Education in
Ukraine
The
system of comprehensive education
in Ukraine includes primary forms and junior and senior secondary forms.
Children usually go to school at the age of 6 or 7.
There
are some pre-school institutions, like nursery schools or kindergartens, but
they are not obligatory.
Primary
forms include 1 to 4 forms. Junior secondary forms include 5 to 9 forms.
After
the 9th form pupils can enter technical schools of different types. Those who
want to enter higher educational institutions should complete 11-12 forms.
Students can also enter higher educational institutions after graduating from
specialized colleges or lyceums. They prepare students in different fields,
whether the humanities or the sciences. Some of them are organized under the
authorities of higher educational establishments.
The
system of higher education is presented by universities, polytechnic institutes
or specialized institutes.
Universities
offer a five-year course of study and usually have from six to twelve departments.
Institutes train specialists for industry, agriculture and economy. Most of them have been conferred the status of Academy or University recently.
Students are also offered postgraduate education and scientific research work.
Nowadays because of the bad state
of our national economy not many young people are
engaged in the research work. But still in some fields of science there are
outstanding discoveries and research papers.
Some universities and institutes have refresher
courses.
Recently a great number of private educational establishments have appeared.
Some institutions have fee-paying groups or departments. Students may get education there at the same high level as in the state
institutions.
Ministry of Education and Science
introduces a lot of changes into the teaching process trying to create the
up-to-date educational system which will be similar to those in European
countries. The main aim of these reforms is to make Ukrainian students mobile
so that they can easily find a job or get further education abroad.
Vocabulary:
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include
— включати
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the humanities — гуманітарні науки
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technical school
- технікум
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research - дослідження
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obligatory – обов’язковий
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up-to-date - сучасний
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the
sciences — природознавчі науки
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refresher courses – курси підвищення кваліфікації
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Questions:
1. What does the system
of secondary education in Ukraine
include?
2. At what age do
children go to school?
3. What is the system of
higher education presented by?
4. Whom do the
institutes train?
5. Are there any private
educational establishments in Ukraine?
6. What is the main aim of the
reforms in our system of higher education?
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