V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University held a meeting of its Academic Board. On the occasion of the 100^th anniversary of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the Head of the Directorate-General of the International Academy “Zolota Fortuna”, Dmytro Akimov, presented the Zolota Fortuna award to Yurii Shkuratov, Mykola Mchedlov-Petrosian, Ihor Hirka, Viktor Katrych, Ruslan Vovk, Volodymyr Rodchenko, Iryna Bielska, Ihor Belozorov, Volodymyr Sukhov, and Serhii Sorochan.

The title of Doctor Honoris Causa of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University was awarded to the Director of Kharkiv Regional Philharmonic, Yurii Yanko.

The Vice-President Viktor Katrych told about the work of the Thesis Committees in 2018. His report stated that during the year, 85 PhD and 8 doctoral theses were defended. It also summarized the work of the Thesis Committees during the year (Report on the work of the Thesis Committees in 2018, PDF, 1.5 Mb).

The Head of the Admissions Commission, Olha Anoshchenko, made a report "On Making Amendments to the Regulations on the Admissions Commission of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University". The Academic Board approved the Admission Rules for 2019.

The Academic Board approved scholarship applicants among students and awarded the prizes of the University.