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Pre-higher Education System
Duration of compulsory
education
Age of entry: 6
Age of exit: 15
Structure of school
system
Type/level of education:
Primary
Type of school:
PRIMARY SCHOOL (POCHATKOWA SHKOLA)
Length of program (years): 4
Age level:
from 6 to 10
Type/level of education:
Lower Secondary
Type of school:
LOWER SECONDARY (OSNOWNA SEREDNIA SHKOLA)
Length of program (years): 5
Age level:
from 10 to 15
Certificate awarded:
SWIDOCTWO PRO NEPOWNU SEREDNIU
OSWITU/LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL
LEAVING CERTIFICATE
Type/level of education:
Upper Secondary
Type of school:
UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL (STARSHA SEREDNIA SHKOLA)
Length of program (years): 2
Age level:
from 15 to 17
Certificate awarded:
ATESTAT/MATRICULATION SCHOOL CERTIFICATE
Type/level of education:
Complete Secondary
Type of school:
COMPLETE SECONDARY SCHOOL (ZAGAL NOOSVINTIA SEREDNIA SHKOLA)
Length of program (years): 11
Age level:
from 6 to 17
Certificate awarded:
ATESTAT/MATRICULATION SCHOOL CERTIFICATE
Type/level of education:
Upper Secondary
Type of school:
UPPER SECONDARY SPECIAL SCHOOL (LICEI)
Length of program (years): 3
Age level:
from 14 to 17
Certificate awarded:
ATESTAT/MATRICULATION SCHOOL
CERTIFICATE
Type/level of education:
Special Education
Type of school:
UPPER SECONDARY SPECIAL SCHOOL (GIMNAZIA)
Length of program (years): 3
Age level:
from 14 to 17
Certificate awarded:
ATESTAT/MATRICULATION SCHOOL CERTIFICATE
Type/level of education:
Vocational
Type of school:
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL (PROFESIJNO-TECNICHNE UCHYLYSHCHE)
Length of program (years): 4
Age level:
from 14 to 18
Certificate awarded:
ATESTAT, SWIDOCTWO PRO ZAKINCHENNIA
UCHYLYSHCHA/MATRICULATION SCHOOL
CERTIFICATE, VOCATIONAL SCHOOL LEAVING
CERTIFICATE
Type/level of education:
Vocational
Type of school:
VOCATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOL (TECHNIKUM)
Length of program (years): 5
Age level:
from 14 to 19
Certificate awarded:
ATESTAT, DIPLOM TECHNIKA/MATRICULATION
SCHOOL CERTIFICATE, PROFESSIONAL
SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVING DIPLOMA
Description of secondary
school system
All children 7 to 15 years old attend the nine year compulsory
school. If parents wish so, the child may start from the age of six. Options
after the comprehensive school: upper secondary school, or vocational education.
Upper secondary school: 2-year general school ending with Matriculation
Examination, permitting successful students access to university and other
higher education schools. Present vocational education system covers both
general secondary and vocational programmes, with separate tracks for comprehensive
school leavers and matriculated students. The system is being reformed.
Higher Education System
Structure of system
Higher education in Ukraine includes universities, and
a non-university sector i.e. approximately 160 institutions of higher education,
with 4-6 year postsecondary studies, centralized and financed by public
funds. Higher education is administered by the Ministry of Education which
coordinates the activities of higher schools and supervises the higher
schools which are under other ministries. Since 1992 the whole system of
Ukrainian postsecondary education is considered "higher education", and
according to the "Law on Education" includes the following levels and categories
of establishment: level I - technical and vocational schools; level II
- technicums and colleges; level III - institutes; level IV - universities,
academies and some institutes. Ukrainian levels I and II may be compared
in Western countries to institutions such as technical and vocational schools.
Most Ukrainian "institutes" (there are 89) are ranked at level III and
(sometimes) IV. The Ukrainian term "institute" means a fully-fledged institution
of higher education with faculties (departments) and own programmes.
Institutions of level IV (universities, academies or institutes) carry
out research and award doctoral degrees. The degree system is under reform:
The old system had only one stage of undergraduate studies, the degree
of "Specialist", awarded after 5 years of study. The new system comprises
two stages: undergraduate and graduate, with several degree levels. The
two systems still co-exist.
Main types of higher
education institutions in country
Type of institution: UNIWERSYTET
Translation:
UNIVERSITY
Type of institution: AKADEMIA
Translation:
ACADEMY
Type of institution: INSTYTUT
Translation:
ISTITUTE
Type of institution: KONSERVATORIA
Translation:
CONSERVATOIRE
Type of institution: KOLEDGE
Translation:
COLLEGE
Main laws/decrees governing
higher education
Name of law/decree:
Law on Education
Date:
1903
Institution type: state
and private system of education
Administrative structure
of higher education
Name of body:
Ministry of Education. Department of Higher Education.
Address:
Street: Peremoht prosp.
City: Kiev
Postal code: 252 135
Telephone: (380-44)2262661
Fax: (380-44)2741049
E-Mail: 055@miuosvit.niiit.kiev.ua
Academic year
Classes start:
September
Classes end:
June
Long vacation:
from 1 July, to 31 August
Languages of instruction
English, Russian, Ukrainian
Stages and Organization of Higher
Education Studies
Higher
vocational/technical studies
Since 1992 the whole system of Ukrainian postsecondary
education is considered "higher education". According to the "Law on Education",
the following levels and categories of establishments offer higher vocational
education: level I - technical and vocational schools; level II - technicums
and colleges. They award the qualification of Junior Specialist. Level
III, institutes, are university-level institutions.
