To make a worthy contribution to the development of the Ukrainian state and society, the South-Eastern region of Ukraine by training competent specialists capable of solving complex specialized tasks and practical problems in the field of systems analysis and data science, through the implementation of the following goals:

1. To form specialists who possess conceptual scientific and practical knowledge, critically reflect on theories and methods of systems analysis, are capable of forming judgments that take into account social and ethical aspects, and are ready to apply their skills to develop the digital environment of Ukraine and the Zaporizhzhia region.

2. To ensure that applicants acquire advanced cognitive and practical skills necessary for data collection, interpretation and application. Integrate relevant methods of solving complex problems into the curriculum, adhering to the standards of academic integrity and the principles of student-centered learning.

3. Create conditions for personal and professional development by developing the ability to communicate on professional issues (including in a foreign language) with specialists and non-specialists. Provide the opportunity to build individual educational trajectories that develop the ability to continue learning with a significant degree of autonomy, using the possibilities of academic mobility and modern distance technologies.

4. Involve applicants in managing complex technical or professional activities or projects in cooperation with enterprises and institutions in the region. Develop the ability to take responsibility for making and adopting decisions in unpredictable contexts, contributing to solving applied problems of sustainable development of the state and the Zaporizhzhia region.

Teaching and learning are based on the implementation of active methods that ensure a personally oriented approach, the development of critical thinking and professional autonomy of applicants. The educational process is built on the principles of student-centered, problem-oriented and interactive learning with extensive use of web technologies and self-study. The study of disciplines involves lectures, practical and laboratory classes, work in small groups, which forms horizontal connections between applicants, preparation and presentation of educational and research projects, participation in debates and professional discussions. Considerable attention is paid to individual work under the guidance of teachers during course and diploma design, and the results obtained are presented at conferences. Applicants are involved in independent work using the university’s resource base (library, computer classes), as well as the potential of partner institutions.

Educational quality control involves control measures and analytical work on the analysis of their results. The results of the applicant’s learning are assessed using control measures provided for by the educational program and programs of educational components on a 100-point scale or on a two-point scale (passed – not passed). The share of mandatory educational components that provide for a final assessment on a 100-point scale must be at least 70% of the total number of educational components.

Control measures include final control, and may also provide for input, current, intermediate and other forms of control, if they are determined by the programs of educational components. Forms of control measures, criteria, methods and assessment tools must correspond to the goals of education and the expected learning outcomes of each educational component.

The educational process for the OPP is provided by the Graduate Department of Systems Analysis and Computational Mathematics. 100% of the department’s teachers have a scientific degree and academic title and work at their main place of work, among which 50% have a scientific degree of Doctor of Sciences and the academic title of Professor. All scientific and pedagogical workers have a level of scientific and professional activity that meets the Licensing Conditions for the implementation of educational activities, namely at least four achievements in professional activity over the past five years, specified in clause 38 of the Licensing Conditions. The compliance of the educational and/or professional qualifications of scientific and pedagogical workers with the educational component is determined on the basis of documents on higher education; awarding of a scientific degree; having experience in professional activity in the relevant specialty for at least five years (except for pedagogical, scientific and pedagogical, scientific activities); supervision (advisory) of a dissertation for a scientific degree in a specialty that was defended in Ukraine or abroad and has at least five publications in scientific publications that are included in the list of professional publications of Ukraine, in scientometric databases, in particular Scopus, Web of Science Core Collection, over the past five years.

To conduct educational activities under the OPP, the Department of Systems Analysis and Computational Mathematics is equipped with classrooms and two computer classes equipped with multimedia equipment, a laboratory of systems analysis and computational methods. In addition, a large computer room of general faculty subordination is used for the educational process.

Applicants have the opportunity to use sports halls and sports grounds, a stadium in a volume sufficient to fulfill the educational program and curricula, as well as a medical center, a library with reading rooms and an electronic catalog, an assembly hall and a catering center. Applicants who need it are provided with a dormitory.

The Scientific Library is the official scientific and information unit of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University, one of the largest university libraries in the region. The library collection consists of about 900 thousand units of book products, abstracts, monographs, textbooks, manuals, materials on electronic media, including educational publications – 400 thousand copies, scientific – 420 thousand copies, literary and artistic – 27 thousand copies. The library provides access to world information resources, in particular to the resources of Elsevier (SCOPUS), Web of Science. The library has implemented an automated library and information system «UFD / Library». The library provides library and information support for the educational and research activities of the university, ensures the cultural and educational work of the university. (https://zp.edu.ua/science/library/). In the field of knowledge F Information Technologies, the library fund contains more than 2 thousand titles of publications, subscribes to 9 periodicals. The university is connected to the Ukrainian scientific and educational telecommunication network URAN. The official website, which contains basic information about the university’s activities https://zp.edu.ua.

A page on the official website of the university in English, which contains basic information about the university’s activities https://zp.edu.ua/en/.

Educational and methodological support has been developed: curricula, work programs for all academic disciplines, practical training programs, methodological materials for the final certification of higher education applicants have been approved in accordance with the established procedure. Access to educational and methodological materials is provided through the university-wide platform moodle.zp.edu.ua.

Higher education students have the opportunity to participate in the national credit mobility program: studying at higher education institutions – partners of NU «Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic» within Ukraine – in order to obtain credits of the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System and relevant competencies, learning outcomes that will be recognized at NU «Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic». At the same time, the total period of study for such participants under credit mobility programs remains unchanged.

The Department of Systems Analysis and Computational Mathematics is the initiator and responsible unit for the implementation of cooperation agreements with the National University «Kyiv-Mohyla Academy», the National University «Dnipro Polytechnic», the Kharkiv National University of Urban Economy named after O.M. Beketov, Yurii Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University.

National credit mobility is regulated by the Regulations on the procedure for exercising the right to academic mobility of participants in the educational process of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University https://zp.edu.ua/uploads/pubdocs/2022/Nakaz_N210_vid_28.06.22.pdf.

Higher education students have the opportunity to participate in the international credit mobility program: studying at partner higher education institutions outside Ukraine in order to obtain credits of the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System and relevant competencies, learning outcomes that will be recognized at Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University. At the same time, the total period of study for such participants under credit mobility programs remains unchanged. International credit mobility is regulated by the Regulations on the procedure for exercising the right to academic mobility of participants in the educational process of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University (https://zp.edu.ua/uploads/dept_nm/Polozhennia_pro_akademichnu_mobilnist.pdf), as well as by agreements on international credit mobility of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University. Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University is a participant in the Erasmus+KA1 academic mobility program, credit mobility for students.

The university has the right to train foreign students. The training of foreign applicants for higher education is regulated by the Regulations on the organization of recruitment and training (internship) of foreigners and stateless persons at the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University https://zp.edu.ua/uploads/dept_inter/pol_pro_org_naboru_ta_navch_inozemtsiv.pdf

Certification is carried out in the form of a public defense of the qualification work