Ukrainian State Center for International Education of the Ministry of Education and Science has registered 1248 invitations for study in higher education institutions of Ukraine for citizens of the People’s Republic of China. This was announced by the director of the Ukrainian State Center for International Education of the Ministry of Education and Science Olena Shapovalova.

 

“58 of them were given the opportunity to obtain higher education in Ukraine in 2020 as scholarship holders in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China. Some of them are already arriving in Ukraine today” – clarifies Olena Shapovalova.

 

According to Olena Shapovalova, Ukraine annually provides almost 1000 scholarships for foreigners to study under intergovernmental agreements. These scholarships are awarded on a parity basis, so Ukrainian students can also study abroad at the expense of another country’s budget.

 

The first scholarship students who passed the competitive selection and received study grants arrived in Kyiv today, November 30, 2020.

 

These future students from China will be studying at the following universities:
• Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv;
• Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture;
• Ivan Franko Lviv National University;
• National Pedagogical Dragomanov University.

 

Among the specialties chosen by the students are philology and geography.

 

Ukrainian State Center for International Education of the Ministry of Education and Science hopes that the new students from China will enjoy studying in Ukraine, and that this will significantly deepen further Ukrainian-Chinese cooperation in the field of education.

 

We would also like to remind that “Study in Ukraine” held a flash mob for the International Student Day, in which foreign students spoke about their experience of studying in Ukrainian universities (https://studyinukraine.gov.ua/flashmob/).

 

 

 

Dear colleagues!

 

Those wishing to join the development of the draft of the Strategy of the Ukrainian State Center for International Education for 2021-2025 are asked to fill out the form online by December 1, 2020 at the link: https://goo.su/3ANb.

 

The strategic session of the Ukrainian State Center for International Education will take place online on December 3 at 3 p.m.

 

The link will be sent to the email address provided during registration.

 

Let’s make #studyinukraine better together.

 

 

 

How do foreign students like studying in Ukrainian Higher Education Institutions? – student’s day flash mob from the Ukrainian State Center for International Education

 

On November 17, 2020, the State Enterprise “Ukrainian State Center for International Education” of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine initiated a flash mob “International Student Day – 2020”. At the end of the week, the director of the Center Olena Shapovalova announced its results.

 

“We are pleased to note that our Facebook page has become a true international online platform. After all, foreign students studying in Ukrainian universities from the United States, Brazil, Great Britain, China, India, Nigeria, Turkmenistan and other countries joined the flash mob,” – tells Olena Shapovalova.

 

The purpose of the initiative is to show the main aspects of everyday life of foreign students, their participation in the life of their university and leisure. The main condition for participation in the event was to send a video with stories of what students do in their free time and how they study at their universities during quarantine. Students also shared their own experiences and gave advice on how best to adapt and find friends in Ukraine.

 

In particular, the following universities of Ukraine actively supported our flash mob:

 

Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University (https://bit.ly/3pQjvMN)

 

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (https://bit.ly/399wrY8)

 

Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas (https://bit.ly/37h6PWP)

 

Lviv University of Trade and Economics (https://bit.ly/3l2jelX)

 

Sumy State University (https://bit.ly/35YRsCA)

 

I.Horbachevsky Ternopil State Medical University (https://bit.ly/39aHujx)

 

Students of the Ukrainian Catholic University Matthew Pyskir (University of Kansas, USA) https://bit.ly/3fxYDF9 and Chloe O’Brien (University College London, UK) https://bit.ly/3kZW53A, who study under the academic exchange program, also shared their experience of distance learning in Ukraine.

 

“I would like to commend university staff who work with foreign students. Positive feedback from students on the learning process is the result of quality education and effective organization of work” – sums up Olena Shapovalova.

 

According to the director of the Center, this initiative has received positive feedback from students and university staff. And since there are no such traditions of celebrating the International Student Day in Ukraine, the Center hopes to use this experience next year.

 

#STUDY_IN_UKRAINE

 

 

 

 

Congratulations on the International Student Day 2020!

 

November 17 is a special day for students around the world, because it is International Student Day. As education has no borders and boundaries, this holiday unites young people from all over the world and is a platform for the development of international cooperation and exchange of experiences.

 

State Enterprise “Ukrainian State Center for International Education” sincerely congratulates you on the holiday that unites more than 80,000 foreign students from 158 countries and wishes you to have faith in yourself, desire to study, and that higher education opens new perspectives for you, helps you achieve your goals and make you self-confident.

