Information by the Incoming Co-Chair: Ukraine

Information by the incoming co-chair: Ukraine

BFUG Board meeting LXVI September 24, 2019 Country information First references: 1st half IX century, Kyivan Rus Area: 603,700 sq. km Kyiv Population: 42,2 million Lviv Capital: Kyiv Oﬃcial language: Ukrainian Currency: hryvnia (UAH)

First constitution in the world: Fastest growing industry: 1710, Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk IT, 20-29% sales increase in 2018

Nominal GDP, %

Source: Kreston GCG Ukraine Higher Education system in Ukraine

▪ 282 higher education institutions: o 209 state HEIs o 73 private HEIs

▪ 1,43 million students ▪ 75,6 thousand international students from 154 countries ▪ 127 thousand teaching and research staﬀ

▪ 29 ﬁelds of education

▪ Law ‘On Higher Education’ (2014): o HEIs’ autonomy o 3-cycle system and ECTS o ESG-based QA system Sources: UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, National Erasmus+ Oﬃce in Ukraine International performance of Ukrainian higher education National results in Horizon 2020 Progress of Ukraine in Erasmus+ Call 2014-2018

Drivers for University-Business Collaboration in Ukraine Ukrainian HEIs in U-Multirank 2019

Sources: U-Multirank, Global University Engagement Monitor, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, National Erasmus+ Oﬃce in Ukraine Co-chairing schedule 1. BFUG meeting LXIX (Kyiv)

Date Event March 3, 2020 PLA for TPG LRC on Automatic Recognition (Erasmus+ KA3 project ‘Implementation of LRC compliant recognition practices in the EHEA (I-Comply)’ March 3, 2020 Welcome reception (evening) March 4-5, 2020 Bologna Follow-Up Group meeting March 6, 2020 Drafting Committee meeting

2. BFUG Board meeting LXX (Lviv) Date Event April 2, 2020 Drafting Committee meeting April 3, 2020 Bologna Follow-Up Group Board meeting BFUG venues Kyiv

Founded: 482 A.D. Area: 874 sq. km Population: 2,9 million Student population: 343,6 thousand

National Technical University of Ukraine Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (1834) "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute" (1898)

Lviv Founded: mid-XIII century A.D. Area: 182 sq.km. Population: 724,7 thousand Student population: 108,9 thousand (Lviv region)

Ukrainian Catholic University (2002) Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (1661) Contact information

Olexandr Smyrnov, Head of Analytics, Funding and International Relations Expert Group, Directorate of Higher and Adult Education, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine Peremohy Ave. 10, 01135 Kyiv, Ukraine E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +38 (044) 4814760 Mob: +38 (050) 4210082

Kateryna Suprun, State Expert at Analytics, Funding and International Relations Expert Group, Directorate of Higher and Adult Education, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine Peremohy Ave. 10, 01135 Kyiv, Ukraine E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +38 (044) 4814760 Mob: +38 (068) 5748948

Meeting of the National Bologna Follow-Up Group (March, 2019)

Source: Press Center of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine Welcome to Ukraine!