A meeting of the academic council was held at KSU

The first vice-rector Serhii Omelchuk, vice-rectors, deans of faculties, heads of structural units, and other members of the collegiate body also took part in the meeting.

The meeting began with the presentation of a letter of gratitude to the Rector of KSU, Oleksandr Spivakovsky, from the 37th Separate Marine Brigade.

"For me, this gratitude is for our entire university community. For assistance in preparing the drone systems battalion, volunteering, and supporting our students who are serving in the brigade today. Our students are there. Our people. And this is extremely important to us," commented Oleksandr Spivakovsky.

Subsequently, the Rector thanked the KSU staff for their joint work:

"We have formed a budget, launched the educational process, and are continuing international projects. Our colleagues represent the university in various countries of the world. We are developing our own digital ecosystem and working so that our digitalization experience can be useful to other universities. We have a successful intake for postgraduate studies. I would also like to thank the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine for supporting our students with additional budget-funded places. In current conditions, this is truly important for young people and their families."

A separate issue was the continuity in the work of the Academic Council. Nataliia Voropai served as its academic secretary for many years. Currently, the Academic Council has supported the candidacy of Halyna Mykhailenko for the position of academic secretary. 

The Rector thanked Nataliia Voropai for her many years of professional work:

"We have seen her professional work, responsibility, and dedication to the university and, at the same time, to her family and daughter. Today, Nataliia Anatoliivna heads the Faculty of Pedagogy, Psychology, and Social Work, so we must pass this responsible area of work on. The Academic Council has supported the candidacy of Halyna Mykhailenko for the position of academic secretary. I am signing the corresponding appointment order. In this work, it is extremely important to hear people and find balance. The role of the academic secretary is not only about organizing meetings and documents. It is the ability to help the collegiate body find solutions based on trust, responsibility, and an understanding of the university's future." 

The meeting was moderated by the Deputy Chairman of the Academic Council, Volodymyr Oleksenko.

Subsequently, the meeting proceeded to the agenda items. 

At the beginning of the meeting, the university's international activities were discussed. Regarding the results of participation in the final meeting of the Erasmus+ «Academies4Ukraine» project, which took place on 19–25 September in Milan, the Vice-Rector for International and Scientific-Pedagogical Affairs Alla Tsapiv, the Acting Head of the Department of Preschool and Primary Education Liubov Petukhova, and the Head of the International Relations Department Yevheniia Revenko reported.

Alla Tsapiv also reported on the participation of KSU representatives in the conference and exhibition of the European Association for International Education EAIE 2026, which took place on 8–11 September in Glasgow.

Issues related to postgraduate and doctoral studies were considered separately. Lidiia Bondarenko, Head of the Postgraduate and Doctoral Studies Department, reported on these matters.

Tetiana Kornishieva, Head of the Educational and Methodological Department, reported on changes to the Regulations on Qualification Work. She also presented issues regarding the change of guarantors for a number of educational programs. Tetiana Cherkashyna, Head of the Education Quality Assurance Department, reported on the results of a student survey regarding the quality of organization and content of educational components for the spring semester of the 2025/2026 academic year.

Members of the Academic Council approved the survey results and instructed the guarantors of the educational programs to take them into account during the further improvement of the educational process.

Another decision was the introduction of two formats for training students in the KSU preparatory department «Open Path to Higher Education» – basic and intensive courses. The corresponding issue was presented by the Head of the Preparatory Department, Oleksandra Pospielova.

The Academic Council also approved the educational programs and curricula for these courses. Additionally, a vote took place during the meeting, in which Vitalii Kobets was elected to the position of professor of the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering.

Tamara Mandych, Head of the Fundraising Department, reported on the university's fundraising activities for the 2025/2026 academic year. It was also mentioned that a charity event will be held in November to mark the 109th anniversary of KSU.

The Academic Council also approved the editorial board of the electronic almanac «Master's Studies», granted the university imprint to a number of scientific and educational-methodical publications, and supported the candidacy of Professor Oleksandr Savchenko for participation in the competition for the award named after the distinguished scientists of Ukraine, announced by the NAS of Ukraine.

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