 

Quality education should become your capital, regardless of the ups and downs you face in your life, success is not easy and requires constant effort. Keep working hard and you will succeed.

 

The student years are an adult and full-fledged life, a celebration of youth and health, the realization that all the paths in the world are open to the decisive and purposeful conquerors of the impossible. This period of time is the most important for accumulating of knowledge, increasing erudition, learning foreign languages.

 

Congratulations to the dear students on the holiday! We wish you vigor, perseverance, health and success in learning and life!

 

 

Taking into account the numerous requests from citizens of the Republic of Belarus, we would like to inform that those wishing to obtain higher education in Ukraine have the opportunity enrol in educational institutions for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in the relevant fields of knowledge.

 

In 2020, the admission of foreign citizens and stateless persons is carried out in higher education institutions that have valid licenses to conduct educational activities in the field of higher education with the possibility of teaching foreigners in relevant specialties or have accredited educational programs.

 

Citizens of the Republic of Belarus do not need an invitation from a higher education institution or a visa to enter Ukraine for study purposes.

 

To enrol in higher education institutions in the 2020-2021 academic year, you must submit documents no later than December 15.

 

Documents on education issued in Belarus, on the basis of which the admission will take place, can be submitted without affixing an apostille for their further recognition in Ukraine.

The terms of admission for foreigners to study have been extended until December 15, 2020 and until April 15, 2021.

 

Olena Shapovalova, director of the SE “Ukrainian State Center for International Education”, talks about how the pandemic has affected the number of people who want to study in Ukraine.

 

“Currently, 27,400 invitations for study for foreigners have been registered in the electronic journal kept by our institution. Last year in this period of time the figure was more than 40 thousand. So there is a reduction in the number, but it is not fatal” – notes Olena Shapovalova.

 

According to her, this decrease is caused by the fact that many students did not apply due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After all, in many countries there were issues with travel, obtaining visas, embassies were working erratically and in addition, advertising activity was suspended for six months.

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THE DRIVER THAT RAN OVER PEDESTRIANS IN KHARKIV IS NOT A FOREIGN STUDENT – CLARIFICATION FROM THE SE “UKRAINIAN STATE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION”

 

SE “Ukrainian State Center for International Education” clarifies the information that appeared in the media about the driver who ran over pedestrians in Kharkiv on Saturday, November 7, 2020.

 

As Hendy Ali graduated from Ivan Kozhedub Kharkiv National Air Force University in June 2019, he has lost his status as a foreign student. This is evidenced by the data of the Unified State Electronic Database on Education.

 

According to the State Migration Service, Hendy Ali, citizen of the Arab Republic of Egypt, resided on the territory of Ukraine as a person who has received a temporary residence permit on the basis of family reunification (valid till 27.06.2020).

 

SE “Ukrainian State Center for International Education” expresses its condolences to the families of those injured in the terrible accident.

LESS BUREAUCRACY, MORE POSSIBILITIES – SE “UKRAINIAN STATE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION” INTRODUCES AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION OF INVITATIONS FOR STUDY FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS

 

SE “Ukrainian State Center for International Education” of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine introduces automatic registration of invitations for study for foreigners and stateless persons. This was reported on the Center’s website on Monday, November 9, 2020.

 

Such an experiment is carried out within the framework of the development and implementation of the Unified interdepartmental electronic platform in the field of enrolment of foreign students.

“No checks by the state enterprise “Study in Ukraine” on the correctness and completeness of the information in the invitations for study or the right of the entrant to obtain higher education in Ukraine”, – emphasizes the director of the Center Olena Shapovalova.

 

The higher education institution enters information in the invitation. After a university registers an invitation, foreign applicants can review it at: https://db.intered.com.ua/enrollee.aspx

 

In case of errors or the need to add information to the registered invitation, the university operator must contact the chat of the “Electronic Journal”.

The Center has sent out a corresponding letter to higher education institutions.

 

In addition, the State Enterprise “Ukrainian State Center for International Education” reminds of the methodological support to universities that provide or seek to provide services to foreign students. More information about study opportunities and information about entry, stay in Ukraine, programs of social adaptation of foreigners, student learning experience – on all this the Center continues to inform on its website https://studyinukraine.gov.ua/ and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/studyinukraine.gov.ua.