1. TEMPUS FUGIT. ACADEMIA SEMPITERNA
On the Way from Foreign Cooperation to Internationalization: on Example of National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
Larysa Chovnyuk
Innovation in
Internationalization at Home
University of Kent
5 April 2019
TEMPUS FUGIT. ACADEMIA SEMPITERNA

2. NaUKMA, Kyiv, Ukraine in a glance…
More than 300 universities
One of the highest number of university-level students…
Education is recognized as one of the most needed sphere to be reformed… 2

3. NaUKMA, Kyiv, Ukraine in a glance…
Basic Facts about NaUKMA:
- established (400+ years old), reestablished (25+ years old)
- comprehensive (classical) state funded university (National, Research status)
students (Bachelor, Master, PhD programs), highly competitive admission
- 6 Faculties:
Humanities,
Social Sciences
and Social Technologies,
Economics,
Law,
Computer Sciences,
Natural Sciences 2

4. What is different at / around NaUKMA:
- multiple educational novelties in Ukraine – first at NaUKMA!!!
- students can choose more than 20% of the courses
- Minor(s) and Certificate Programs
- pro-active education
- “close distances”
- no corruption (!!!) 3

5. University, strongly engaged in nation-building and
social activism 3

6. - Ukrainian and English as the University Statute languages
- students have to know English - admission requirements plus 2 years of English for all students
- students of all specialization have their right to study other foreign languages
- students have their right for the mobility, while university has to recognize what is learnt (even the courses which do not exist at NaUKMA!)
- students are getting information and encouraged to participate in international summer schools, other international projects and initiatives
- at least 25% of graduates continues studies at international schools / universities 4

7. National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy,
29 May 2018
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy,
Kyiv, Ukraine 5

8. 44% - yes 56% - no NaUKMA international
”NaUKMA is one of the most international universities in Ukraine” (external view)
versus
“If NaUKMA is international
(internationalized) university”? (internal questionnaire)
44% - yes 56% - no 2

9. Foreign cooperation versus internationalization >
NaUKMA international
Foreign cooperation versus internationalization >
what is the difference in the
NaUKMA context? 2

10. NaUKMA international other university policies
”Us and them” is no longer valid
Internationalization should not be a “pleasant” bonus any more
3) Internationalization is / should be approached along with
other university policies 2

11. Challenges of internationalization at home – Ukrainian national contexts:
- freedom is responsibility (2014 Law on Higher Education)
- education versus research
- autonomy, but control – limits of flexibility
ok, autonomy, but finances are all controlled by the state!!!
language(s) knowledge
(too) business approach to international students
academic integrity !!! 7

12. Challenges of internationalization – NaUKMA institutional context:
academic integrity!!!
(English) language knowledge of faculty (and students?)
technologies – stuck in the 20th century
academic freedoms of faculty members (???)
international students (Rankings!!!) 7

13. - mobility of students and staff, including virtual mobility
NaUKMA ”soft” internationalization…
- mobility of students and staff, including virtual mobility
- joint (Master and PhD) programs
- Language Policy
- international students “challenge” 2

14. - working instruments of internal quality of teaching and learning
…internationalization in the context
- working instruments of internal quality of teaching and learning
competence-based approach < program point of view
- innovative teaching methods < critical thinking development
- sabbaticals for the faculty members
- academic integrity!!!
- technologies!!!
- project thinking… 2

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16. Thank you for your attention!
Larysa Chovnyuk
Head of International Office
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
Ukraine, 04070, Kyiv, 2 Skovorody str.
Tel.: +38 (044)