Roman Petrov

Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law, Head of Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in European Studies, Head of International and European Law Department

Prof. Dr. Roman Petrov is Head of Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence since 2011 and Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy since 2010. Conducted post-doctoral research as Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute in Florence (Italy) and awarded research visiting fellowships at Universities of Heidelberg and Augsburg (Germany), University of Oxford (UK), Ghent University (Belgium),  Matej Bel University (Slovakia) and other universities. He is a visiting professor at the University of Latvia in Riga (Latvia), Ghent University (Belgium), Augsburg University (Germany) and the author of one of the first Ukrainian textbooks on EU Law. He is the founder and first elected President of the Ukrainian European Studies Association. Areas of Prof. Dr. Petrov’s research and teaching are: EU Law, EU Business Law; EU External Relations Law; Approximation and Harmonisation of Legislation in the EU; Legal Aspects of Regional Integration in the Post-Soviet Area. Prof. Dr. Petrov frequently provides consultancy to state institutions in Ukraine, including the Parliament of Ukraine, Constitutional Court of Ukraine and Ministry of Justice.