Background
Koval, Igor Nickolaevich was born on February 27, 1955 in Odessa, Ukraine. Son of Nickolay Mefodievich and Lidiya Ivanovna (Petrova) Koval.
Koval, Igor Nickolaevich was born on February 27, 1955 in Odessa, Ukraine. Son of Nickolay Mefodievich and Lidiya Ivanovna (Petrova) Koval.
Master of Arts, Odessa U., 1978; Doctor of Philosophy in History, Kiev (Ukraine) U., 1982.
Consultant on area studies, Ukraine Committee Youth Organisation, Odessa, 1983-1987;
senior lecturer, assistant professor of history and international relations, Odessa U., 1978-1983;
associate professor, Odessa U., 1987-1996;
director Institute Social Sciences and International Rels., Odessa U., since 1996. Visiting professor Goucher College, Baltimore, 1991. Expert witness Cons. Board for Mayor of Odessa, since 1989.
Consultant Ukrainian Government, Kiev, since 1992. Editor-in-chief Eurasian Courier, since 1992.
Board of directors Ukrainian Society for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Odessa, Kiev, 1988. Member International Studies Association, American Association for Advancement Slavic Studies, Commonwealth Indiana States Association European Studies (board directors since 1990).
Married Larissa Aleksandrovna Chechelnitskaya, July 30, 1976. 1 child, Lisa.