The Communications Department organizes its work in cooperation with all divisions of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs in accordance with long-term and current plans. The employees of the department carry out a set of measures aimed at implementing the university's information policy, taking into account the requirements of the legal regime of martial law, forming a positive image of the police. To ensure prompt information to the population about the life and activities of the university (official meetings, meetings with veterans, scientific conferences, lectures, conversations, excursions, amateur concerts, sports competitions, etc.), the department organizes the interaction of the university with electronic and printed media, ensures the participation of the management and employees of the higher education institution in live television and radio programs, as well as in briefings, press conferences, round tables, online communication with citizens, etc. on current topics of today.

In order to promptly disseminate information about the university's activities, all information resources of the police university are used to publish materials on its external website; materials on the university's activities published in the media are monitored. The department's employees participate in the preparation and distribution of informational and promotional printed materials that popularise the university's activities. In 1998, the university launched the newspaper “Serving the Law”. Its publication was suspended several times. In November 2012, the print edition was resumed. Due to the Russian Federation's military aggression against Ukraine in March 2022, the newspaper's publication was suspended again.

Much attention is paid to the production of our own video production. The department's employees prepare not only video clips for distribution on regional TV channels and the university's website, but also create educational, image films about the university, advertising and thematic videos, etc. There is a stationary exhibition of photographs - military and national-patriotic in nature, covering events of university life. The Communications Department employees develop designs and produce image products - magazines, newspapers, calendars of various formats, booklets, which are distributed during international, career guidance, educational and other events.

For future applicants, the “Applicant” section on the university website has been created and is constantly updated. Information about KhNUIA is also provided in the directories for applicants, and the university’s admissions office has a telephone line that allows future applicants and their parents to promptly receive qualified and reliable information about the higher education institution.

The department’s employees are members of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine, have higher education and experience working in the media and in practical departments.

The university newspaper “Serving the Law” has repeatedly been awarded the diploma “Higher School of Kharkiv Region – Best Names” in the nomination “Higher Education University Newspapers”. Employees of the Communications Department have been awarded Special Diplomas of the International Competition of TV Programs and Films on Legal and Law Enforcement Topics. For their professional and creative work in covering the activities of the internal affairs bodies of Ukraine, the employees of the department were encouraged by the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the Main Department of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in Kharkiv region, Kharkiv regional state administration, Kharkiv city and Kharkiv regional councils, and Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs.

Since the first days of the Russian war against Ukraine, which began on February 24, 2022, the university, together with the entire media community of Ukraine, has been maintaining an information front. The highest priority is information aimed at preserving human lives, psychological balance in society, revealing national and military-patriotic feelings, and cultivating unshakable faith in Victory.

During the period of martial law, the Communications Department posted thousands of information messages in the media and social networks. The Rector of the University, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Law, Professor, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine, Police General of the Third Rank Valerii Sokurenko, the First Vice-Rector, Vice-Rectors, Heads of Departments, Scientific and Teaching Staff actively participate in press conferences, appear on TV and radio programs of Kharkiv, Vinnytsia, Poltava, Sumy and Khmelnytskyi regions, constantly informing the population about the activities of the University under martial law, participation in public life and contribution to the Victory.

The university Rectors of previous years are actively conducting explanatory work and making comments in the media: Academician of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Law, Professor, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine Oleksandr BANDURKA, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Law, Professor, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine Serhii HUSAROV.

Work with Kharkiv Press Club continues, the main topics of which are issues of countering aggression from Russia.

The war attracted significant attention of the world community to Ukraine, and KhNUIA staff, demonstrating courage, patriotism, and an active civic position, became one of the notable information sources abroad. The consequences of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation, the damage caused to Ukrainians, and ways to help Ukrainians who found themselves in difficult life circumstances as a result of military operations became the topics of numerous meetings, teleconferences, and radio programs held in different parts of the world with the participation of university employees. Among them, for example, was the speech of the Head of the Research Laboratory of Social and Psychological Support, Assistance and Rehabilitation of MIA Employees of the Educational and Research Institute No. 3 (Training of specialists for preventive activity units of the National Police of Ukraine) Oleksii SERDIUK during a teleconference with high school students of Altamont School and their parents on the air of the American radio Viewpoint Alabama, USA.

One of the main communication platforms in the European Union has become the Polish media, with which the Head of the Center for Ukrainian-Polish Development of KhNUIA Mykola PAKHNIN actively cooperates. Comments in Polish about the situation in Ukraine and the fight against Russian aggression have been repeatedly heard on the air of information programs of the radio station "TOK FM", which is the most popular talk radio station in Poland with an audience of up to 17 million listeners, "RMF", "Polskie Radio 24", on the television channels "TVP Info", "TVN 24" and in the popular local media in the Greater Poland Voivodeship "WuTK".

Information is a powerful weapon that we must definitely actively use in the fight against the enemy!

Contact information:

E-mail of the Communications Department: dep-info@univd.edu.ua