The state will allocate UAH 200,000 to doctors who completed their internship this year and will work in rural areas or in frontline territories. To receive the payment, documents must be submitted by October 10.
Starting from September 24, 2025, higher education students began receiving electronic certificates for educational grants in "Diia", the confirmation of which will last until October 25. Grants cover the cost of contract-based education fully or partially, being transferred directly from the Ministry of Education and Science to the educational institution's account.
Minister of Education Oksen Lisovyi presented the draft state budget for 2026 for the education and science sector, the total volume of which is 257. 4 billion UAH. The document provides for a 30% increase in teachers' salaries from January 1 and another 20% from September 1, as well as investments in school safety.
The Ministry of Education and Science failed to properly provide textbooks to schoolchildren. The Verkhovna Rada Committee recognized the work of the Ministry of Education and Science as unsatisfactory.
The draft State Budget for 2026, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers with a deficit of 18. 4% of GDP, will be presented to the Verkhovna Rada on Friday. The document envisages expenditures of UAH 4.8 trillion and revenues of UAH 2.826 trillion, with an increase in defense expenditures to UAH 2.8 trillion.
The Ukrainian government has allocated UAH 7. 3 billion for the development of science and innovation in the draft State Budget-2026, which is almost three times more than in 2025. The funding will allow for the modernization of laboratories, support for researchers, and the launch of public-private partnership programs.
Nadiia Leshchyk clarified that parents have the right, but are not obliged, to make charitable contributions, which can only be paid to the treasury accounts of the educational institution. State and communal educational institutions cannot create public organizations or charitable foundations.
In the 2026 state budget, expenditures for the National Academy of Medical Sciences, the Ministry of Energy, and the Ministry of Community Development significantly increased. At the same time, expenditures for the State Property Fund, the State Space Agency, and the Ministry of Defense were reduced.
The agency approved an action plan for the approbation of this model, which will include pilot testing and the development of a special educational platform.
Artificial intelligence can create individual learning paths for Ukrainian students, but it is important to be aware of the risks of its incorrect use. The First Deputy Minister of Education and Science, Yevhen Kudriavets, emphasized the need for ethical use of AI.
More than 900 centers for studying the subject "Defense of Ukraine" are already functioning in Ukraine, where tactical medicine and drone operation are taught. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, noting the modern equipment and methodology.
Google is investing $1. 5 million in the modernization of the Ukrainian digital educational product "Mriya". The funds will be used for AI integration and platform expansion for schools, kindergartens, and universities.
A study for the Fifth Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen revealed that 31% of Ukrainian students experience anxiety or fear during their studies. 58% of Ukrainian students consider support to be the main quality of a teacher during the war.
Deputy Minister of Education Nadiia Kuzmychova stated a critical shortage of teachers in natural sciences, mathematics, and modern technologies. At the same time, there are more language, literature, and social studies teachers in Ukraine than needed.
The Ukrainian electronic diary "Yedyna Shkola" is now available by subscription for UAH 48. 99 per month. Parents are outraged, and the Ministry of Education has not yet commented on the innovation.
The Ministry of Education has developed a draft resolution on the introduction of a "zero course" for applicants who failed the NMT. After a year-long program, students will still take the NMT for fair distribution.
The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine has opened additional admission for Ukrainian graduates of Polish lyceums and technical schools. Admission is possible based on the results of the "matura" exam on a contract basis.
4,800 applicants from the occupied territories entered Ukrainian universities during the main period. Enrollment after August 1 implies first a contract, then transfer to state-funded education.
On September 3, applications for postgraduate studies began to be accepted through electronic accounts. The Ministry of Education and Science warns about the impossibility of changing data after submitting the first application.
Two thousand schools from 24 regions of Ukraine joined the state educational ecosystem "Mriya". The application covered about a million participants in the educational process and continues to expand.
Oleh Hryhorov, head of the Sumy Oblast Military Administration, announced the opening of 5 underground schools by the end of September and 11 by the end of the year. This is part of a program to support frontline regions, which envisages the construction of over 200 underground schools.
The new academic year in Ukraine will begin on September 1 and last until June 30, 2026. Changes will affect school funding, organization of education, and construction of shelters.
The admission campaign to vocational schools in Ukraine continues until October 1, 2025, with almost 70,000 applications already submitted. No NMT (National Multisubject Test) is required for admission, and training is possible on a state-funded or contract basis.
Heads of educational institutions have the right to decide on the admission of unvaccinated children to study. Restrictions are possible during outbreaks of infections, but not as a punitive mechanism.
Deputy Minister of Education and Science Dmytro Zavgorodnii announced future changes in vocational education, including the introduction of new professions and training programs. Supervisory boards will appear in vocational education institutions, which will influence the quality of education and the appointment of managers.
Men aged 18-22 can return to Ukraine without a military registration document, but they will not be able to go abroad without it. There are no restrictions on entry to Ukraine for citizens.
Almost 98,000 Ukrainian families have submitted applications for the "Schoolchild's Package," which accounts for over half of registered first-graders. Most applications, namely 94,000, were processed through the "Diia" application.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved an experimental project on the introduction of academic-oriented secondary education programs in schools. The project will last until the end of August 2027, preparing for 12-year education.
Ukrainian schoolchildren are preparing for the new academic year with an updated curriculum, including a new mandatory subject "Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy" and significant changes in the teaching of "Defense of Ukraine. "
Changing the government's decision regarding the merger of two universities in Kamianets-Podilskyi may have serious corruption consequences.
