SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION OF UKRAINE

In Ukraine as in other developed countries, higher education is considered to be one of the main human values. Ukraine has developed from the past a well-developed system of higher education. Education system in Ukraine has centuries-old history, national traditions and high prestige in the world.

The first Ukrainian university – Kyiv- Mohyla Academy was founded in 1632. Other oldest universities are Lviv University (1795), Kharkiv University (1804), Taras Shevchenko National University (1834), Odessa University (1868).

According to the “Law on Education” of Ukraine all the applicants who would like to enter higher educational institution have equal rights irrespective of the sex, race, nationality, social and property status occupation, world outlook, religion and other circumstances.

The structure of the higher education of Ukraine was built up according to the structure of education in the developed countries of the world as determined by UNESCO, UN and other international organizations. The higher education constitutes integral part of the system of education of Ukraine as provided by the Law of Ukraine “On Education”. It ensures the fundamental scientific, professional and practical training by the following educational and qualification degrees: "Junior specialist", "Bachelor", "Specialist, Master".

The higher education is received in high educational institutions of levels of accreditation on the basis of: basic general secondary education, complete general secondary education and educational-qualification degrees “Junior Specialist” and "Bachelor", as well as "Specialist, Master" as postgraduate education.

Training of specialists, in higher educational institutions may be carried out with the interruption of work (daytime education), without interruption of work (evening correspondence education), by the combination of these two forms, and for certain professions - without attending classes.

Admission of citizens to higher educational institutions is made on the competitive basis according to skills and regardless of the form of ownership of an educational institution and sources of payment for education.

There are four levels of accreditation established according to the status of higher educational institutions:

• first level -technical schools, vocational schools and other higher educational institutions equated to them;

• second level - college and other higher educational institutions equated to it;

•third and fourth levels (depending on the results of accreditation) - institute, conservatory, academy, and university.

Higher educational institutions train specialists pursuant to the following educational and qualification levels:

•junior specialist - is provided by technical and vocational schools, other higher educational institutions of the first level of accreditation;

•bachelor - is provided by colleges and other higher educational institutions of the second level of accreditation;

•specialist, master - are provided by higher educational institutions of the third and fourth levels of accreditation. Taking into account the structure of higher education, its first phase contemplates the receipt of higher education of the educational - qualification level "Junior Specialist"; the second phase - "Bachelor" (basic higher education); the third phase - "Specialist", “Master” (complete higher education).

The network includes 979 higher educational institutions of I-IV levels of accreditation (vocational schools, technical schools, colleges, institutes, academies, and universities).

The network of higher educational institutions of I-II levels of accreditation includes 664 higher educational institutions, including 593 institutions of the state form of ownership and 71 ones of other forms of ownership with 528 thousand students in total.

The network of higher educational institutions of III-IV levels of accreditation numbers 315 institutions, including 223 institutions of the state form of ownership. Among them there are 106 universities, 59 academies and 150 institutes. 48 universities and academies have the status of the national ones. 1,403 thousand students study at universities, academies, institutes, including 1,086 thousand students of 17-24 years old, who receive higher education, that constitutes 90% of the total number of students.

Specialists having degree of higher education are trained in 70 areas that include more than 500 professions: economics, commerce, business; engineering, education, humanitarian sciences, natural sciences, medicine, law, culture and arts, design, engineering, information technology, the media, science, etc.

Requirements to the contents, scope and level of the educational and professional training in Ukraine are determined by the State Standards of Education. The state standard of education means the aggregate norms that specify requirements to the educational and educational - qualification level.

The state standard of education is developed for each area of training (profession) for various educational-qualification levels.

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