The Ministry of Education and Science expects further support from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Ukraine. Minister of Education Serhiy Shkarlet said this during an online meeting with Lotta Sylvander, head of the fund's representative office in Ukraine. According to the words

The President of Ukraine signed a law exempting graduates from taking the mandatory final state certification this academic year. The relevant draft law was adopted by the parliament on April 13. It is expected that graduates of general secondary education will be exempted from school exams

In a quarter of the school canteens, violations of the norms of children's healthy nutrition were found. This was announced by the head of the State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection, Vladyslava Magaletska, during a seminar devoted to reforming school meals. By

The Ministry of Education has developed and approved requirements for interdisciplinary educational (scientific) programs of higher education. The document has already passed the state registration procedure at the Ministry of Justice and entered into force on April 16, 2021. As reported in the department,

The Cabinet of Ministers extended the state of emergency and quarantine until June 30, 2021. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during the government meeting. According to him, during this period, all Ukrainians should remain cautious

In the first reading, the Verkhovna Rada adopted draft law No. 4629-1 on improving the mechanisms of forming a network of lyceums for the introduction of high-quality specialized secondary education. The draft law abolishes the norm, when only city councils had the power to create communal lyceums

The Verkhovna Rada adopted in general the draft law on certain issues of the end of the academic year, which provides for the exemption of graduates of complete secondary education from the mandatory state final attestation in the form of an external examination. For the relevant draft law during the extraordinary session

The Ministry of Health has approved a new list of medical products, medicines and other materials that must be part of the medical kit for providing medical assistance in the medical center of the educational institution. The corresponding order was signed by the Minister of Defense

Already this year, institutions of higher education will have broad powers regarding independent management of funds, while remaining a non-profit organization. This is emphasized by the Ministry of Education, referring to the plan of priority actions of the government approved by the Cabinet of Ministers

According to the Terms of admission to study for higher education in 2021, some applicants have the right to enter the master's program based on the results of the entrance exam, instead of a single entrance exam in a foreign language and a single professional

The Ministry of Education plans to provide entrants to vocational education institutions with the opportunity to submit admission documents remotely. Deputy Minister of Education and Science Ihor Harbaruk told about this, commenting on the issue of the admissions campaign to institutions of professional education. For him

The Verkhovna Rada adopted the law "On Amendments to Certain Laws Regarding the Awarding of Scientific Degrees", which resolves the issue of awarding scientific degrees. According to the Minister of Education and Science, Serhii Shkarlet, these changes to the legislation are called for