20 March 2015 University World News Global Edition Issue 359
Scientific innovation and social reform are intrinsically linked in Ukraine but to create an effective scientific ecosystem will require systemic changes. Продовження
In recent months, Serhiy Kvit, Ukraine’s education and science minister, has had the stressful task of overseeing the hurried relocation of 25 science-related institutions, including 11 universities, from separatist-controlled enclaves in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions, or Donbas. The crisis, which began after Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula last March, has overshadowed ambitious attempts that Kvit is helping orchestrate to reform Ukraine’s higher education and science. The latest move on this front is a draft science law promising sweeping changes, including a new competitive grants body similar to the U.S. National Science Foundation, that’s expected to be introduced into parliament in March or April. Продовження
Під час перебування в США я прочитав лекцію у Стенфордському університеті на тему Reforming Ukraine’s Universities during Crisis, провів дискусію у World Affairs Council of Northern California на тему Ukraine: Between Russia and the European Union, виступив з доповіддю How Reforming Higher Education in Ukraine will Benefit Science на найбільшій і найвпливовішій у світі річній конференції American Association for the Advancement of Science. Продовження
