On Tuesday, June 17, 2025, the meeting of the Academic Council of the State University of Information and Communication Technologies (SUICT) took place. The agenda focused on strengthening the university’s academic staff and advancing its scientific potential.

Based on submissions from academic departments, the Council approved the awarding of academic titles to the following faculty members:

• Professor of the Department of Cybersecurity Management and Information Protection – Volodymyr Shulzha, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Senior Researcher
• Associate Professor of the Department of Mobile and Video Information Technologies – Nazarii Blazhennyi, PhD
• Associate Professor of the Department of Computer Engineering – Serhii Korotkov, PhD
• Associate Professor of the Department of Cybersecurity Systems and Technologies – Vitalii Marchenko, PhD

These decisions recognize the high level of professionalism, academic achievements, and teaching contributions of our esteemed faculty.

The Council also considered the development of scientific schools at the university. Presenters Oleksandr Korchenko and Liubov Berkman outlined a concept for scientific schools as a vital component of SUICT’s academic and research ecosystem.

The members unanimously approved the academic calendar for the 2025–2026 academic year, which defines key strategic areas, timelines, and responsible units for implementation.

The meeting also honored several student achievements in prestigious academic competitions:

• Yelyzaveta Kobylynska, a student of group EKD-41 majoring in Economics, was awarded second place in the National Student Research Competition for her work on building cyber-safe and environmentally responsible trade entrepreneurship during and after wartime.
  Academic supervisor: Prof. Olha Husieva, Head of the Department of Economics, Doctor of Economic Sciences
• Sofiia Vykhor, a master's student of group DZDM-51 majoring in Information, Library, and Archival Studies, earned first place in the second round of the National Student Olympiad in the field of Culture and Arts.
• Diana Danylchuk was awarded a second-degree diploma in the III Interuniversity Marketing Ideas Competition in the category “Video Presentation of an Environmental Idea.”
• Special recognition was given to Prof. Olena Vynohradova, Head of the Department of Marketing, Doctor of Economic Sciences, for her excellent mentorship and preparation of students for academic competitions.

We congratulate our faculty and students on their well-deserved recognition and wish them continued success in their academic, professional, and research endeavors!