# KISPP is kicking off 2026 with some notable scientific events. The end of 2025 marked a turning point for our academic community, and we are welcoming the new year with pride in the achievements of our graduate students.
Recently, the Department of Innovative Social and Psychological Practices hosted a solemn presentation of PhD degrees in psychology to postgraduate students who had successfully defended their dissertation theses on the eve of the New Year.
These diplomas are the result of many years of hard work, deep scientific research, and professional growth. Each dissertation defense represents a significant contribution to the development of psychological science, education, and practice in Ukraine, especially in the context of contemporary social challenges.
New Doctors of Philosophy:
- Slime Alice – «Personal and professional factors in the effectiveness of the military-professional activity of military personnel»
- Muzychuk Halyna «Psychological well-being of neurofunctional surgery patients»
- Ovcharenko Olena – «Factors of students» stress resistance in inclusive education"
- Pylypenko Iryna – «Psychological factors of subjective well-being of women who went abroad during the Russian invasion»
Our PhD graduates are experts who work with modern scientific challenges, shape new approaches in psychological research, strengthen the scientific authority of the Institute, and serve as an example for future generations of researchers.
We sincerely congratulate our graduates on the successful completion of their postgraduate studies and the beginning of a new stage in their professional journey. We wish them further scientific achievements, the implementation of international projects, and the realization of their most ambitious research ideas.
Graduate students, take up the baton! Master's students, it is time to plan your path to scientific achievements and prepare for postgraduate studies.
KISP - a space for those who choose science, professional development, and shaping the future of psychology.