Rector of Kyiv National University: Professor Vasylenko will be dismissed “in the coming days”
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The rector of the Kyiv National University announced the upcoming dismissal of Professor Mykyta Vasylenko due to violation of the code of ethics. The Commission recognized his statements about “hungry Ukrainian women” as unethical.
Professor Mykyta Vasylenko, who got into a scandal because of a sexist statement about “hungry Ukrainian women,” will be fired “in the coming days,” said Volodymyr Bugrov, rector of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, in a commentary to Suspilne, UNN reports .
According to the rector, the Ethics Commission of the KNU Academic Council ruled that the professor's statements violated the university's ethics code.
Previously
The rector condemned Vasylenko's statements, but noted that the professor “gave the interview in his personal time”.
At the same time, the scandalous professor himself said that the situation surrounding his statements was “the most prepared provocation.”
Recall
Nikita Vasilenko, a lecturer at the Kyiv National University , made unethical statements about peacekeepers and Ukrainian women. Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets appealed to the Ministry of Education and Science, the university, and the SBU to investigate the situation.
The Kyiv National University has begun a trial of Professor Mykyta Vasylenko over his pro-Russian statements.
