To make a worthy contribution to the development of the Ukrainian state and society, the South-Eastern region of Ukraine through the implementation of the following goals:

1) To form highly educated and nationally conscious specialists in the field of systems analysis and data science, capable of contributing to the development of the Ukrainian state, society and the Zaporizhzhia region, actively participating in the development of the digital environment, taking into account the global goals of sustainable development and the willingness to act in accordance with these goals;

2) To integrate the results of scientific and applied research, as well as innovative activities into the educational program in order to constantly improve the quality of education in accordance with the standards and recommendations for quality assurance in the European Higher Education Area, while adhering to the principles of student-centered learning and academic integrity;

3) To provide conditions for comprehensive personal development by activating external academic mobility of higher education applicants, scientific and pedagogical, scientific and pedagogical employees of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University; increasing the motivation and involvement of applicants in the educational process; implementation of a personalized approach to learning based on the widespread use of distance education technologies and services, the formation of individual educational trajectories taking into account the possibilities of informal and non-formal education, as well as the involvement of foreign teachers;

4) Carry out applied research with the involvement of higher education applicants, provide expertise and consultations for intellectual support of state authorities, local governments, enterprises, institutions and organizations in order to solve complex scientific and applied problems relevant to Ukraine and the Zaporizhzhia region, contributing to the sustainable development of the state and the 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 in preparation for conferences, completion of a course project and a qualifying master’s thesis, presentation of the results obtained at conferences. Master’s students are involved in independent research using the university’s resource base (library, computer classes), as well as the potential of partner institutions.

Education quality control involves control measures and analytical work on the analysis of their results. The applicant’s learning outcomes 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 (counted – not counted). 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 learning objectives and 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 an 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 Conduct 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; experience of professional activity in the relevant specialty for at least five years (except for pedagogical, scientific-pedagogical, scientific activity); supervision (consultation) of a dissertation for a scientific degree in the specialty, which was defended in Ukraine or abroad and 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, during the last 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, with computer equipment with a service life of no more than eight years, a laboratory of systems analysis and computational methods. In addition, a large computer hall 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 point. 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://wp.zp.edu.ua/nauka-2/naukova-biblioteka/). 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 university’s official website in English, which contains basic information about the university’s activities https://zp.edu.ua/zaporizhzhia-polytechnic-national-university.

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

Applicants for higher education 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 of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, the National University of Dnipropetrovsk Polytechnic,

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 implementing 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 applicants 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 (zntu.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 https://zp.edu.ua/akademichna-mobilnist, https://zp.edu.ua/stypendiyi-i-granty.

The university has the right to train foreign students. The education 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

The qualification work must involve solving a complex problem of a research and/or innovative nature in the field of systems analysis.

The qualification work must not contain academic plagiarism, fabrication, falsification.

The qualification work must be published by placing it in the repository of the Zaporizhzhia National University Polytechnic”.

Publication of qualification works containing information with restricted access shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of the legislation.