
The Second All-Ukrainian Congress of State-Owned Higher Educational Institutions was held
On September 9, 2016, the Second All-Ukrainian Congress of State-Owned Higher Educational Institutions took place at the Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics (Kyiv, 19 Kyoto St., Congress Center). The congress was attended by 391 delegates from 232 state-owned higher educational institutions of Ukraine.

The Association of Scientists and Specialists in the Field of Operational and Detective Activities was represented by employees of the Odessa State University of Internal Affairs: Doctor of Law, Associate Professor Andriy Mykolayovych Babenko, Doctor of Law, Senior Researcher Ruslan Vladyslavovych Tarasenko.

The Congress was marked by the election of two members to the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education, one of the governing bodies in the field of higher education, the creation of which is provided for by the Law of Ukraine “On Higher Education” of July 1, 2014. The Agency is a permanent collegial body authorized to implement state policy in the field of quality assurance in higher education. It is expected that the Agency will take over certain regulatory and supervisory functions of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine; it will replace the Higher Attestation Commission (HAC) and the State Accreditation Commission (SAC).
At the beginning of the Congress, delegates elected working bodies (Secretariat, Mandate and Counting Commissions) by open vote, heard speeches in the discussion of agenda items and speeches by candidates for members of the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education. After discussing the programs of activity in the National Agency for each candidate, the delegates proceeded to vote.

According to the results of a secret ballot, among 11 candidates for the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education, the following were elected:
— Ruslan Vasylovich Hurak – 220 votes;
— Serhiy Mykolayovich Bondarchuk – 183 votes.