Serhiy Kvit

Serhiy Kvit, an expert and a commentator on educational and media issues, currently is the president of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and a professor at Kyiv-Mohyla School of Journalism. He was a literary critic and researcher of the history of Ukrainian literature and journalism. 

From 2002-to 2007, he was a Dean of the Faculty of Social Studies Faculty at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. Serhiy Kvit founded the Kyiv-Mohyla School of Journalism in 2001 and became the president of the Media Reform Centre, set up to initiate open debate, and promote more transparent media and government. In 2005-2010, he was the Chairman of the Consortium of University Autonomy. 

He has been a rector (president) of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy from 2007 until 2014. Serhiy Kvit occupied the position of the Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine in 2014-2016 when progressive Laws "On Higher Education" (2014) and "On Scientific and ScientificTechnical Activity" (On Science and Research, 2015) were adopted. In 2015, Serhiy Kvit signed an agreement that allowed Ukrainian scientists and businesses to fully participate in Horizon 2020 (H2020), the European Union’s flagship research program. He headed the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance of Ukraine in 2019-2022. 

Dr. Kvit’s research focuses on educational and media reforms, mass communications, and philosophical hermeneutics; he has published several books and numerous articles. He has a Ph.D. from the Ukrainian Free University (Germany) and a doctorate in philology. He held a Fulbright scholarship at Ohio University and Stanford University, a Kennan Institute scholarship at the Woodrow Wilson International Centre in Washington, DC, and a DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) scholarship at the University of Cologne.