SE “Ukrainian State Center for International Education”, on the occasion of the great national holiday of our statehood – the 30th anniversary of Independence presents a project: “Success Stories. In honour of the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence”.

 

We bring to your attention the success stories of statesmen, representatives of scientific and business communities, who are citizens of foreign countries that studied in Ukraine.

 

Warm memories of years of study and wishes to future students show that Ukraine has settled in their hearts forever, and they sincerely cherish that memory.

 

Our colleagues from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, specialists of Ukrainian diplomatic missions in different countries around the world and Ukrainian higher education institutions, where our heroes studied, helped us in the implementation of this project.

 

The future fate of our statehood depends on unity and understanding, conscious steps and tireless work for its prosperity.

 

May the dream of a bright future and the development of our homeland inspire and encourage new achievements in the name of an independent and prosperous Ukraine.

On the eve of Independence Day, August 23, we celebrate the Day of the National Flag of Ukraine. In accordance with the Order of the President of Ukraine № 987/2004 from August 23, 2004, the holiday was established “to honour the centuries-old history of Ukrainian statehood, the state symbols of independent Ukraine and to foster citizens’ respect for the national symbols of Ukraine”.

 

The National Flag is one of the official symbols of state sovereignty. The blue and yellow colours on the flag have at least a thousand-year history. The heart of every Ukrainian skips a beat when the national flag is raised.

 

On August 23, 1991, the blue and yellow Ukrainian flag was brought by a group of people’s deputies into the session hall of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

 

The next day, Ukraine declared independence.

 

To enter Ukraine, foreign citizens and stateless persons will only need to present a certificate of receipt of a single dose of the coronavirus vaccine.

 

The Cabinet of Ministers has allowed foreigners and stateless persons who hold an international COVID vaccination certificate that proves vaccination with one or more doses of WHO-approved vaccines or who have recovered from COVID-19, to not undergo self-isolation after crossing the state border of Ukraine.
The relevant decision was made at a government meeting on August 18, 2021.

 

As before, foreign citizens and stateless persons may also enter Ukraine and not go into self-isolation if they have a negative COVID-19 PCR test or a negative coronavirus antigen test performed within 3 days after crossing the state border.

 

As we reported earlier, on August 5, in accordance with the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers, the rules of crossing the border and entry-exit checkpoints have changed.

 

In particular, foreigners, with the exception of certain categories, still need to have a COVID-19 insurance policy (certificate) valid for the entire period of their stay in Ukraine, a negative PCR result or rapid test for COVID-19, which was conducted no more than 72 hours before crossing the state border.

 

Also, in order to avoid self-isolation for foreigners, a document was required confirming the receipt of a full course of vaccination from COVID-19 with vaccines included in the WHO list.

However, please note that stricter rules on self-isolation continue to apply to all persons, regardless of citizenship, who came from Russia or India and have been in these countries for more than 7 days in the last two weeks.

In particular, they will have a mandatory 14-day self-isolation, which begins from the moment of crossing the state border without the right to its early completion.

The All-Ukrainian Forum “Ukraine 30. Image of Ukraine” is taking place in Kyiv today. Director of the Ukrainian State Center for International Education Olena Shapovalova took part in the discussion panel of the first day of the Forum dedicated to public diplomacy.
 

In her report, she presented a marketing study on the attractiveness of higher education for foreign students, conducted by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the State Enterprise “Ukrainian State Center for International Education” and Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics. She also directed attention to the work of “Study in Ukraine” in forming the image of Ukraine as an attractive educational destination.

Education of foreign students is first of all the image of the country in the world. Ukraine should be proud of the ever-growing number of foreign students. As of January 1, 2021, more than 76,000 foreign students from 155 countries study in Ukrainian higher education institutions.
 
An important component in shaping the attractiveness of higher education for foreign students is the recognition of Ukrainian universities in the world. 7 Ukrainian universities are included in the QS World University Rankings. Ukrainian universities are also included in other world rankings, such as the Times Higher Education and the Shanghai rankings. Today, more than 400 universities teach foreign students in Ukraine. Ukrainian higher education institutions offer more than 300 programs in English. Students have the opportunity to choose the language of study: Ukrainian or English.
 
“In particular, the infrastructure offered to foreign students is extremely important. We are very grateful to the President for his attention to the construction and reconstruction of dormitories for universities” – said the Director of “Study in Ukraine”.

 
“How do we build a strategy to promote Ukrainian education in the world? Pursuant to the Presidential Decree № 210/2020 “On Improving Higher Education in Ukraine”, the Government approved an Action Plan to promote opportunities for higher education in Ukraine for foreign students. The Strategy for Marketing Higher Education Services in the International Education Market has already been developed and is under public discussion” – emphasized Olena Shapovalova.
 

Communication management and strategic partnership play an extremely important role in the world. The “Study in Ukraine” brand is gradually becoming more and more recognizable in the international arena. In recent years, Ukraine has significantly strengthened its presence at various international educational conferences, exhibitions, etc. Since 2017, the Ukrainian State Center for International Education has organized and held more than 30 exhibitions and presentations of Ukrainian education abroad, including in India, Morocco, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Nigeria, Turkey, China, Lebanon, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, DR Congo, USA, Poland, etc.
 

The Forum also presented the Strategy of Public Diplomacy, first developed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. “Study in Ukraine” participated in the development of this extremely important document, which was presented in a speech by the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Emine Japarova.
 

“Our cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine is evidence of the need to unite the efforts of various state institutions in shaping the image of the country as an attractive educational destination” – noted the Director of “Study in Ukraine”.
 

Please familiarize yourself with the changes to the rules of crossing the Ukrainian border for foreign citizens!

 
From August 5, 2021 the rules of crossing the Ukrainian border for foreign citizens and persons with permanent residence permits are changed, due to the spread of the coronavirus strain “Delta”, the “quarantine” Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers №1236 from December 9, 2020 was amended.

 
According to the new rules, foreign citizens must have a COVID-19 insurance policy and one of the following documents to cross the border:
• negative PCR test result for COVID-19 (no more than 72 hours before crossing the border);
• negative result of an express-test to determine the coronavirus antigen SARS-CoV-2 (no more than 72 hours before crossing the border);
• a document confirming the receipt of a full course of vaccination from COVID-19 with vaccines included in the WHO list of permitted for use in emergencies, issued in accordance with IHR or in accordance with international agreements concluded by Ukraine on mutual recognition of vaccination documents.

 
If there is no document confirming receipt of the full course of vaccination from COVID-19 with vaccines included in the WHO, the foreigner (except persons under 18 and other categories of foreigners defined by the decree) should install an application called “Vdoma” (“Вдома”) and take the responsibility to initiate self-isolation in 72 hours in the absence of a negative PCR test for COVID-19 or express-test for coronavirus antigen SARS-CoV-2, made within 72 hours of crossing the border.

 
If it is impossible to use the “Vdoma” (“Вдома”) application, the citizen will be put under observation.

 
Importantly! The “Vdoma” (“Вдома”) application does not control or restrict the user’s movement for the first 72 hours after crossing the border. The application will monitor self-isolation from the third day or in case of a positive PCR COVID-19 test or express-test for coronavirus antigen SARS-CoV-2.

 
All persons, regardless of citizenship, who arrived from Russia or India and stayed in these countries for more than 7 days in the last two weeks, will be subject to stricter rules of self-isolation.

 
In particular, a mandatory 14-day self-isolation will be established for them, starting from the moment of the state border crossing without the right to its early completion.