The Ukrainian Ministry of Education and Science has announced competitions to fill rector positions at three more universities in Sumy and Zhytomyr.
According to the ministry, competitions have been announced for the positions of rector of the A. S. Makarenko Sumy State Pedagogical University, Sumy State University, and Polissya National University.
It is noted that Ukrainian citizens who are proficient in the state language in accordance with the level determined by the National Commission for State Language Standards (fluent command of the state language of the first or second degree), have an academic title and degree, and at least ten years of experience in scientific and pedagogical positions are eligible to participate in the competitions.
The deadline for submitting applications is two months from the date of publication of the announcement on the official website of the Ministry of Education.
As reported, on 3 September, the Ministry of Education cancelled the competition for the position of rector of the Kyiv National University of Technology and Design (KNUTD) due to a lack of candidates.
In October-November, the Ministry of Education announced competitions to fill the positions of rectors at 11 universities in Odesa, Vinnytsia, Kropyvnytskyi, Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Kyiv, in particular: Odessa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Kharkiv National Economic University named after Semen Kuznets, National Technical University ‘Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute’, Kharkiv National Pedagogical University named after G. S. Skovoroda, National University of Food Technologies, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Vinnytsia National Technical University, Vinnitsa State Pedagogical University named after Mikhail Kotsyubinsky, Kharkiv National Automobile and Road University, Central Ukrainian National Technical University, and Chernihiv Polytechnic National University.
Ministry of Health has dismissed the rector of the Lviv National Medical University Boris Zimenkovsky.
According to the Ministry of Health, Orest Chemeris, vice-rector for scientific and pedagogical (medical) work of the university, doctor of medical sciences in surgery, became the acting rector.
“In the near future, the new acting rector is entrusted with the preparation and conduct of the competition to fill the vacant position of rector of the Lviv NMU. Also among the priorities in the post: the development of the concept of the University Hospital and the preparation of the medical institution for the conclusion of contracts for medical services to the population under the Program of medical guarantees”, – noted the department.
In addition, the Ministry of Health said that among the priorities will be to ensure coordination of the implementation of the construction of a new rehabilitation center for reconstructive surgery. The center project is implemented within the framework of an agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of Austria on economic cooperation on the basis of the First Medical Association in Lviv.
As it was reported, at the end of June the Ministry of Healthcare formed a commission for evaluation of the situation that has developed at Lviv National Medical University during the assignment of students for internship. The commission considered “numerous complaints of students of this university concerning the procedure of allocation to internship in general”.
Earlier, students of the Lviv National University published on social networks information about the problems during the placement of students in internships, as well as video recordings of the June 19 meeting of the commission with the statements of the university administration, which students described as inappropriate.
