Sopilko Iryna Mykolaivna

She is a Doctor of Law, Associate Professor, Outstanding Worker in education of Ukraine, Laureate of Presidential Award of Ukraine for young scientists in 2012, and Laureate of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Award for the most talented young scientists in the sphere of fundamental and applied research, scientific and technical elaborations (2014).

In 2000 she has graduated from Kyiv National University named after Taras Shevchenko, received higher education in the specialty “Jurisprudence” and got the qualification “Lawyer.”
In 2001 she began her career as Senior Lecturer of Air and Space Law Department of Law Faculty in National Aviation University. In 2004 she became Deputy Dean of the mentioned faculty. When institutes had been created as structural parts of National Aviation University she became Deputy Director for Academic Activity of Law Institute. In 2006 she received her Advocacy Certificate. Since 2010 she has been working as Director of Institute of Law in National Aviation University.
Since 2016 she has been working as Deputy Director of International Relations and Education in Ukraine in European Institute of Continuing Education and International organizations ICOCRIM, Council member of Eastern European Development Agency (EEDA).
She is the member of Scientific Advisory Council of Higher Administrative Court of Ukraine. She is Deputy Head of Specialized Scientific Council for Candidate of Juridical Sciences degree in National Aviation University and the member of Special Council for Doctor of Law degree in Institute of Legislation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
She is a editorial board member of three specialized professional international editions: Abstracted and Reviewed International Scientific-Practical Legal Journal “Life and law” (Georgia), “Journal on Law, Economy and Management” that is in STS Science Centre (England), “International Law and Integration Problems” (Azerbaijan) and three specialized professional scientific editions in Ukraine: “Bulletin of Higher Administrative Court of Ukraine,” “Judicial practice of Higher Administrative Court of Ukraine” and Scientific Proceedings of National Aviation University. Series: Legal Bulletin “Air and Space Law.”
She is an author of more than 200 scientific and scientific-methodical publications, including monographs, textbooks and manuals (as a co-author).
Her scientific investigations are connected with legal regulation of citizens’ access to public information, human rights, particularities of their implementation and protection in Ukraine issues.
Director pays great attention to improve the content and organization of educational process in Institute. According to her direct participation curricula and programs for students of “Bachelor,” “Specialist,” “Master” educational–qualifying degrees have been developed.
For her honest, faultless activity and significant contribution to highly qualified specialists she was awarded with: Gratitude of Rector of National Aviation University (2008), the medal “Outstanding Worker in Education of Ukraine” (2010), Honored Diploma of Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sports of Ukraine (2012), Honored Diploma of Head of Kyiv City State Administration (2012), Diploma of Rector of National Aviation University (2012), the medal “For conscientious work” (2012), Gratitude of Head of Solomenska District State Administration in Kyiv (2013), Award “For Service to Law” (2016), Diploma of Head of Solomenska District State Administration in Kyiv (2016), Honored Diploma of Lawyers’ Union of Ukraine (2016).