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.

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.

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.