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Konstantin BalabanovUkrainian scientist, Doctor of Political Science, Professor
Date of Birth: 04.10.1949
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Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Academic Career
- Honors and Awards
- Honorary Citizen of Mariupol
- Other Affiliations
Early Life and Education
Dr. Konstantinos Balabanov was born in Ukraine as a Greek national. He began his academic journey at Donetsk State University in 1982, rising through the ranks from assistant to associate professor.
Academic Career
In 1992, Dr. Balabanov became the rector of the Mariupol Humanitarian Institute, which later became the Mariupol State Humanitarian University in 2004. He has authored over 100 scientific publications, specializing in international relations, interstate cooperation, and European integration.
Honors and Awards
Dr. Balabanov has been bestowed with numerous awards, including:Order of Merit, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degrees
Order of Glory and Honor (Greece)
Order of the Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir, 2nd degree (Ukrainian Orthodox Church)
Honorary Citizen of Mariupol
Honorary Citizen of Asclepion, GreeceHonorary Title of "Ambassador of Hellenism"
Honorary Consul of the Republic of Cyprus in Mariupol
Recognition by Time Magazine
In 1997, Dr. Balabanov was recognized by Time magazine as one of the eight most distinguished Greeks living abroad, whose contributions to science, culture, and economics had received international acclaim.
Other Affiliations
Vice Chairman of the Federation of Greek Societies of UkraineCorresponding Member of the Philological Society "Parnassus" of the Athenian Academy
Member of the Executive Board of the "AIMOS" Association of European Universities