It fully began its activities in the summer of 2018, after the appointment to the position of General Director Volodymyr Sheiko, as a result of an open competition and the creation of a team of specialists.

Organizer of numerous cultural projects and events in the UK and 15 European countries: exhibitions, art residencies, film festivals, professional internships, concerts, literary programs, trainings, theater productions.

In 2011, he graduated from the Summer School of Scottish Universities SUISS in the field of "Contemporary British and Irish Literature" (Edinburgh, Scotland).

The Supervisory Board is an advisory body that contributes to governance of the Ukrainian Institutes by helping define its priorities, manage assets and monitor implementation of statutory objectives.

The Supervisory Board includes representatives of four Ministries as well as prominent Ukrainian artists, culture managers and civil society actors: