Founders of Rating Group Ihor Tyshchenko and Oleksii Antypovych, together with the team, took part in the 5th Congress of the Sociological Association of Ukraine on 20–21 November 2025 at Karazin Kharkiv National University!

This is one of the largest social science conferences in Ukraine, held every five years, where leading Ukrainian researchers present their new findings.
This year’s theme was “Society and Sociology in an Exponential World: Research Challenges, Opportunities, and Prospects.” Rating Group is a permanent member of the Sociological Association of Ukraine, and the company’s CEO, Oleksii Antypovych, serves on its board.

The ISSP international study in Ukraine — first results

On 21 November, Rating Group and the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine presented the first results of the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) 2025 in Ukraine. The study was presented by Olena Symonchuk (Doctor of Sociology, Head of the Department of Social Structures at the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine), Ihor Tyshchenko (Founder and CEO of Rating Group) and Yevhen Krotevych, Head of the Analytics Department at Rating Group (Experimental Research Division).

Rating Group and the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine are the official ISSP representatives in Ukraine. In fact, for the first time in years, ISSP is represented in Ukraine at such an institutional level. The comprehensive academic supervision of the project is carried out by the Institute of Sociology, while Rating Group provides the funding, data collection, and analysis. The first implemented module was “Digital Society.”

In addition, the team announced the launch of the ISSP Ukraine project and website. ISSP Ukraine is a project that opens the door for Ukraine to the world of comparative sociological research under the ISSP programme. Thanks to strictly harmonized international standards, the results of Ukrainian surveys will now be integrated into global comparisons and international analytics.

What is the phenomenon behind Ukrainian resilience?

On 20 November, Rating Group CEO Oleksii Antypovych and SAU Vice President Nataliia Chernysh (Doctor of Sociology and Professor at the Department of Sociology, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv) moderated the session “The Phenomenon of Ukrainian Resilience.”

Oleksii Antypovych and Nataliia Chernysh also presented the results of their joint study, “Problems of Social Cohesion in Ukraine.” The research covers topics such as Ukrainians’ self-identification, interpersonal trust, levels of social resilience, willingness to help others, and other key indicators of social cohesion.

The neighbouring session, “Educational Resilience in the Digital Age: Structural Shifts and Social Dilemmas,” was moderated by Roman Borysov, Head of the Analytics Department at Rating Group (Strategic Research Division), PhD in Sociology and Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Sociology and Media Communications of Karazin Kharkiv National University, together with Valentyna Chepak, Doctor of Sociology and Dean of the Faculty of Sociology at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

Roman Borysov also delivered a presentation titled “Perceptions of Ukrainian Higher Education Among Parents of (Prospective) Applicants.”

How does Ukrainian sociology continue to operate during wartime?

On 21 November, Oleksii Antypovych spoke at the second plenary session of the Congress. His presentation, “Sociological Surveys in Wartime: Opportunities and Limitations,” summarized the key challenges faced by Ukrainian sociology under wartime conditions and highlighted the best practices for conducting research in this context.