On November 7, 2025, the National Association of Lobbyists of Ukraine (NALU) and Yuridicheskaya Praktika publishing house will hold an official presentation of the opening of the Higher School of Lobbying in Ukraine. The event will be a key step in forming a new professional community of specialists working at the intersection of business, government, and civil society.
The Higher School of Lobbying was created to develop ethical, transparent, and effective practices for representing interests in public policy. Its goal is to lay the foundation for the professional training of a new generation of lobbyists who operate according to the principles of integrity, responsibility, and the rule of law.
During the event, there will be a presentation lecture on the new NALU educational course “Lobbying and Advocacy: The Art of Influencing Public Policy,” which will familiarize listeners with the training program and basic topics of the course.
Leading experts will share their knowledge:
• Lyudmila Kozhura, Doctor of Law, Professor, Director of the Vadym Hetman KNEU Law Institute — will reveal the legal basis of lobbying and international standards for its regulation.
• Iryna Shapovalova, Deputy Chair of the NALU Board, will focus on ethical standards and the culture of professional lobbying.
• Yana Tsymbalenko, Associate Professor at Igor Sikorsky KPI, expert on corruption prevention, will give a lecture on the risks of shadow lobbying and the principles of transparency.
Members of the NALU Board of Trustees, representatives of the business, legal, and educational communities will take part in the event. After the official part, there will be networking with guests and communication with teachers and project organizers.
The venue will be announced later for security reasons.
Follow the official announcements of the National Association of Lobbyists of Ukraine, register to participate, and join the community at: info@unla.org.ua.
The National Association of Lobbyists of Ukraine (NALU) brings together lawyers, financial experts, and attorneys to promote investment and protect business interests.
Yuridicheskaya Praktika is a leading Ukrainian media outlet specializing in law and jurisprudence, founded in 1995, with print and electronic versions.
Myronivsky Hliboproduct agricultural holding (MHP), whose majority shareholder and chairman of the board is Yuriy Kosiuk, has confirmed information about financing the Foundation for Support of Reforms in Ukraine by five of its enterprises, but the foundation independently decided on spending these funds, in particular on payment for the services of the U.S. lobbying company BGR in 2017-2018 for the National Reforms Council, led by the then President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.
“MHP companies really provided financial assistance to the Foundation for Support of Reforms in Ukraine. Financial assistance was provided to achieve the goal of the organization, namely to promote the development of Ukraine and the growth of well-being of its citizens by providing support in the development and implementation of reforms in Ukraine,” the press service of the holding told Interfax-Ukraine.
The agricultural holding said that MHP and its chairman did not used the funds provided to the Foundation for Support of Reforms to directly finance lobbying in the United States or other specific areas.
“The public organization independently determines the use of funds received from all founders and partners, taking into account the detailed directions of activity,” MHP noted.
According to the Kyiv Post edition, the administration of President Poroshenko through the Foundation for Support of Reforms in Ukraine paid for the services of American lobbyists at the expense of contributions made by Kosiuk, who at that time was a freelance adviser to the head of state, and it took $600,000 in 2017-2018. The matter concerns five agricultural firms: PrJSC Zernoproduct MHP, Vinnytsia Poultry Farm LLC, PrJSC Myronivska Poultry Farm, Research and Production Firm Urozhay LLC, and Urozhaina Kraina LLC. In addition to the money from Kosiuk, this public organization received grants of millions of dollars in support of reforms from embassies and Western donors, including American ones, Kyiv Post said.
LOBBYING, MYRONIVSKY HLIBOPRODUCT, POROSHENKO, REFORMS, SUPPORT FOUNDATION
