Comparative Education Research Centre at the University of Hong Kong: 02/04/2021
What do we know about the challenges faced by universities and intellectuals in the country with a long history of statelessness? In this essay, I address this question by looking at the development of the Ukrainian university. In the post-Soviet environment, institutions that are regarded as higher education entities very often have nothing to do with genuine university traditions. For example, the ability to issue higher education diplomas is not a sufficient condition for being an institution of higher education. However, that is not always obvious in the post-Soviet circumstances. Instead of adhering to global standards of organizational purpose, values and standards, some post-Soviet politicians and academics have a tendency to be proud of the international competitiveness and scientific achievements of the Soviet period, when the totalitarian state spent considerable resources on the needs of the military-industrial complex and communist propaganda. The university communities are thus tempted to stay in the shadow of the narratives created by the colonizer. In this essay, I will explore the implications of this from the viewpoint of decolonization, increased social significance, and, as a matter of fact, (re)establishment of the Ukrainian academia. Продовження
На виконання своєї місії та стратегічних цілей, Національне агентство із забезпечення якості вищої освіти (далі — Національне агентство) у 2020 році продовжило роботу над удосконаленням процедури акредитації освітніх програм, розвитком внутрішніх систем забезпечення якості вищої освіти, консультативно-інформаційною роботою із стейкголдерами, спрямованою на поширення кращих практик освітньої діяльності. Упродовж 2020 року Національне агентство продовжило розвиток вітчизняної системи забезпечення якості в умовах нових викликів і загроз. 
Honesty, Trust, Unity: Academic Integrity & Education in a Globalized World
The article explores major milestones in reforming higher education in Ukraine, applying the methodology of case studies. It analyzes political and social conditions that influenced the process of reform. The author pays particular attention to the concept of university autonomy, its development, and implementation in Ukraine, considering legal and institutional efforts. The impact and experience of some leading institutions like Kyiv-Mohyla Academy are discussed. The author concludes that the task of ensuring comprehensive university autonomy is of a political nature. This is the only reliable instrument for raising of quality of Ukrainian higher education. 
