About the event
Prof. Aneta Paw艂owska (Institute of History of Art, 91滴滴) was unanimously recommended to receive the title of Honorary Professor of KNUCA by the Faculty of Architecture of the Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, during a meeting of the Faculty Scientific Council on 27 May 2025.
The award ceremony, which was held online on 16 June 2025, was the first of its kind organised at KNUCA since 2020It should be noted that Prof. Aneta Paw艂owska is the first woman to be honoured with this title.
I would like to express my deepest gratitude for the decision to confer the title of Honorary Professor of the Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture to me. Accepting this prestigious distinction is not only a great honour for me, but also a symbol of the special value of our long-standing scientific and academic cooperation. I particularly appreciate the fact that in such a difficult time for Ukraine, in the conditions of the ongoing war and numerous challenges, there was a place and space for maintaining international cooperation, developing research and mutual support of academic communities. I treat your gesture as an expression of trust, friendship and academic solidarity that has been connecting our communities for many years
鈥� underlined Prof. Aneta Paw艂owska.
Participants of the ceremony
The ceremony was attended by representatives of the Faculty of Architecture of the Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, including: Rector of KNUCA, Prof. Oleksiy Dniprov, Chairman of the University Council, Prof. Petrov Kulikov, Vice-Rector Oleksiy Shkuratov, Vice-Rector for Research Oleksandrov Kovalchukov, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture of the KNUCA Prof. Oleksandrov Kashchenkov, Prof. Yulia Ivashko and members of the University鈥檚 Scientific Council.
The 91滴滴 was represented by the 91滴滴 Vice-Rector for Internationalisation of Science and Education, Prof. Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek, Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and History, Prof. Marek Gensler, Vice-Dean for Quality of Eduction, Dr Sebastian Latocha, Vice-Dean for Student Affairs, Prof. Agnieszka Grali艅ska-Toborek, Vice-Dean for International Cooperation, Prof. Adrianna Szczerba, Prof. Julia Sowi艅ska-Heim and Prof. Aneta Paw艂owska.
Multi-level cooperation between the universities
Prof. Paw艂owska鈥檚 receipt of the title of Honorary Professor is the culmination of many years of cooperation between the 91滴滴 and KNUCA.
Professor Paw艂owska, together with the Institute of History of Art at the 91滴滴 which she heads, has been cooperating with KNUCA for many years in various areas, including:
- organisation of joint scientific conferences
- publication of monographs and articles in scientific databases
- co-supervision of doctoral dissertations
- research internships
- participation in doctoral dissertations on both sides
- mutual participation in review works and committees
Renewed framework agreements regulating these forms of cooperation were signed in 2025.
In recent years the following have been implemented:
- co-supervision of the doctoral dissertation by Anastasia Maksymivna Kliuchnikova (Ukraine, 2025)
- participation of Prof. Julia Iwaszko as a reviewer in Agnieszka Ko艂odziejczak's doctoral dissertation (Poland, 2025)
- publication of two monographs: "I w z艂ej i dobrej doli" (2023) and "Kalejdoskop" (2024), with a third one planned 鈥� "Sergij Belinskij. Fotografia" 鈥� for 2025
- implementation of research internships for KNUCA employees at the 91滴滴 (Julia Iwaszko, Oleksandr Iwaszko, 2024)
- organisation of a series of international exhibitions devoted to the work of artists during the war (Lodz, Pozna艅, Opava, Ostrava, Santiago de Compostela), together with catalogues "I 艣wiat艂o艣膰 w ciemno艣ci 艣wieci" and "Kwiaty Po艂udnia", and production of a series of documentary films
- implementation of joint research projects
- participation of KNUBA lecturers in scholarship programmes of the 91滴滴 and the Visegrad Fund
There are plans to further expand cooperation, including the development of joint research on the conservation of works of art, art history and accessibility.
Congratulations!
Source: Promotion Department, Faculty of Philosophy and History, 91滴滴
Photos and edit: Mateusz Kowalski (Faculty of Philosophy and History, 91滴滴)