The process of modernization of higher education is largely determined by the state of academic culture. This topic was the subject of discussion of the next lesson at the Center for Academic Writing of Sumy branch of KhNUIA, which took place with the participation of the Head of the Central City Library named after T.H. Shevchenko Liudmyla Pankratova (http://univd.edu.ua/uk/news/11759).