Useful materials for applicants on Ukrainian Higher Education Reforms for projects justifications
Documents on Developments in Higher Education System of Ukraine:
– Association Agreement between European Union and Ukraine: http://www.kmu.gov.ua/kmu/control/uk/publish/article?art_id=246581344
– Activity Plan for Implementation of Association Agreement: http://www.kmu.gov.ua/control/uk/cardnpd?docid=247612342
– Strategy of Reforms 2020: http://www.president.gov.ua/news/31289.html Useful portal for Strategy documents: http://reforms.in.ua/2020/
– Education Development Strategy (under development – working groups)
– Strategy on Higher Education Reform (under development – working groups)
– Law on Higher Education of Ukraine (2014) in Ukrainian language: http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1556-18 (Translation into English “Law on Higher Education of Ukraine” (2014): Law_Higher Education_Ukraine_EN_2014)
– Draft Law on Amendments to Budget Code in implementation of Law on Higher Education was registered by the Parliament’s Committee on Education and Science (under consideration)
– In line with new Law on Higher Education the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine should establish the Independent National Quality Assurance Agency by September 2015.
New Law regulates the following (in short):
– level of HE “Specialist” will be eliminated
– “Junior Bachelor” will become the short-cycle within HE 1st cycle
– Junior Specialist will be moved to the Vocational Education and Training
– introduction of 3 cycle system including the level of PhD
– Independent National Agency on HE quality assurance is to be created
– expansion of autonomy and academic freedom, student self-government in HEIs
– academic standards should comply with NQF (NQF as an basic for development of academic standards and curricula)
– curricula should be developed on competence-based approach using learning outcomes (ECTS implementation)
– for the period of academic mobility the status and stipend, salary and work place at the university will be retained for students and academics, respectively
– universities are to be granted the role to recognise the degrees/diplomas of foreign universities.
Useful presentation for Programme Countries: http://www.erasmusplus.org.ua/2014-05-30-14-56-19/prezentatsii/category/1-materialy-informatsiinykh-dniv.html?download=42:useful-for-programme-countries-partners
Useful presentation in Ukrainian language: http://ihed.org.ua/images/pdf/4_09_2014_seminar_SK.pdf
National Portal on Law on Higher Education of Ukraine implementation:http://osvita.gov.ua/
Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers “On approval of the National Qualification Framework” (2011): http://zakon3.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1341-2011-%D0%BF
– Action Plan for introduction of the National Qualification Framework was adopted by Joint Order of the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Social Policy (2012)
Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers “On approval of the National Qualification Framework” (2011): http://zakon3.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1341-2011-%D0%BF
– Action Plan for introduction of the National Qualification Framework was adopted by Joint Order of the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Social Policy (2012)
– National Education Development Strategy till 2021 (2012) http://www.mon.gov.ua/images/files/news/12/05/4455.pdf