Education

Education System

Education system in Ukraine has centuries-old history, national traditions and high prestige in the world. Ukraine was one of the most developed republics of the former Soviet Union, distinguished by high level of training of highly qualified specialists and research workers.

Higher education system in Ukraine has its old traditions. The first Ukrainian university - Kyiv-Mohyla Academy was founded in 1632. Other oldest universities are: Lviv University (1795), Kharkiv University (1804), Taras Shevchenko National University (1834), Odessa University (1868).

According to the "Law on Education" of Ukraine all the applicants who would like to enter higher educational institution have equal rights irrespective of the sex, race, nationality, social and property status occupation, world outlook, religion and other circumstances.

Education of the foreign students in Ukraine is carried out according to the Law of Ukraine "On the Legal Status of Foreigners", and resolutions of the Government of Ukraine on training of the foreign citizens in Ukraine.

The academic year in the higher educational institutions in Ukraine starts on the 1st of September and is divided into two semesters, from September to the end of January and from February to the end of June. A semester lasts 17-18 weeks, followed by a three weeks examination period.

Foreign citizens who would like to enter the higher educational institution in Ukraine have to apply to directly to the higher educational institution.

Educational institutions either state or private have the right to admit the applicants for fee-paying education according to the results of the interviews or examinations after preparatory departments.

A foreign applicant who would like to study at higher educational institutions in Ukraine get visa at the embassy or diplomatic representatives of Ukraine in the home countries on the grounds of the invitation from the higher educational institution.

Foreign as well as Ukrainian students have the opportunity to use all available leisure, welfare and sports facilities of the institutions.

Tuition, residence and other facilities fees are fixed by corresponding agreement. As compared with the Western countries education and residence fees in Ukraine are not so high and quite acceptable for all strata of population.

Higher educational institutions of Ukraine welcome everybody who wants to study and they have opportunity to receive the education of the international level.

We are sure that any visit to our country as a student or a tourist will be useful, interesting and impressive.

Higher school in Ukraine has got developed training, scientific and social infrastructure and is ready to give an opportunity to every citizen of Ukraine or citizen of any other country to obtain education of different levels, to study at proficiency improvement or advanced courses, to study at post-graduate courses or to write doctorate dissertation, to take part in fundamental and applied researches.

The system of higher education in our country has flexible structure, corresponds to modern trends and tendencies to those in advanced countries recognized by UNESCO, UN Organization and many other international organizations.

Since 1992 the whole system of Ukrainian post-secondary education has been regarded as "Higher Education".

According to the "Law on Education" of Ukraine higher education of Ukraine has several categories of higher educational institutions, as rule, to four levels of accreditation:

Level I - Vocational Training Schools;

Level II - Technical Secondary Schools and Colleges;

Levels III, IV - Universities, Academies, Institutes.

The levels of accreditation represent the hierarchy of degrees according to the qualification of graduates. There are: Junior Specialist (Level I), Bachelor (Level II), Specialist (Level III) and Master (Level IV).

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