Vyacheslav Bryukhovetsky, Ph.D.,  is the Founding President of National University “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy” who served as the university’s president for many years.  He is currently the university’s Honorary President.   His background includes among other positions, chief of the Literature Department at Shevchenko Institute of Literature of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, member of the National Academy of Science for UNESCO, founding member of the Rukh Movement for Ukrainian Independence. His distinguished career includes work as a published author, essayist, literary critic, political activist, and educator. He is the recipient of numerous national and international awards in recognition for his pioneering leadership in education reform, academic freedom, and university autonomy. He was ranked as one of Ukraine’s “Most Influential People of Ukraine”.