University
level studies
Stage 1:
Bakalavre
Description: The academic and professional diploma of
Bakalavre (BA, BEd., BMed.) is awarded after 4 years of successful study
(6 years for Medicine). The Bakalavre programme comprises basic higher
education and professional training in a given professional field. It is
an intermediate degree. The degree of Specialist is awarded after five
years of study.
Stage 2:
Main stage-Magister
Description: The main stage of higher education has an
average duration of five to six years, depending on type and discipline.
Graduation requires not only the necessary credits and examinations, but
also the preparation and successful presentation of a thesis. To be awarded
the Magister degree, the student have to have in-depth scientific knowledge
for the solution of professional and theoretical problems. The Magister
diploma indicates the professional title and the field of specialization.
Stage 3:
Doctoral degree-1
Description: Ukraine keeps a two-degree system at doctoral
level: "Kandidat nauk" (Candidate of Sciences, comparable to the Ph.D.),
and "Doctor nauk". The first qualification is obtained by submitting and
publicly defending a thesis, and passing the required examinations. The
candidate's thesis can be prepared while following various forms of post-graduate
studies.
Stage 4:
Doctoral degree-2
Description: The degree of "Doctor nauk" is the highest
scientific degreein Ukraine, comparable to "Habilitation" in some Western
countries. This degree is awarded to candidates already holding a "Kandidat
nauk" degree, on the successful presentation and defence of the "Doctor
nauk" (habilitation) dissertation. The habilitation dissertation should
represent a major contribution to the development of a given field or branch
of learning, and has to be published entirely or at least its main parts.
Teacher
education
Training of primary/basic
school teachers
Pre-primary and and primary school teachers are trained
in teacher-training institutions of I, II, and III levels of accreditation
(vocational schools, technikums, colleges, institutes). Practical training
at kindergarten and primary schools are part of the teacher training programme.
Training of secondary school
teachers
Training is provided by higher education institutions
of III and IV level of accreditation (institutes and universities), in
different faculties (Education, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Physical
Education, etc.). The programme for teachers includes standard topics of
education and psychology. Teachers of practical/vocational courses are
trained in the technical education institutes.
Training of higher education
teachers
There are no special forms of training for higher education
teachers. Teachers of higher education are recruited among university graduates
holding a Magister or Kandidat nauk degree who have followed special education
courses through various types of assistance.
Non-formal
studies
Distance higher education
A network of correspondence and evening courses is intended
for persons who are already employed. Candidates for such courses must
not only pass an entrance examination, but also prove they effectively
worked for a certain time.
Lifelong higher education
Some institutions of higher education (mostly private)
have departments of continuing education providing teaching based on the
principles of general higher education. Obtaining diplomas depends on credits
obtained in required topics, as well as on the presentation of a memoire.
Higher education in industry
A certain number of higher education institutions organize
evening classes in industry, which are of the same level as full-time studies.
Other forms of non-formal
education
The television of Ukraine broadcasts educational programmes
of different levels for students and teachers in schools ranging from primary
to upper secondary. These programmes are desiged to introduce teachers
to new pedagogical methods.
Grading system
Usual grading system in (upper)
secondary school
Numerical grading system from
2 to 5 is used: 2 - unsatisfactory; 3 - satisfactory; 4 - good; 5 - excellent.
Highest on scale: 5
Pass/fail level:
3/2
Lowest on scale:
2
Main grading system generally
used by higher education institutions
5-2 (very good, good, satisfactory,
unsatisfactory; sometimes the marks '+' and '-' are added to the principal
grades).
Highest on scale: 5(very
good)
Pass/fail level:
3(satisfactory)
Lowest on scale:
2(unsatisfactory)
Admissions to Higher Education
Admission
to Vocational/Technical Studies
Admission to higher vocational/technical
or other professionally oriented non-university level studies
Secondary school credential/certificate/diploma(s)
required for entry
Name of sec. school credential:
ATESTAT/MATRICULATION SCHOOL CERTIFICATE
Minimum score/requirement: satisfactory
For: all higher technical/vocational
and professional non-university studies
Total number of years of primary
and secondary school study: 11
Alternative(s) to these credentials:
none
National admission entrance
examination requirements
Name of test/exam: ENTRANCE
EXAMINATION
Minimum score
: determined by each school
For: some of the courses (decided
by each school)
Name of test/exam: QUALIFICATION
TEST
Minimum score
: determined by each school
For: some studies (decided by
each school)
Name of test/exam: QUALIFYING
INTERVIEW
Minimum score
: determined by each school
For: some studies (decided by
each school)
Numerus clausus established
in the country for students entering higher vocational/technical education
At level of institutions: Y
At country/state level: N
Specified restrictions of
the country/state level:
These studies are intended for graduates of general secondary
schools holding the matriculation school certificate. However, graduates
with other secondary school certificates may be accepted.
Admissions
to university level
Secondary school credential/certificate/diploma(s)
required for entry
Name of sec. school credential:
ATESTAT/MATRICULATION SCHOOL CERTIFICATE
Date:
1995/1997
Source:
International Personnel Academy, Kiev, Ukraine, June 1996
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