education

Nearly half of international students in Poland come from Ukraine

In the 2023-2024 academic year, 19,900 Ukrainian students were enrolled in Polish universities. By the end of the previous academic year, 45,000 Ukrainians were studying in the country, accounting for 45% of all foreign students.

6 November 2024, 08:57 PM

Government funds free elementary school lunches

Starting this month, Ukrainian elementary school students will receive free meals at school, the Cabinet announced on Oct. 4.

4 October 2024, 10:41 PM

Ukraine to adopt 12-year school education by 2027

Starting in 2027, Ukrainian students will attend another year of high school, spending 12 years in total before they graduate and can apply to universities, Education Minister Oksen Lisovyi announced on Sept. 23.

23 September 2024, 08:38 PM

Dutch Prime Minister visits Ukraine, tours school with Zelenskyy

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof arrived in Ukraine on an unannounced visit on Sept. 2, visiting a school in Zaporizhzhya to greet students on their first day of school alongside President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

2 September 2024, 05:42 PM

Zelenskyy chairs Staff meeting on energy, education, and military situation

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff on Aug. 30, to discuss energy issues, school preparations, and the situation near Pokrovsk, as reported by the president on X.

30 August 2024, 07:00 PM

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Help in times of crisis. How the Spromozhna platform supports the business development of Ukrainian women during the war

14 August 2024, 12:11 PM

Russian strike hits college in Kherson city center

The Russians hit an educational institution in Kherson, reported Kherson governor Oleksandr Prokudin on Facebook on July 28.

29 July 2024, 11:03 AM

Encrypted registration ensures safety for applicants from occupied Ukraine

The names of applicants from the occupied territories of Ukraine or those who moved from these areas after Feb. 24, 2022, are encrypted in all information systems used to process admission documents, according to Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets.

26 July 2024, 01:40 AM

High-scoring students to receive tuition grants through Diia app

Ukrainian students who get high marks on the National Multicurricular Test (NMT) will be eligible for university tuition grants, Ukraine’s Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced on July 18.

18 July 2024, 10:12 PM

At Kyiv’s request, Lithuania halts university funding for Ukrainian refugees

Starting September 2024, Lithuania will no longer subsidize university education for newly arrived Ukrainian refugees, Lithuania’s Education Ministry announced on July 15.

16 July 2024, 12:41 AM

Most PhD programs no longer grant mobilization deferment

Self-funded applications for doctoral programs in Ukraine will be now open only for part-time and evening studies, which do not grant deferment from military service, Education Minister Oksen Lisovyi announced on June 24.

24 June 2024, 10:57 PM

What happens when a power outage interrupts Ukraine's University Entrance Exams?

It's University Entrance Exam season in Ukraine, but what happens when power outages caused by Russia's relentless rocket attack attacks affect the more than 600 temporary examination centers across Ukraine?

11 June 2024, 10:50 AM

Russia invites Taliban to educational forum in Kazan

The Kremlin has extended an invitation to representatives of the Taliban, the terrorist group now in control of Afghanistan, to participate in the “Shaping the Future” forum in Kazan, The Moscow Times reported on June 8.

10 June 2024, 04:03 PM

11 Ukrainian universities named in 2024 QS World Rankings, but none higher than #700 - Who made the cut?

Kyiv's Shevchenko National University, the best of 11 Ukrainian universities on the 2024 QS World Rankings, was ranked below #700, according to the list released on June 4.

6 June 2024, 10:00 AM

230 children begin studies at Kharkiv’s newly opened underground school

Kharkiv's first underground school commenced operations on May 13, with 230 children beginning their studies.

14 May 2024, 06:20 PM

Zaporizhzhya announces plans for underground schools

Three underground schools will be built in Zaporizhzhya and 2 in Oblast, Zaporizhzhya Oblast governor, Ivan Fedorov, said on Telegram on May 1.

1 May 2024, 10:38 AM

Lyceums and colleges to start training civilian drone operators in Ukraine

This year, vocational schools in Ukraine are introducing a new curriculum called Civilian Drone Operator, Deputy PM and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov wrote in Telegram on March 1.

1 March 2024, 05:30 PM

Kharkiv teens navigate life and remote learning amidst Russia’s war against Ukraine

Stepan (15) and Yaroslav (16), both teenagers from Kharkiv, wake up to the relentless sounds of Russian shelling, a routine that began after their school was destroyed at the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. UNICEF Ukraine told their stories on Feb. 19.

28 February 2024, 01:35 PM

Ukraine and Lithuania partner up for groundbreaking school design contest

Ukraine, in partnership with Lithuania, has announced an international competition to design the "School of the Future," aiming to revolutionize educational spaces across the country, Mustafa Nayyem, Deputy Infrastructure Minister, reported on Facebook on Feb. 26.

27 February 2024, 05:12 PM

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