Almost 180,000 first-year students are enrolled in Ukrainian institutions of higher education: Ministry of Education
On September 1, the new academic year in higher education institutions officially started in Ukraine. This year, 178,720 first-year students were enrolled in universities, academies and institutes (not including entrants to military and specialized institutions, statistics for which are not disclosed), notified the Ministry of Education and Science.
“Everyone who chooses to study at a Ukrainian university makes a conscious choice — to get an education at home and be part of the future of Ukraine. The state consistently supports students and teachers: budget places provide free education and scholarships, and grants partially cover the payment of the contract and are directed to a special fund of the university. This gives higher education institutions autonomy in the use of funds — in particular, to increase the salaries of employees and strengthen the quality of the educational process, – said the Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine, Oksen Lisovyi.
64,873 students will study under the state order, another 30,000 can receive grants. Thus, more than half of this year’s entrants have financial support from the state. As of September 1, a total of more than 750,000 students are studying in Ukraine at undergraduate courses (1–4 courses), as well as at all medical, veterinary, and pharmaceutical courses (medical masters).
The Ministry of Education and Science reported on the ten most popular specialties among applicants for the budget. Most students are enrolled in the specialty “secondary education” – 5,909. Next come “medicine” – 3,762, “computer sciences” – 2,979, “construction and civil engineering” – 2,580, “agronomy” – 2,283, “software engineering” – 2,161, “electrical engineering” – 2,083, “philology” – 2,052, “therapy and rehabilitation” – 1,836, “automation, computer-integrated technologies and robotics” – 1,675.
“The Ministry calls on HEIs in safer regions to plan work and study schedules in such a way as to maximize the classroom work of students and research teams. Returning to the face-to-face format wherever possible increases the quality of education and interaction in university communities, the department noted.
