Scientific and Methodological Council

Scientific and Methodological Council

20 Jan 2026

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Scientific and methodological work is an essential component of the educational process, aimed at improving the quality of specialist training through a comprehensive approach to enhancing the content, organization, and teaching methods.

The Scientific and Methodological Council (SMC) of the Kherson Institute of MAUP is an advisory body that:

  • Monitors, analyzes, and plans educational and methodological work

  • Coordinates the activities of departments and other structural units of the Institute

  • Develops recommendations for improving the educational process

  • Promotes the achievement of high educational standards in accordance with European norms and best international practices

The SMC serves as a collective expert on all matters related to educational and scientific-methodological activities at the Institute. Its purpose is to organize, coordinate, and oversee methodological work to ensure a high level of specialist training in line with regulatory requirements.

Main Areas of Activity of the SMC

  • Developing the Institute’s methodological strategy within the European educational context

  • Coordinating the development of higher education standards as part of the Ukrainian national standards system

  • Organizing methodological work and ensuring its compliance with higher education standards and accreditation requirements

  • Improving the organization and teaching methods of academic disciplines

  • Implementing best practices in methodological work, developing external relations with other educational institutions, and enhancing faculty professional skills

Key Tasks of the SMC

  • Determining directions for improving the content, forms, methods, and tools of teaching

  • Developing recommendations to enhance the quality of the educational process

  • Implementing innovative teaching methods and modern technologies

  • Improving educational and methodological support

  • Supporting the continuous professional development of academic staff

  • Generalizing and disseminating best methodological practices from national and international institutions

  • Creating and maintaining a unified methodological system at the Institute

  • Presenting best practices in methodological and pedagogical activities of the Institute’s staff

Members of the Scientific and Methodological Council

Head:

  • Svitlana Petrychuk, Chair of the SMC, Director of the Institute, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor

Secretary:

  • Iryna Antonyuk, Lecturer, Department of Legal Disciplines

Council Members:

  • Alla Antofiichuk, Associate Professor, Department of Fundamental Disciplines, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences

  • Ivan Bakhov, Professor, Department of Fundamental Disciplines, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences

  • Maryna Bohomolova, Head of the Department of Fundamental Disciplines, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor

  • Oleh Horishniy, Associate Professor, Department of Legal Disciplines, Candidate of Law

  • Andriy Hrin, Associate Professor, Department of Legal Disciplines, Candidate of Law

  • Svitlana Duditska, Associate Professor, Department of Fundamental Disciplines, Candidate of Physical Education and Sports

  • Mykola Karpenko, Associate Professor, Department of Fundamental Disciplines, Candidate of Technical Sciences

  • Tetiana Koltunovych, Associate Professor, Department of Fundamental Disciplines, Candidate of Psychological Sciences

  • Alla Peryzhnyak, Associate Professor, Department of Fundamental Disciplines, Candidate of Medical Sciences

  • Odarka Myroniuk, Associate Professor, Department of Management and Economics, Candidate of Economic Sciences

  • Roman Mkrtchyan, Head of the Department of Legal Disciplines, Candidate of Law

  • Vitaliy Smandych, Associate Professor, Department of Fundamental Disciplines, Candidate of Medical Sciences

  • Natalia Novak, Professor, Department of Legal Disciplines, Doctor of Law, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor

  • Serhiy Popov, Associate Professor, Department of Legal Disciplines, Candidate of Law

  • Yuriy Khamyha, Associate Professor, Department of Management and Economics, PhD in Economics

  • Anna Tkachuk, Associate Professor, Department of Legal Disciplines, Candidate of Historical Sciences

  • Serhiy Khrapatyy, Professor, Department of Fundamental Disciplines, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

  • Tetyana Khrapko, Associate Professor, Department of Fundamental Disciplines, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences

  • Yan Chaplak, Associate Professor, Department of Fundamental Disciplines, Candidate of Psychological Sciences

Work Plan of the Scientific and Methodological Council