The university’s social responsibility is manifested through knowledge operations in various forms: research, partnerships, consulting, social entrepreneurship, and charitable activities.

V. Hetman KNEU takes an active social position and supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals in its activities. 

KNEU’s social responsibility includes:

• Responsible attitude to the provision of educational services, clients, employees, and partners.
• Harmonious coexistence and interaction with society, participation in solving urgent social problems.
• Promoting sustainable development, health, and well-being of society.
• Compliance with applicable laws and international standards of behavior.

University Impact Rankingshttps://ivo.kneu.edu.ua/ua/Impact_Rankings_2023/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/impactrankings

V. Hetman KNEU annually participates in the international University Impact Rankingshttps://www.timeshighereducation.com/impactrankingshttps://ivo.kneu.edu.ua/ua/Impact_Rankings_2023/by the British rating agency Times Higher Education. The ranking assesses the activities of universities by the level of their positive impact on society, economy, and environment and their involvement in achieving the global Sustainable Development Goals approved by the UN General Assembly. 

The global sustainability ranking “QS World University Rankings: Sustainability”  

V. Hetman KNEU was included in the global sustainability ranking “QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2025,” which is compiled by the British analytical company specializing in higher education, QS Quacquarelli Symonds. Launched in 2022, the ranking identifies the world’s best universities that demonstrate a commitment to a more sustainable existence and achieve outstanding results in areas related to social impact, environmental sustainability, and good governance (ESG). In compiling the rankings, QS evaluates universities’ performance in addressing environmental, social, and governance issues, considering them not only as centres of education and research but also as employers, and takes into account external evidence, from the achievements of graduates in science and technology to address climate change to the impact of research conducted under the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. 

UN Global Compact

V. Hetman KNEU is a member of the UN Global Compact.

• Sustainable Development Report of V. Hetman KNEU 2018–2023
• KNEU Sustainability Report 2018
• KNEU became a finalist in the “Digitalization” nomination of the international award “Partnership for Sustainability Award 2024” initiated by the UN Global Compact in Ukraine
• The KNEU project was awarded in the Economic Development nomination at the annual Partnership for Sustainable Development 2023 competition organized by the UN Global Compact in Ukraine.

Enactus KNEU

Enactus is an international nonprofit organization that brings together students, educators, and businesses to harness the power of entrepreneurial action to improve the quality of life and living standards for people with diverse needs. Under the guidance of mentors from universities and businesses, Enactus students around the world create and implement projects to empower people. This experience not only changes their lives, but also develops their talent and potential for leadership in a complex and challenging world.

Social projects implemented by the Enactus team of V. Hetman KNEU:

• Pastileco — a project aimed at raising the level of women’s entrepreneurship in the regions of Ukraine and creating a new market for their goods.
• Opportunity Jar —a project aimed at teaching professional baking skills and further socialization of young people with mental disabilities, namely youth and children with mental disabilities and their parents from the organization “A Cup of Kindness.”
• School of Adult Life — a project aimed at: providing knowledge on financial issues through the use of an online platform and implementing a blended learning system in educational institutions, currently in an orphanage in the city of Horodni.
• Ukrainian national social project iLearn — a joint project of the OSVITORIA Public Union and the Enactus KNEU team to prepare children from orphanages, boarding schools and low-income families for the External Independent Testing (EIT).
• Learn more about UN goals in Enactus projects:
  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ltO3lkM2MxRdSQMgZ_Dcbr0EzPKmopKt/view?usp=sharing

Learn more about the Enactus project: http://enactuskneu.tilda.ws/projects

Social and charitable initiatives at KNEU: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V-BPdSDjZfJF8kgds-m4RKNd4x8calyo/view?usp=sharing