The speaker for the event was Artem Artiukhov, Head of the Ukrainian Office for Research Integrity and Chair of the Ethics Committee at the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance.

Today, the issue of academic integrity stands as one of the key challenges for Ukrainian education and science. It concerns not merely adherence to established rules, but the cultivation of an educational environment where honesty, responsibility, respect for intellectual labor, and patriotism serve as fundamental values.

The Faculty of Social and Humanitarian Sciences is consistently working to foster such a culture. A series of meetings dedicated to academic integrity has already taken place, and those responsible for educational programs - including program guarantors, tutors, academic advisors, and teachers - are continuously updating their understanding of the requirements, principles, and practices necessary to uphold these standards. It is essential that these principles function not as a mere formal requirement, but as an integral component of the educational process, research activities, and professional development.

Today, students are active participants in the faculty’s scholarly life: from their very first years, they prepare papers, presentations, and abstracts, and take part in academic events. Senior students and master’s candidates work on their own professional publications and qualifying theses. At every stage, academic integrity determines the quality of research, the reliability of its results, and the author’s responsibility for their own work.

The issue of academic integrity is particularly relevant for master’s students in the faculty’s educational programs, who are at various stages of preparing their qualifying research. First-year students are defining their research topics, objects, and subjects, establishing their research framework, and laying the foundation for their future work. Second-year master’s students are finalizing their research, synthesizing results, formulating conclusions, and preparing for their defense.

For this reason, meetings with experts are especially valuable; they allow for a deeper understanding of current issues, provide professional clarification, and help relate academic principles to real-world situations within educational and scholarly activities.

The webinar generated significant interest across the university community, and representatives from the Faculty of Social and Humanitarian Sciences also joined the discussion on this important topic. We thank the webinar organizers and Artem Artiukhov for the opportunity to participate in a professional discussion on an issue that directly impacts the quality of education and the development of science.

Faculty of Social and Humanitarian Sciences