Panel discussion: "Panel focusing on institutional governance and integrity", presented as part of the ETHICS Project. Chaired by Dr Irene Glendinning (European Network for Academic Integrity), with panellists Dr Anna Abalkina (Freie Universitat Berlin), Dr Artem Artyukhov (Sumy State University), Prof. Ketevan Darakhvelidze (Ilia State University), and Dr Emilia Sercan (University of Bucharest). The panel addresses challenges to integrity in education and research in post-Soviet countries, the importance to education and research of institutional autonomy and freedom of expression, and addressing systemic corruption in education and research.