Tymofii Brik is a Ukrainian sociologist, currently serving as the Rector at the Kyiv School of Economics. He is also the National Coordinator of the European Social Survey (2022-2026). In 2022-23, he was the Roberta Buffett Visiting Professor of International Studies in the Department of Sociology and the Roberta Buffett Institute, Northwestern University. In 2023, he was non-residential visiting fellow at LSE. In 2019-20 he was a Fulbright researcher at NYU sociology department. In 2018, he was a Vucinich Fellow at Stanford University. His paper, “When Church Competition Matters?” won the N.Panina award in 2018, presented by the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine.

He is also a board member of the International Renaissance Foundation projects in Social Capital, jury member of the “Talents for Ukraine” grant program, advisory board member at the Future Index by the Olena Zelenska Foundation, assembly member of the Virtual Ukraine Institute for Advanced Studies. From 2017 to 2023 he was a member of the supervisory board at CEDOS.

KSE achievements:

Despite the Russian invasion, KSE has embraced the power of university to instill hope and provide a future for the country through education and science. With a support of KSE leadership, KSE Foundation, Board of Directors, and International Academic Board, in 2022-24, KSE University witnessed a remarkable increase in enrolment, rising to more than 1,000 students (vs. 150 students before the invasion).

New BA and MA programs were launched to address the war time challenges. KSE launched law, psychology, memory studies, urban studies, cybersecurity, micro electronics, and math. These programs (both fundamental and applied) address capacity of Ukraine to build innovations for defence and post-war growth.

In 2024, KSE launched its first PhD programs. A new office for the academic affairs was established. A new Department of Student Affairs was established, which includes psychological services, extracurricular activities, and alumni engagement.

In 2024, KSE successfully secured funding for the Horizon Europe Twinning grant BRIDGE (1.7 min Euro). KSE launched its first department of the global partnerships.

In 2022-2026, KSE became a national coordinator of major European comparative sociological projects in Ukraine (European Social Survey and European Values Survey).

The International Academic Board has expanded inviting prominent scholars of the Ukrainian origin (Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute director Serhii Plokhii and Fields winner Maryna Viazovska).

KSE faculty has expanded attracting full time and visiting scholars (Jason Stanley – distinguished professor in philosophy, Volodymyr Kulyk – political science, Mariia Vlasenko – math).

During the Russian invasion of 2022, a series of seminars GlobalMinds4Ukraine was launched (speakers Anne Applebaum, Chrystia Freeland, Fiona Hill, Daniel Kahneman, Paul Krugman, Michael McFaul, Timothy Snyder, and many others).

In the wake of the invasion, Ukrainian Global University was launched. UGU helped s displaced Ukrainian students to study in best international universities (as of 2024, 52 students were placed). UGU provided more than 30 scholars received non residential fellowships to work on their research.

In 2022, KSE became a co-founder of the Alliance of the Ukrainian Universities.

In 2022-2024, launched and supported KSE Center for Sociological Research.