2. Ukraine has got rather
developed system of
education.
General secondary
education is free and
compulsory. There are many
gymnasiums, lyceums and
private schools in Ukraine.

3. The secondary school
must secure a uniform
level of knowledge
necessary for each
student.
Post-secondary education
is provided by technical
schools, colleges and
institution of higher
learning: universities,
academies and institutes.

4. Primary/Gen. Sec. Ed.
Primary 4 yrs. (entry age 6)
Basic Gen. Sec. 5
Complete Gen. Sec. 2
Total 11

5. Secondary Grading
To 2000 Since 2000 Ukrainian English US
5 10, 11, 12 Відмінно Exc. A
4 7, 8, 9 Добре Good B
3 4, 5, 6 задовільно Sat. C

6. Original Cert. of Complete General Secondary Ed.

7. Accreditation Levels of Higher
Education Institutions
•Level I
–Specialized Schools, Technical Schools,
Colleges
•Level II
–Colleges, some institutes
•Level III
–Institutes, Conservatories, Academies,
Universities
•Level IV
–Institutes, Conservatories, Academies,
Universities

8. Specialist / MasterSpecialist / Master
Complete Higher EducatiComplete Higher Educatinn (Specialist)(Specialist)
•• specialized degree, derives from the Soviet-era specialistspecialized degree, derives from the Soviet-era specialist
training systemtraining system
•• 1 year after bachelor or 5 years (6 in medicine) in a uniform1 year after bachelor or 5 years (6 in medicine) in a uniform
program after complete secondary educationprogram after complete secondary education
•• awarded by Level III or IV HEIs (Master)awarded by Level III or IV HEIs (Master)
•• graduate degreegraduate degree
•• 2 years after bachelor or 1 year after specialist2 years after bachelor or 1 year after specialist
•• awarded by Level III or IV HEIsawarded by Level III or IV HEIs

9. At each instituteAt each institute
or university thereor university there
is a post-graduateis a post-graduate
course with post-graduatescourse with post-graduates
working for their scientificworking for their scientific
degrees.degrees.

10. Home Schooling
Educating children at home
is legal in Ukraine and
expressly allowed for in
Articles 59 and 60 of
Ukraine’s Education Law

11. There are many scientific, educational and academic
centers in Ukraine:

12. Kyiv with its famous National University named after T. Shevchenko

14. Polytechnic University

15. Kyivo-Mohylyanska Academy which resumed its work in 1991. There are three
faculties in the Academy now: the humanities, social and national
sciences.

16. Lviv is the leading scientific and cultural center of
Western Ukraine. It has a number of research
institutes of high level.

17. Lvov Polytechnic National University

19. Chernovtsy
National University

21. Kharkov University
has 10 faculties.
Ukraine numbers a total
of 1.5 million
college and university
students.

22. Graduates from the Ukrainian
institution of higher learning
become famous writers, prominent
diplomats, economists, chemists,
mathematicians and others.

23. Tavrida National Vernadsky University

24. State University of Telecommunications