talented young scientists in the field of basic and applied research and scientific and technical developments (2014), academician of the Academy of Sciences of Higher School of Ukraine ( 2017)

In 2000 she graduated from Kiev Taras Shevchenko National University and received a full higher education in the specialty "Jurisprudence" and received the qualification of a lawyer.

Since 2001, she began her career as a senior lecturer in the Department of Air and Space Law of the Law Faculty of the National Aviation University (NAU), since 2004 - as the Deputy Dean of the Law Faculty. With education at the University of Institutes - Deputy Director for Academic Affairs of the Law Institute. In 2006 she received a certificate of the right to engage in advocacy. From 2010 - Director of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Law of NAU, from 2019 to the present - Dean of the Law Faculty of NAU.

Since 2016 - Deputy Director for International Relations and Education in Ukraine of the European Institute for Continuing Education and the international organization ICOCRIM, a member of the Council of the Eastern European Development Agency (EEDA).

He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Council at the Supreme Court on issues of competence of the Cassation Administrative Court, full member (academician) of the Academy of Sciences of Higher School of Ukraine, Chairman of the organization of the Union of Lawyers of Ukraine. Deputy Chairman of the specialized Academic Council D 26.062.16 at the National Aviation University and a member of the specialized Academic Council D 26.867.01 at the Institute of Legislation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

Member of the editorial board of 5 professional international publications: "Life and law" (Georgia), “Jurnal on Law, Economi and Managment” - STS Science Center (England), “International law and problems of integration” ( Azerbaijan), "Europska veda" (Slovakia), "Gazzetta Forenze" (Italy) and 3 professional scientific journals of Ukraine.

He is the author of 250 scientific and methodological works, among which, in particular, monographs, textbooks, teaching aids (in collaboration), scientific and practical commentaries on legislation. He is a co-author of a scientific and practical commentary on the Constitution of Ukraine, the Budget Code of Ukraine, the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses and the Code of Administrative Justice in Ukraine.

Sopilko I.M. acted as a scientific expert on draft laws: No. 5613 of December 27, 2016 “Draft Law on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts in the Sphere of Protecting State Secrets (on streamlining the procedure for verifying citizens in connection with their access to state secrets)”, No. 6078 on February 13. 2017 “Draft Law on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine regarding the establishment of criminal responsibility for non-fulfillment by the President of Ukraine, people's deputies of Ukraine, deputies of local councils, rural, township, by the clan heads of the re-election program ”, No. 8227-1 of 04/18/2018“ Draft Law on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Concerning Granting Volunteers the Status of Participant in Hostilities ”.

In May 2018, through her direct participation, a draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses (on increasing responsibility for administrative offenses related to corruption) was prepared, which was submitted to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

For the implementation of legal education, information work actively cooperates with the state media. With her direct participation, a number of information legal programs, videos and the like have been prepared. In addition, she annually prepares print right-educational publications: informational booklets, analytical collections and the like.

Sopilko I.M. In his work, he pays special attention to the development of the potential of young people, the involvement of active citizens in the processes and the formation of their legal culture. She not only actively implements legal policy at the state level, but also actively establishes international contacts for the exchange of experience and the development of modern jurisprudence (the training project in the framework of the English-language project has been successfully implemented).

Successfully implemented joint publishing activities by the Agency for Eastern European Development (Slovakia).

For conscientious, immaculate work and significant contribution to the training of highly qualified specialists awarded: thanks to the rector of NAU (2004, 2008), Diploma of the Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sports of Ukraine (2012), Diploma of the Chairman of the Kiev City State Administrator