Volodymyr Bugrov dismissed from the post of Rector of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
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The Ministry of Education and Science dismissed the Rector of KNU, Volodymyr Bugrov, due to the expiration of his contract. The former rector is accused of corruption offenses and involvement in a high-profile sex scandal.
The Ministry of Education and Science has dismissed Volodymyr Bugrov from the post of Rector of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. This was reported by the KNU Student Parliament, according to UNN.
As of today, the corrupt official Volodymyr Bugrov has been dismissed from the post of Rector of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
According to the order of the Ministry of Education and Science published by the Student Parliament, Bugrov was dismissed as of April 29 due to the expiration of his contract.
Addendum
In 2021, Volodymyr Bugrov, who was then the Vice-Rector for Academic and Pedagogical Work at KNU, won the election for Rector of KNU.
At that time, the Ministry of Education and Science issued an order appointing Bugrov as Rector for a 5-year term from April 30, 2021, to April 29, 2026.
The Ministry of Education and Science has scheduled elections for a new rector for May 27.
According to the Student Parliament, following the ruling of the Kyiv Court of Appeal, he will not be able to participate in the University's rector elections.
In December, the NACP, following an audit of Bugrov's declaration, discovered false information amounting to nearly 900,000 hryvnias. The Kyiv Court of Appeal rejected Bugrov's appeal against the lower court's decision, which found him guilty of violating declaration requirements and using his son's Volkswagen Golf car.
In addition, Bugrov was recently involved in a sex scandal, which sparked mass protests against the university rector. Specifically, intimate photos and videos appeared online that are publicly linked to the rector and room 105 of the main (Red) building.
The publications claimed that these materials, lasting nearly half an hour and filmed from three different angles, captured an individual resembling KNU Rector Volodymyr Bugrov. The filmed individual is performing acts of an intimate nature, and the authors of the publications identify the filming location as a classroom in the University's Red Building, where the Center for the Study of Ivan Franko's Creative Heritage is located.