During the week of Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June, the director of the Ukrainian State Center for International Education joined the delegation from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine headed by the Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine – Roman Hreba, visiting the western regions of Ukraine. Also present were Olena Kostenko – head of the department of government assets and enterprises of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Vadym Stetsenko – head of the Committee on Physical Education and Sport at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, and Oksana Belik – director of “Inforesurs”.

 

Workshops and discussions on higher education were held at the following universities: Bukovinian State Medical University, Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Ternopil National Economic University, Ivan Franko Lviv National University and Uzhhorod National University.

 

In particular, they discussed problems relating to effective mechanisms in resolving problems with prospective international students, property management, attracting public investors and partners, promotion of student sport, updating of the Government Higher Education Institution Student Database, and the internationalization of higher education in Ukraine.

 

The director of the Ukrainian State Center for International Education Olena Shapovalova spoke on the topic of “Internationalization of Higher Education and International Students in Ukraine”. This included talking about training international students in Ukraine, the admission process for studying in Ukrainian Higher Education Institutions, and the work of the Center.