• European integration
• EU-Ukraine trade and economic relations
• Democratization
• Foreign Aid
• Eastern Partnership

ICPS Director Olga Shumylo is an expert on European integration who, for the last year, worked as an advisor to Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for European and International Integration Hryhoriy Nemyria. Over 2003-2007, Ms. Shumylo ran the European Integration Department at ICPS, where she was responsible for the centre’s external relations and led its expert group preparing policy papers and briefs on critical EU-related issues.

Ms. Shumylo holds a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics. Her areas of specialization include EU-Ukraine relations, EU-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement, Eastern Partnership and Foreign Aid Coordination.

Languages: Ukrainian, Russian, English.