Георгій

Georgii Gushchesov
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ABOUT ME

Professional interests include : Ukrainian foreign and internal politics, Middle Eastern politics, International
Relations theory, governmental and non-governmental communication campaigns, terrorism and crisis
studies, propaganda campaigns

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

01/10/2023 – 11/12/2024 Leeds, United Kingdom
MASTER OF ARTS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS University of Leeds

- built a personal international network of young scholars (Bachelor, Master, PhD students)
- expanded knowledge in crisis studies by taking a one semester course on terrorism
- participated in 4 group projects related to readings on IR theory and Terrorism studies

Field of study Political sciences and civics Final grade 2.2

Thesis To intervene or not to intervene? A case study of the US foreign policy in Syria (2011-2018)

01/09/2019 – 30/06/2023 Kyiv, Ukraine
BACHELOR OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, SOCIAL COMMUNICATION AND REGIONAL
STUDIES; SPECIALIST IN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION; SPECIALIST IN
TRANSLATION (ENGLISH) Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

- mastered the translation and interpretation of large international treaties, news articles and diplomatic
correspondence and passed the translation exam with a mark of 79 out of 100
- learned quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis, such as SWOT- analysis, content analysis, event
analysis
- gained extensive knowledge of the Ukrainian foreign policy and foreign policy strategy
- obtained experience in the fields of communication and marketing strategies, propaganda campaigns,
public and government relations

Field of study Political sciences and civics

PUBLICATIONS
2024
To intervene or not to intervene ? A case study of the US foreign policy in Syria
(2011-2018)

An analysis of reasons behind different foreign policy decisions of the US government during the hot phase
of the Syrian crisis (2011-2018)

University of Leeds, MA thesis
2024
Critical assessment of the claim that the Russian invasion of Ukraine demonstrates
the ‘enduring relevance of the realist perspective on international politics’ (Walt
2022) from the perspective of Constructivism/Pragmatism and Post-Colonialism

University of Leeds, International Relations II: Contemporary International Theory final essay
2024
What do the Arab Springs tell us about political stability? Discuss in relation to two of
the following countries: Egypt, Saudi Arabia

University of Leeds, Contemporary Politics of M.E final essay

WORK EXPERIENCE

01/08/2021 – 16/09/2023 Kyiv, Ukraine
TRANSLATOR ERC UKRAINE

- translated company documents, agreements and contracts
- checked the correctness of documents in terms of grammar, punctuality and coherence
- managed 4 translation projects at the same time

ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS

Work under pressure

Time management

Organising work in accordance to internal regulations

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Mother tongue(s): UKRAINIAN | RUSSIAN
Other language(s):

UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING
Spoken Spoken
Listening Reading
production interaction
ENGLISH C1 C1 C1 C1 C1

POLISH B1 B1 B1 B1 B1

ARABIC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1

Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user; B1 and B2: Independent user; C1 and C2: Proficient user

DIGITAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) Google Suite (Doc, Slides, Form, Sheet, Drive)

VOLUNTEERING

27/02/2022 – 11/05/2022 Astana, Kazakhstan
Volunteer at Ukrainian Humanitarian centre

• accepted humanitarian aid for Ukrainian refugees

• helped in management and operation of the Humanitarian aid centre at the Embassy of Ukraine to
the Republic of Kazakhstan

• received a gratitude letter from the Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Kazakhstan