Congratulations to Kseniia Fertak and her academic supervisor, T. O. Cherkashyna, on their victory at the regional stage!

Saturday, March 14, 2026

Good news! 

In the second stage of the All-Ukrainian Competition for the Defense of Research Projects by Student Members of the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in the 2025/2026 academic year, first place was awarded to Ksenia Fertak, an 11th-grade student of the Regional Scientific Lyceum of the Kherson Regional Council, for her research project “Developing National-Patriotic Identity and Value Orientations of Youth through Student Self-Governance in Wartime Conditions.”

Her scientific supervisor is Tetiana Oleksandrivna Cherkashyna, Candidate of Sociological Sciences and Associate Professor at the Department of Philosophy, Sociology, and Social Work of Kherson State University.

Soon, the contestant will defend her research in Kyiv as part of the final stage of the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine competition. We wish success to Ksenia Fertak and her scientific supervisor, Tetiana Oleksandrivna Cherkashyna!

Kherson state university