Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
Schools and universities will receive autonomous power sources to operate during blackouts. Universities must develop projects to attract donor funding.
The Ministry of Education and Science dismissed the Rector of KNU, Volodymyr Bugrov, due to the expiration of his contract. The former rector is accused of corruption offenses and involvement in a high-profile sex scandal.
Over 355,000 people registered for the NMT-2026, which is 43,000 more than last year. Foreign language became the most popular elective subject.
The state has announced the need for new textbooks to be printed at public expense in 2028. The process will include a mandatory one-year approbation in schools.
Registration for the EVI and EFVV will last until May 14 through admissions committees or online. For a state-funded postgraduate program, a minimum of 300 points is required.
The Ministry of Education and UNICEF have signed a plan to finance educational projects for 2026. The funds will be used to educate one million children and support teachers.
The mandatory motivational letter has been canceled, and a limit of 10 applications has been set. Registration of personal accounts will begin on June 25 for 9th-grade graduates.
As a result of the April 15 attack, three universities in Dnipro were damaged, and two people were injured. All the aforementioned educational institutions are located near each other.
The Cabinet of Ministers will allocate a subvention for the complete renovation of natural science and technology classrooms. Funds will be received by lyceums that will join the network of specialized schools in 2027.
The discipline "Fundamentals of National Resistance" is being introduced in universities and colleges for all students. The training includes working with weapons and medicine.
Communities will receive UAH 46. 5 million for the renovation of 19 food preparation units with high readiness. Starting in September, all students in the country are planned to be provided with hot meals.
The Ministry of Education and Science is launching the GO VET project to modernize the management of vocational education institutions. The new governance model will be tested in 15 selected vocational schools.
The Cabinet of Ministers is launching an experimental project for systemic labor market planning. The forecast will be updated annually to form state orders.
373,000 applicants applied to participate in the testing, most of them used Diia. Errors in documents can be corrected or the subject can be changed by April 7.
The government has set B1 and B2 levels for category A officials and university rectors. The requirements will come into effect several years after the end of martial law.
The main registration period for the test lasts until April 2 inclusive. From May 11 to 16, applications for the additional session of the national exam will begin.
Applicants often send screenshots from Diia instead of scanned copies and incorrect certificates. More than 295,000 future applicants have already registered for the test.
The SBU exposed a scheme of misappropriation of budget funds through manipulations with staff and student numbers. More than 20 searches were conducted in the case at the homes of the suspects.
Police searched Mykhailo Poplavsky's premises due to a scheme involving the misappropriation of state funds. According to the investigation, there may have been instances of entering fake data on the number of students to receive inflated budget payments.
The Cabinet of Ministers approved 80 academic scholarships for gifted students with disabilities. Payments will begin in September 2026 for high academic achievements.
University students will study the basics of national resistance and pre-medical care in accordance with the new law. The training program will be developed jointly by the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Defense.
The European Commission will finance the construction of shelters and inclusive spaces for 2,000 children. The First Steps Forward project will start in April 2026.
The Ministry of Education is introducing new rules for university admission in 2026. Motivational letters have been abolished, the number of applications has been limited, and the weight of creative competitions has been changed.
Ukrainian colleges and schools will receive desktops, laptops, and interactive panels from JICA. The aid will cover 382 institutions as part of the recovery program.
The Ministry of Education is starting the selection of PhD projects for the training of doctors of philosophy within the framework of the experiment. Participants will receive funds for research and salaries.
The Ministry of Education has approved the list of institutions for the second stage of the reform starting in 2026. Students will be able to choose their study profiles, and the government has allocated UAH 1.2 billion in subventions.
Starting in September 2026, payments for students of all forms of ownership will double. The minimum academic scholarship will be 4000 hryvnias per month.
Oksen Lisovyi announced free hot meals for all students starting in 2026. Over 14 billion hryvnias have been allocated in the budget for the implementation of the reform.
The Ministry of Education has confirmed the status of 85 schools abroad. Teachers of these institutions will have their experience credited upon returning to Ukraine under certain conditions.
Entrance examinations will be conducted in the format of external independent evaluation (ZNO) with a mandatory unified entrance exam (EVI). The main testing session for master's and postgraduate students will begin in June and July.