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ZNU stripped the honorary title of Doctor from Volodymyr Kaltshev, a deputy from the banned pro-Russian party 'Opposition Platform — For Life'.
Volodymyr Kaltshev, a member of parliament from the now-forbidden pro-Russian party 'Opposition Platform — For Life', was deprived of the title of honorary doctor of Zaporizhzhia National University.
The relevant decision 27 of August 2026 was issued by the Academic Council of ZNU. It was supported by 55 of 57 present members of the council, two others abstained.
The initiative to deprive Kaltshev of the honorary title came from residents of Zaporizhzhia. During the meeting, Professor of the Department of Modern History of Ukraine Fedir Turchenko proposed supporting the citizens’ appeal.
Kaltshev received the title of 'Honorary Doctor of Zaporizhzhia National University' 1 of November 2000. He was a long-time member of Zaporizhzhia City Council, and is currently a member of the Ukrainian parliament and heads the Zaporizhzhia regional organization of the 'OP–ZHZ' party.
At the same time, the Academic Council raised the issue of updating the regulation on conferring honorary titles of professor and doctor. In particular, it is proposed to clearly spell out the grounds, procedure, and process for revoking such titles.
It is also planned to create a working group to review the list of people who were awarded honorary titles of Doctor or Professor at Zaporizhzhia State University or National University in the past.
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