Date: September 30, 2025
Venue: National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
Format: One-day conference, hybrid format (some speakers will join remotely)
Organizers: Ukrainian Media and Communication Institute (UMCI)
Partners: DW Akademie, UNDP, Mohyla School of Journalism
Agenda
9:30–10:00 — Welcome coffee. Registration
10:00–10:30 — Introductory plenary session. Keynote speeches:
- Kyryl Savin / or Iryna Baran El Ghali, Project Coordinator, DW Akademie in Ukraine
- Olena Ursu, Team Leader for Democratic Governance and Inclusive Society at UNDP in Ukraine
- Serhiy Kvit, President of NaUKMA
Moderator: Diana Dutsyk, Executive Director, UMCI
10:30–11:00 — “Journalism Education in Wartime: Methods and Approaches.” Presentation of research findings, including results of the six-year Journalism Teachers’ Academy program.
- Diana Dutsyk, Halyna Budivska, UMCI
11:00–12:30 — Session 1. The Future of Journalism Education in the Digital Age
Moderator: Hanna Bezulyk
Discussion questions:
- Do journalism curricula require conceptual change to prepare students for work amid transformations in media funding models, the influence of digital platforms, and social networks?
- Is university journalism education keeping pace with the pace of technological change in media?
- Which journalism education competencies have to remain unchanged in new realities, and which must be added?
Participants:
- Viktor Kishchak, Forbes
- Natalia Steblyna, Vasyl Stus Donetsk National University
- Iryna Kopystynska, Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University
- Viktoria Shevchenko, Educational and Research Institute of Journalism, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (online)
- Viktoriia Romaniuk, Mohyla School of Journalism, NaUKMA (online)
12:30–12:45 — Coffee break
12:45-13:00 — “Integration of Media Literacy Components into Journalism Curricula.” Presentation of research results (UMCI)
13:00–14:00 — Session 2. Journalism Education in the Post-Truth Era
Moderator: Alona Romaniuk
Discussion questions:
- How well do universities prepare future journalists to work in conditions of large-scale disinformation campaigns, information-psychological operations, etc.?
- Are university programs alone sufficient, or is the involvement of civil society and partnerships with media also needed?
- Is the integration of media literacy components into journalism curricula necessary as one of the tools to counter disinformation?
Participants:
- Yevheniia Motorevska, Kyiv Independent
- Paraska Dvoryanyn, Ivan Franko Lviv National University (online)
- Yevhen Fedchenko, Mohyla School of Journalism, NaUKMA (online)
- Olha Yurkova, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (online)
- Vitaliy Ulybin, Poltavska Khvylia,Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University
14:00–15:00 — Lunch
15:00–15:30 — Development of the professional standard ‘Journalist’ in the National Register of Qualifications. The role of Suspilne.
15:30–16:30 — Session 3. How AI Is Changing the Paradigm of Journalism Education
Moderator: Olena Churanova
Discussion questions:
- How does AI impact core journalistic skills, such as collecting and verifying information, writing texts, and producing video?
- What new competencies do journalists need in the AI era?
- How can we prevent students from becoming dependent on technologies that undermine critical thinking? What approaches should journalism education take toward working with AI?
- Is it acceptable to use AI as an assistant for evaluating student work?
Participants:
- Nadiia Balovsiak, Ukrainian Catholic University (online)
- Oleksandra Yaroshenko, Mohyla School of Journalism
- Vladyslava Kudielnyk, Tsukr (Sumy)
- Pavlo Miroshnychenko, Zaporizhzhia National University (online)
- Roman Paziuk, Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University (online)
16:30–17:30 — Dinner. Networking
The conference is organized within the project “Journalism Teachers’ Academy” by the Ukrainian Media and Communication Institute in cooperation with DW Akademie, with the support of the UNDP in Ukraine and funding from the Government of Japan, financial support from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ), as well as in partnership with the Mohyla School of Journalism