SESSION OF THE PRESIDENCY OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF UKRAINE
On April 6, 2022, a session of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine was held, at which a number of important issues were considered and relevant decisions were made.
On the National Report of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine “National Fortitude of Ukraine: a Strategy for Responding to Challenges and Preventing Hybrid Threats”.
During the meeting, the report of the Vice President of the NAS of Ukraine, Academician of the NAS of Ukraine Serhiy Pyrozhkov on the main provisions of the National Report of the NAS of Ukraine “National Fortitude of Ukraine: Strategy for Responding to Challenges and Anticipating Hybrid Threats” was heard.
The National Report comprehensively examines the issue of resilience of Ukrainian society and national-state projects to external challenges and threats in historical retrospect and in recent times. The main types of hybrid threats to Ukraine in the conditions of Russian aggression are analyzed. The priority directions and stages of realization of the strategy of national stability of Ukraine, and also institutional, legal and informational factors of its maintenance in political, economic, social, humanitarian and military spheres are defined.
The report is an integrated result of scientific research carried out within the research projects of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in the field of socio-humanitarian sciences in 2021. Specialists from the Institute of History of Ukraine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Institute of Sociology of NAS of Ukraine, Koretsky Institute of State and Law of NAS of Ukraine, Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, State Institution “Institute of World History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine” took part in the preparation of the National Report of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
The President of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine and Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Vasyl Kremen, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Oleksandr Vlasiuk, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Yaroslav Yatskiv, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Hanna Skrypnyk took part in the discussion.
Oleh Rafalskyi, Vice President of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, noted that the relevance of the Academy’s research is confirmed by today’s events. He also noted the sharpness and timeliness of the question. In his opinion, the report answers the main question of international experts on the nature of the strength of the Ukrainian people against Russian aggression. Volodymyr Horbulin, First Vice President of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, also stressed the timeliness of the report.
After hearing and discussing the report of the Vice President of the NAS of Ukraine Academician of the NAS of Ukraine Sergiy Pyrozhkov on the main provisions of the National Report of the NAS of Ukraine “National Fortitude of Ukraine: Strategy for Responding to Challenges and Anticipating Hybrid Threats”, the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine noted, that in the conditions of the military aggression of Russian Federation against Ukraine, an extremely urgent task for our country is to strengthen the national system of fortitude as a key segment of protecting state independence and preserving the civilizational subjectivity of the country.
Following the discussion of this issue, the Resolution “On the National Report of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine “National Fortitude of Ukraine: Strategy for Responding to Challenges and Preventing Hybrid Threats” was approved.
On the participation of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in the development of the Strategy for the Protection, Preservation and Promotion of the History of Ukrainian Statehood
Having considered the issue of participation of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in the development of the Strategy for Protection, Preservation and Promotion of the History of Ukrainian Statehood, in order to ensure the participation of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in the development of the state policy on Ukrainian history, initiated by the Decree of the President of Ukraine of August 24, 2021 № 423/2021 “On the Day of Ukrainian Statehood”, the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine adopted a resolution stating that research aimed at developing a project Strategy for Protection, Preservation and Promotion of Ukrainian History is one of the priority area of activity of the profile institutions of the Section of Social Sciences and Humanities NAS of Ukraine.
On the results of the implementation of the Section of Social Sciences and Humanities of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine the target programs of scientific research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in 2019-2021
The Presidium of the NAS of Ukraine heard information from the Vice President of the NAS of Ukraine, Head of the Section of Social Sciences and Humanities of the NAS of Ukraine Academician of the NAS of Ukraine Sergiy Pyrozhkov on the main scientific and practical results obtained as a result of their implementation. The Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine notes that the implementation of these programs has made significant theoretical and applied achievements in studying the current state and prospects of Ukrainian society, developing conceptual approaches to solving urgent problems in political, economic and cultural spheres.
The implementation of these programs, according to the Resolution of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, allowed to implement scientific results in the form of analytical and prognostic materials, projects of regulations, recommendations on socially important issues concerning the practice of activity of the highest bodies of state power and administration of Ukraine, profile committees of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, ministries and departments.
The Resolution of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in particular notes the high scientific and practical level of research conducted by scientists of our Institute within the program “Social Ideal and Political Interests in Ukraine” (head – Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Oleh Rafalskyi), scientific topic “Hierarchy of values among the population of the East and South of Ukraine: ethno-political aspect in the context of Russian aggression” (Doctor of Political Science Victor Voynalovych etc.), monographic study “Responsible Politics in Modern Ukraine: Illusions and Realities” (edited by Corresponding Member NAS of Ukraine Oleksandr Maiboroda).
Resolution of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine approved the corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Oleh Rafalskyi as the head of the target research program of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine “Strategy of social transformation in Ukraine: project, potential, prospects” – Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
On the postponement of the evaluation of the effectiveness of scientific institutions of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
In connection with the military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and the imposition on February 24, 2022 by Decree of the President of Ukraine of 24.02.2022 № 64/2022 martial law in Ukraine, the Presidium of the NAS of Ukraine made a decision to postpone in the time of the martial law in Ukraine the evaluation of the effectiveness of scientific institutions of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and to suspend preparatory activities for such assessment.