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RESOLUTION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF UKRAINE

of August 19, 2015 No. 656

Some questions of implementation of article 54 of the Law of Ukraine "About the higher education"

(as amended on 03-05-2024)

According to parts four and the fifth article 54 of the Law of Ukraine "About the higher education"

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine decides:

1. Approve enclosed:

Approval procedure of decisions on assignment of academic statuses;

samples of the state documents on assignment of academic statuses.

2. Determine that Ukraine are recognized valid and the certificates issued are not subject to exchange:

certification bodies of the USSR and the Russian Federation according to solutions of the academic councils till September 1, 1992;

The highest certifying commission and Ministry of Education and Science, youth and sport.

3. To the Ministry of Education and Science to approve within two months procedure for assignment by higher educational institutions and scientific institutions of academic statuses to scientific and scientific and pedagogical workers, and also procedure for deprivation of academic statuses.

4. Ceased to be valid according to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 27.07.2016 No. 567

5. Recognize invalid resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine according to the list which is attached.

6. This resolution becomes effective since January 1, 2016.

Prime Minister of Ukraine

A. P. Yatsenyuk

Approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of August 19, 2015 , No. 656

Approval procedure of decisions on assignment of academic statuses

1. This Procedure determines the mechanism of approval by certification board of MON of decisions on assignment of academic statuses of professor, the associate professor and the senior researcher (further - academic statuses) the academic councils of higher educational institutions or academic (scientific and technical) councils of scientific institutions (further - the academic councils).

2. Academic statuses of professor and associate professor are appropriated to persons who carry professionally out scientific and pedagogical or creative art activities, and the senior researcher - to persons who carry professionally out scientific or scientific and technical activities.

3. Academic statuses are given by the academic councils.

The solution of the academic councils is approved by certification board of MON.

The chairman of certification board of MON is the Minister of Education and Science who approves structure of certification board in the procedure established by the legislation. The regulations on certification board of MON affirm MON.

4. The academic council of institution of higher education to which the status of research is in accordance with the established procedure provided makes the final decision on assignment of academic status which goes within two weeks of MON for approval (without consideration of certification case of the candidate for assignment of academic status (further – certification case) at meeting of certification board of MON) according to this Procedure.

5. The procedure for assignment to scientific and scientific and pedagogical workers of academic statuses by the academic councils, approves the main criteria for evaluation of their scientific and pedagogical or scientific activities, and also procedure for deprivation of academic statuses in accordance with the established procedure MON.

6. To scientific, scientific and pedagogical workers (further - workers) who work in two or more higher educational institutions (scientific institutions), academic statuses are given on principle place of employment.

7. The term of consideration of certification cases in MON does not exceed three months.

8. The academic status of professor is given:

1) to workers of higher educational institutions (scientific institutions):

which have:

- scientific degree;

- academic status of the associate professor or senior researcher (senior research associate);

- the work period on positions scientific and pedagogical and/or scientists, certain MON;

- the certificate according to the All-European recommendation about language education (at the level not below B2) or the qualification documents connected with use of foreign language (except persons with disability of the I group);

- the documents confirming the international experience of the candidate for receipt of rank (except persons with disability of the I group);

the published scientific works in the editions included in the international scientometric bases recommended to MON and which have ISSN number confirmed on the website of the International center of registration of periodicals in the quantity determined by MON (except editions of the state recognized by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine the state aggressor);

which prepared doctors of philosophy (candidates of science) in the quantity determined by MON;

2) to cultural figures and arts which work in higher educational institutions and which pedagogical work according to curricula provides individual work on development of art skills and directly influences forming of professional skill of future artist:

which have:

- respectively honorary title "The people's artist of Ukraine", "The national artist of Ukraine", "The national architect of Ukraine", "The honored worker of arts of Ukraine";

- academic status of the associate professor;

- the work period on positions scientific and pedagogical and/or scientists, certain MON;

- considerable personal creative achievements;

- the certificate according to the All-European recommendation about language education (at the level not below B2) or the qualification documents connected with use of foreign language;

the published scientific works in professional editions of Ukraine or the leading editions of other states in the quantity determined by MON;

Prepared winners of the international or state awards of Ukraine, tenders, exhibitions, reviews, festivals or persons which gives honorary titles of Ukraine, in the quantity determined by MON.

9. The academic status of the associate professor is given:

1) to employees of institutions of higher education:

which have:

- scientific degree;

- the work period on positions scientific and pedagogical and/or scientists, certain MON;

- the certificate according to the All-European recommendation about language education (at the level not below B2) or the qualification documents connected with use of foreign language (except persons with disability of the I group);

- the documents confirming the international experience of the candidate for receipt of rank (except persons with disability of the I group);

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