Right now, when the war is still going on, but the moral and value victory of Ukraine has already been won, when we are in the center of attention of the whole world as a leading country that, without exaggeration, can influence the creation of a new global security system, it is very important to record that this.

We remember very well how, after the Revolution of Dignity and at the beginning of the undeclared Russian-Ukrainian war in 2014, volunteers and activists, representatives of the academic community, returning to work or study in their institutions of higher education, again faced the post-Soviet realities of the educational sphere. Now Ukraine needs a qualitative growth in higher education and scientific research, so we should recall those priority changes that must be implemented.

Firstly. Transition to full financial autonomy of institutions of higher education (HEI). This means the actual shifting of responsibility for the quality of education, teaching and research from the state (as it was in Soviet times) to the universities themselves, as well as the opportunity for universities to capitalize on their own academic achievements.. The introduction of financial autonomy after academic is the next step towards the introduction of comprehensive university autonomy.

Complete self-governance of the WHE is the only way to create quality universities. The question is posed in the context of “autonomy for what? ”, and not “autonomy from what or from whom?

Secondly. High-quality Ukrainian universities (competitive in the international arena) can appear only if real reputational capital is created. That is, only in the case when reputational capital becomes the main guarantee of the successful development of Ukrainian Western Military Districts, including in terms of making important decisions and the possibility of attracting various resources. In the context of the development of reputational capital, it is also necessary to consider the possibility of maintaining academic integrity..

Thirdly. Quality Assurance as Institutional Policy and Responsibility. Ukrainian HEIs will be able to answer all questions related to quality assurance raised by the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education within the framework of the approaches proposed by the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG 2015). These external quality requirements must be met unconditionally. At the same time, it should be understood that in Ukraine this happens within the framework of university autonomy and a unique internal culture (if there is one, of course).

Fourth. It must be admitted that the current accreditation process cannot adequately ensure that all the necessary requirements are met.. This concerns, first of all, the introduction of internal quality assurance systems, the humanitarian component of the educational process and the accreditation of structured PhD programs.. In this context, we should expect big changes related to the development of the internal culture of domestic universities.. For example, as a result of the current Russian aggression against Ukraine, which has signs of the genocide of the Ukrainian people, constant communication exclusively in Ukrainian (that is, not only in classrooms, but also in the corridors) in the Ukrainian Western Military District becomes a moral and ethical issue..

Fifth. The problem of accreditation of educational and scientific programs (of the third cycle of education) is associated with the complexity of evaluating the actual research component of these programs. After all, in Ukraine, in many graduate schools of the Western Military District, this activity is only imitated. Similarly, in many academic institutions where high-level scientific research is carried out, the educational process is imitated.. Therefore, it is necessary to talk about the integration of higher education and scientific research.

At sixth. Our understanding of the types of institutions of higher education must be broad. The mentioned research requirements should not apply to all SVOs.. We need to adequately treat institutions identified in the Western system as a teaching university (educational university). They focus on the personal growth of their students or are characterized by close cooperation with the labor market.

Seventh. Internationalization should not be perceived as a bureaucratic " In this sense, the need to intensify international academic cooperation, the widespread study and use of foreign languages, in particular the creation of an English-speaking environment in Ukrainian universities, come to the fore..

Eighth. Much work needs to be done to exclude Russia, including at the state and institutional level, from the Common European Higher Education Area (EHEA). At the same time, Ukrainian ZVO should take their place.. We are talking about cooperation in scientific research, organization of the educational process, and, what is very important, attraction of EHEA resources to the development of the Ukrainian academic sphere..

Ninth. Huge destruction of educational institutions, murders, moral losses caused by the Russian invaders, as a result - the dispersal of academic communities over large territories in Ukraine and abroad, will certainly affect the number and quality of Ukrainian universities restored after the victory. Here we should remember the dangers of " It is necessary to take into account the needs of the national economy and the peculiarities of the development of regions, include market levers, including through the introduction of comprehensive university and, in particular, financial autonomy, as well as form a state policy in higher education that would determine the prospects for the development of Ukrainian society.

tenth. Financing. The Ukrainian state must change its attitude towards higher education and scientific research.

Because only the creation of real, not imaginary opportunities for the development of high-quality new knowledge, the training of leaders and specialists, the introduction of innovations, the conditions for the existence of intellectual ecosystems opens up proper and real prospects for the development of the state itself and Ukrainian society. We are talking about a significant increase in wages, investments in science, the creation of the necessary legislative framework for the development of the academic sphere, starting with financial autonomy.