A meeting of the rectorate was held at KSU
May 8, a regular meeting of the rectorate took place at Kherson State University. The event was held with the participation of the first vice-rector, vice-rectors, deans of faculties, and heads of departments and services.
The first vice-rector of KSU, Serhii Omelchuk, moderated the meeting. He conveyed greetings from the rector of KSU, Oleksandr Spivakovskyi, who is currently on a working visit to Greece with his team as part of an international project.
Serhii Omelchuk said that KSU will host two important visits – the rector of the Pomeranian University in Słupsk, Zbigniew Osadowski, and the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Prokudin.
Among the first vice-rector's issues were the formation of the University Regulation Plan for the 2026-2027 academic year, the progress of checking the availability of permanent storage documents and personnel matters (staffing) in the university's structural units, and the availability and quality of courses on the KSU-online platform for students of the third (educational and scientific) level of higher education.
The speaker also presented the results of the review of appeals regarding the results of personal ratings of the scientific-pedagogical staff.
The issues raised by the vice-rector for academic and scientific-pedagogical work, Daria Malchykova, concerned the preparation of the accreditation procedure for educational programs of all levels in the 2026-2027 academic year.
The vice-rector also reported on the implementation of KSU's activities as a professional development provider on the national platform for the professional development of pedagogical workers, «Vector».
The attendees also discussed the issue of higher education students who are applying for higher education documents for outstanding achievements.
Yuriy Yurchuk, deputy responsible secretary of the admissions committee, reported on the preparation for the 2026 admission campaign.
The issues raised by the vice-rector for social-humanitarian and scientific-pedagogical work, Veronika Denysenko, concerned the results of monitoring the social media of faculties and student self-government bodies of KSU.
Regarding the organization and conduct of events: KSU is currently preparing for the graduation ceremonies for bachelor's degree recipients. The event is scheduled for July 10 under the slogan «Kherson unites: Class of 2026».
Anna Buidze, a specialist in the International Relations Department, reported on the participation of Kherson State University students in academic mobility programs in 2022–2026. The results of the competition for participation in the Ukraine – Poland youth exchange program and the competitive selection of students for studies within the academic mobility program at the University of Côte d'Azur were also presented.
Separately, the attendees were informed about the opportunities to participate in the Research Infrastructures Fellowship (RIFF) competition for Ukraine and the progress of international projects in which Kherson State University is participating.
The issues reported by the vice-rector for digitalization, innovation, investment, and scientific-pedagogical work, Oleksandr Lemeschuk, concerned the update of KSU24 components. Also–the testing and integration of the European open-source office suite Euro-Office from GitHub into the KSU working environment as an alternative to Microsoft 365 and Google Docs, to ensure the university's digital sovereignty.
The vice-rector also spoke about establishing cooperation with the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Military Administration in the field of digital technology development and with the telecommunications company «Kyivstar».
Maksym Poltoratskyi reported on the commissioning of a server received as part of the Erasmus+ DigiUni: Digital University – Open Ukrainian Initiative («Digital University – Open Ukrainian Initiative») project.
Chief Accountant Iryna Popova reported on the situation regarding the arrears of students studying with funds from individuals or legal entities.
Acting Head of the Infrastructure Support Department, Voloshyn, reported on the activities of the Kherson office of KSU and the progress of planned work at the KSU office in Ivano-Frankivsk.
KSU Press Center