Students will be able to form their own educational trajectory, regulate the pace and duration of their studies, and change their major or specialty after a year or a year and a half of study. The corresponding bill №10177 was adopted by the Verkhovna Rada, said Mykhailo Fedorov, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine for Innovation, Development of Education, Science and Technology - Minister of Digital Transformation, on Tuesday, UNN reports.
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"Individual educational trajectories - the Rada has adopted draft law No. 10177. In the second reading, 306 deputies voted in favor of the bill," the official said on Telegram.
What will change for students
According to Fedorov, "students will form their own educational trajectory, regulate the pace and duration of their studies, and, if necessary, will be able to change their specialty after a year or a year and a half of study.
For example, he said, a student has not yet decided on a specific specialty, so he enters the interdisciplinary program "Social Sciences". There are several specialties within it: sociology, social work, and political science. After a year and a half, the student decides that political science is closer to him or her, chooses this specialty and continues to study it purposefully. Those who have decided on a specialty from the beginning will be able to continue to enter it directly, Fedorov said.
Also, according to the Deputy Prime Minister, contract students will be able to determine the duration of their studies at the university. A student will be able to complete a 4-year bachelor's program in three years or vice versa - combine study with work and complete it in 6-8 years.
"We are adapting Ukrainian education to European standards. In the top European universities, students study according to this system," summarized Fedorov.