Students of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Journalism of Kyiv National University named after For a long time, Taras Shevchenko has been actively advocating the resignation of the famous professor Mykyta Vasylenko, who is accused of sexist statements and pro-Russian views. According to them, the teacher systematically makes derogatory remarks about female students and agitates for joining the OPZZH party, which is banned in Ukraine.
This information was reported by Oksana Parashchak, a student and military officer, who acts as a speaker.
Earlier this year, students appealed to the management of the institute with complaints about the behavior of the professor, but the reaction was only a reprimand without further measures to dismiss him from his position. After that, they turned to the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, who opened a working group to consider this case.
The working group, formed by the decision of the permanent commission of the Academic Council of KNU named after Shevchenko on ethics issues, recognized the facts of violations of ethical standards and noted that the university management's approach to this situation led to reputational losses for the institution. Now the professor has been reprimanded, but the students continue to insist on his dismissal.
One of the active participants of this initiative is student and military officer Oksana Parashchak, who emphasizes that this behavior of the professor is unacceptable, especially in the context of the military conflict with Russia and the struggle for gender equality.
The administration of the institute is currently refraining from an official response to these accusations. It should be noted that Mykyta Vasylenko is the father of the famous Ukrainian journalist Sonya Koshkina.
