Serhiy Kvit

Serhiy Kvit
Сергій Квіт
Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine
In office
February 27, 2014 – 14 April 2016
Prime MinisterArseniy Yatsenyuk
Preceded byDmytro Tabachnyk
Succeeded byLiliya Hrynevych
Personal details
Born (1965-11-26) November 26, 1965 (age 58)
Uzhhorod, USSR
Political partyunaffiliated
Alma materTaras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Serhiy Myronovych Kvit (Ukrainian: Сергій Миронович Квіт; born 26 November 1965), is a Ukrainian literary critic, journalist, educator and social activist.[1] Former champion of Ukraine in fencing (1984). Kvit served as Rector (President) of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy from 2007 until 2014. He occupied the position of Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine in 2014-2016 when the progressive Laws on Higher Education (2014) and On Science and Research (2015) were adopted.[2] In 2015, Kvit signed an agreement that allowed Ukrainian scientists and businesses to fully participate in Horizon 2020 (H2020), the European Union’s flagship research program.[3]

  1. ^ Ilan Berman. Ukraine's New Guard. Reformers are reorienting Ukraine away from Russia, and the West needs to take more notice // U.S. News and World Report, July 6, 2016: https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2016-07-06/ukrainian-reformers-are-pulling-their-country-away-from-russia
  2. ^ Jack Grove. How Serhiy Kvit is reforming Ukraine's archaic higher education system // Times Higher Education, January 3, 2016: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/how-serhiy-kvit-reforming-ukraines-archaic-higher-education-system
  3. ^ Quirin Schiermeier. Ukraine joins flagship European research programme. Horizon 2020 agreement is part of a European Union effort to strengthen ties between Ukraine and the West. // Nature, March 20, 2015: https://www.nature.com/news/ukraine-joins-flagship-european-research-programme-1.17164