INSTRUMENTS OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY IN GLOBAL AND UKRAINIAN EDUCATIONAL POLICY

Abstract

Academic integrity has become one of the fundamental dimensions of modern educational policy, ensuring trust and transparency in scientific and learning processes. Over the past decades, international organizations have developed numerous frameworks, recommendations, and monitoring instruments aimed at preventing academic misconduct and supporting ethical research environments. The purpose of this paper is to analyze key global and national tools that promote academic integrity and to identify the level of their implementation in Ukraine’s higher education system. The research highlights UNESCO’s Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers (2017), the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (ALLEA, 2023), the OECD Guidelines for Research Ethics and Integrity (2021), and the ENAI Handbook for Academic Integrity (2020) as core frameworks. Using comparative and analytical methods, the study reveals the multi-level structure of integrity mechanisms – normative, institutional, technological, and educational – and outlines similarities and differences between international and Ukrainian approaches. The results show that Ukraine has established a legislative foundation for academic integrity but still lacks standardized monitoring procedures and ethical regulation of AI-related practices. The findings emphasize the need to develop a national integrity network, integrate digital identifiers (ORCID, DOI) into research evaluation, and create ethical standards for AI use in education. Comprehensive implementation of these tools will enhance trust, transparency, and competitiveness of Ukrainian higher education within the global academic space.