On November 12, 2026, a professional seminar titled "Interdisciplinary Programs: Design, Initial Implementation Steps, and Assessment Approaches" was held at the Ivan Ohiienko Kamianets-Podilskyi National University. The event brought together representatives from the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance, leading experts, and university administrators to discuss the challenges and prospects associated with creating interdisciplinary educational programs.
Yurii Klots, Head of the Department of Cybersecurity at Khmelnytskyi National University, attended the seminar.
The meeting was moderated by Olena Yeremenko, Deputy Chair of the NAQA, while Nataliia Stukalo, Chair of the NAQA, and Nataliia Bakhmat, Rector of the Ivan Ohiienko Kamianets-Podilskyi National University, delivered welcoming remarks. The event featured speakers Tetiana Nahorniak, Dean of the Kyiv-Mohyla School of Professional and Lifelong Learning at NaUKMA; Olena Smyntyna, Chair of the Expert Group on Humanities; Oleksandr Khymenko, Head of the NAQA Secretariat; and Yurii Kahanov, Deputy Head of the NAQA Secretariat.
Following an engaging Q&A session, participants joined a three-hour strategic workshop for university administrators, led by Tetiana Nahorniak, where they explored how to transform interdisciplinary programs into a genuine competitive advantage for higher education institutions.
We thank the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance for a substantive discussion and for working together to develop quality higher education in Ukraine!
