On December 20, 2021, a meeting on the organization of recruitment and education (internship) of foreigners and stateless persons was held at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine chaired by the First Deputy Minister Andrii Vitrenko.
The meeting was moderated by the director of the Ukrainian State Center for International Education Dr. Olena Shapovalova.
The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the State Migration Service of Ukraine, the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, the National Police of Ukraine. The meeting was also joined by educational institutions whose entrants or students were detained while trying to illegally cross the state border of Ukraine.
The introductory speech was made by the First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine Andrii Vitrenko. He spoke about the current state of the issue, provided statistics and emphasized the role of educational institutions in working with applicants.
Also spoke during the meeting:
• Kuryliuk Yuriy Bohdanovych – Head of Administrative Jurisdiction of the Border Protection Department of the Administration of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine;
• Kovalchuk Yuriy Volodymyrovych – Head for Combating Cross-Border Crime of the Department of Operational and Investigative Activities of the ASBGSU;
• Hanushchak Yuriy Mykolayovych – Deputy Head of the 1st Department (Organization for Combating Illegal Migration) – Head of the 1st Branch of the Migration Police Department of the NPU.
The participants discussed the issue of taking measures to eliminate probable causes and conditions leading to attempts to illegally cross the border of Ukraine by foreign entrants or students.
One of the reasons for the emergence of illegal migration among the contingent of foreign students is the cooperation of educational institutions with dishonest agents. This is confirmed by the fact that most of the foreign entrants detained at the border are entrants who have been issued invitations for study, registered through agents.
Attention was also paid to the procedure of issuing educational invitations to the entrant personally. It was emphasized that university rectors are personally responsible for improper work with foreign students.
