Ukrainian State Center For International Education held the first strategic session on the development of the strategy of «STUDY IN UKRAINE» 2021-2025

 

On December 3rd, 2020, the Ukrainian State Center for International Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine held the first strategic session dedicated to the development of the Center’s Growth Strategy for 2021-2025.

 

More than 60 higher education institutions of Ukraine joined the session.

 

It is incredibly valuable for us to hear the expectations of the Universities and key stakeholders on the activities of «Study in Ukraine», its missions, goals, and take into account their suggestions and comments when working on the development of the Strategy,” said the Director of «Study in Ukraine» Olena Shapovalova.
The participants of the discussions emphasized the importance of the work of «Study in Ukraine», noted the efficiency of the Center’s staff in resolving urgent issues, its support and protection of the interests of both students and educational institutions.

 

Special emphasis was placed on the importance of the analytical work carried out by the Center. After all, it is a good tool for promoting international higher education in Ukraine.

 

 

A separate topic of discussion was the Ukrainian International Education Forum, which was started and held annually by «Study in Ukraine». Thus, university representatives stated that it is a very important platform for obtaining information on the peculiarities of international education, the experience of other leading countries and universities, as well as the presentation of statistics on education in Ukraine.

 

The participants of the discussions noted the importance of the activities carried out by «Study in Ukraine» for foreign students – flash mobs, competitions, communication support.

 

Olena Shapovalova shared her plans for the work in this direction. Among them: the launch of an annual competition for the best foreign student, best relevant department of the university, best specialist, etc. According to her, this will facilitate the improvement of interuniversity relations and exchange of experience.

 

Summing up, Olena Shapovalova thanked the representatives of the universities for their high assessment of the Center’s work and stressed that this is the result of joint work with them.

“I am confident that the new strategy of «Study in Ukraine», which we are working on together with you, will meet your expectations, as well as the challenges of modern education. It will help make our Center more successful, and therefore contribute to the promotion and prestige of Ukrainian education,” – summarized Olena Shapovalova.

 

Based on the results of the discussion, it is planned to present the draft Strategy during the second strategic session, which will take place on December 9th, 2020. After that, the document will be sent to universities for review.

 

 

 

Ukrainian State Center for International Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine expands communication opportunities. In order to better inform foreign citizens on the conditions of admission to higher education institutions of Ukraine, “Study in Ukraine” has developed a new module for posting such information about universities on the website https://studyinukraine.gov.ua.

 

“The module allows you to enter both basic information about the educational institution and information about specialties, tuition fees, feedback from students, famous graduates, etc.” – explains the director of the Ukrainian State Center for International Education Olena Shapovalova.

 

To access the module, representatives of higher education institutions should send an official letter to the e-mail address alumni@studyinukraine.gov.ua with the contact details of the responsible person who will be entering information about the educational institution. The relevant explanation letter was sent by “Study in Ukraine” to the heads of higher education institutions of Ukraine on November 29th, 2020.

 

In addition, “Study in Ukraine” will publish on its website and Facebook news about events related to foreign students who are studying in or are graduates of Ukrainian universities, information on new opportunities and interesting initiatives offered by educational institutions.

 

We would also like to remind that the development of the Strategy of the Ukrainian State Center for International Education is underway.

 

 

What will “Study in Ukraine” be like in 2021-2025? – the development of the strategy of the Ukrainian State Center for International Education is underway.

 

Ukrainian State Center for International Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine continues to work on the development of the Strategy of the Center for 2021-2025. Until December 1^st, all those wishing to join the development of the project could register by filling out the appropriate online form.

 

“It is important for us to be open and involve key stakeholders: the public, representatives of higher education institutions and executive authorities, in developing and evaluating the strategy of our Center” – said Olena Shapovalova, Director of the Ukrainian State Center for International Education.

 

The document will define the goal, the mission and the primary tasks of “Study in Ukraine”. In addition, it will contain numbers that are planned to be reached by 2025.

 

The draft of the strategy is planned to be approved by December 24^th, 2020.

 

The first strategic session of the Ukrainian State Center for International Education, dedicated to the development of the document, will take place online on December 3^rd at 15:00.