MINISTRY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMY, TRADE AND AGRICULTURE OF

Skills development in Ukraine CROSS-SECTOR OVERVIEW

Ukraine has a high level of educational attainment: many university students, high literacy rate and significant number of graduates who contribute to industrial and scientific progress. However, in the increasingly fast-paced world employers become more demanding, so the need for the development of new skills is growing rapidly.

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT ECOSYSTEM

Education Business (New Ukrainian School, (corporate schools and universities, HE, VET, private education) educational programs and trainings)

Social partners Lifelong education (Centres of Excellence, online courses and webinars)

Policy makers Sector organisations

Clusters Individuals

WHY UKRAINE

Fundamental Developed State Developed scientific institutional digitalization legal background capacity program framework

Historically Qualified International and strong human Creativity Innovation EU standards education capital

Skills development in Ukraine, 2018 - 2020 KEY FIGURES

1,44 mln students at universities, 100+ R&D centres academies, institutes

333,6k graduates from universities, 99% literacy academies, institutes in 2019

50,2k graduates from colleges 73% Ukraine’s labor force with and technical schools advanced education in 2018

281 75,3% Gross enrolment ratio, universities, academies, institutes tertiary education in 2018

338 colleges and technical schools Member of the PISA

Around 900 state-owned VET providers Member of the Bologna Process

Around 2 000 private VET providers Member of the Torino Process

Around 20 private business schools

UKRAINE IN GLOBAL RANKINGS

Ukraine shows an overall increase in 2020’s Global Innovation Index. The country has significantly improved in education (20 ranks up) and R&D (10 ranks up)

Ranked th among Ranked th among 131 countries by 45 45 139 countries by Global Innovation Index 2020 Global Creativity Index

23rd in Knowledge creation sub-index

32nd in Knowledge diffusion sub-index Top-1000 in QS World University 45th in Knowledge impact sub-index Rankings 2021

23rd in Education sub-index Regularly highly ranked 32nd in Tertiary education sub-index at the annual International Mathematical Olympiad 44th in R&D sub-index

23rd in Intangible assets sub-index Gradually improving in 39th in Online creativity sub-index the Doing Business ranking

Skills development in Ukraine, 2018 - 2020 MAJOR HE and VET INSTITUTIONS

Volyn Rivne Oblast Oblast 10 4 Zhytomyr 5 Chernihiv 10 Sumy Oblast 13 Oblast 5 Oblast 4 14 4 10 22 7 4 Lviv 25 65 20 5 Khmelnytsky Kyiv Kharkiv 28 12 Oblast Oblast Oblast 6 Oblast 4 Ternopil 8 10 12 Oblast Oblast 32 8 11 9 14 Cherkasy 6 9 9 Oblast Ivano-Frankivsk Vinnytsya 9 Zakarpattya 25 Donetsk Oblast 4 Oblast 30 Oblast Kirovohrad Oblast 5 3 Oblast 4 Dnipropetrovsk Chernivtsi 13 11 Oblast Oblast 7 18 20 Mykolayiv Zaporizhzhya 15 Oblast Oblast 9 9 Number of universities, Odesa 12 12 8 Oblast academies, institutes in 2019 Kherson Oblast Number of colleges and technical schools in 2019

266 HE offering master degree

Specialty Management and administration 199 Mechanical engineering 57

Social sciences 166 Electrical engineering 55

Information technology 109 Architecture 53

Law 103 Journalism 48

Public administration 95 Transport 45

Education/pedagogy 93 Mathematics and statistics 37

Natural sciences 91 Electronics and telecommunications 37

Humanities 87 Civil security 37

Culture and art 80 Chemical and bioengineering 36

Service sector 69 Agricultural sciences 34

International relations 64 Biology 31

Automation and instrumentation 63 Veterinary medicine 14

Health care 63 Theology 6

Production and technology 58 Military sciences, national security, 5 state border security Social work 58

Skills development in Ukraine, 2018 - 2020 Top 10 specialties 2020 by number of applications

42 379 Marketing Law 116 689 43 791 Psychology Management 92 147 46 844 Finance, banking and insurance

47 038 Software engineering Philology 76 708 50 841 Economics Computer science 63 410 62 676 Pedagogy

Top 10 most popular HE institutions by number of applications

1 Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv 6 National Aviation University 2 National Technical University of Ukraine 7 Kyiv National Economic University “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” named after Vadym Hetman 3 Ivan Franko National University of Lviv 8 V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University 4 Lviv Polytechnic National University 9 National Pedagogical Dragomanov University 5 Kyiv National University of Trade 10 National University of Life and and Economics Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

CLUSTERS and HE/VET COOPERATION

Ukrainian clusters engage advanced companies in development of the national education system. They aimed to create and modernize innovational tech programs through cooperation between companies and universities.

Kyiv IT Cluster cooperates with National Technical University of UkraineIgor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Kyiv Academic University, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, State University of Telecommunications, Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman and European University

Lutsk IT Cluster cooperates with Lesya Lviv IT cluster closely cooperates with Ukrainka Eastern European National Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, University, Lutsk National Technical Lviv Polytechnic National University, and University and ITEA courses in 2017–2019, cluster worked on the construction of innovational student labs Precarpathian Eco-Energy Cluster cooperates with Vasyl Stefanyk Lviv Publishing and Printing Cluster cooperates Precarpathian National University with Stavropigion Higher Vocational School of and Ivano-Frankivsk National Lviv and Ukrainian Academy of Printing Technical University of Oil and Gas IT Cluster Konotop cooperates with Classical Ivano-Frankivsk IT Cluster cooperates Vocational College of Sumy State University, with Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical Konotop Institute of Sumy State University University of Oil and Gas and Vasyl and Konotop Industrial and Pedagogical Stefanyk Precarpathian National University Professional College of Sumy State University

Cherkasy IT Cluster cooperates with Kharkiv IT Cluster cooperates with National Cherkasy State Business College Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute”, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National Chernihiv IT Cluster cooperates with University and Kharkiv National University Chernihiv Polytechnic National University of Radio Electronics Vinnytsia IT Cluster cooperates with Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University, Vinnytsia National In 2019, 950 Ukrainian organizations carried Technical University, Vinnytsia State Pedagogical out R&D work, of which 43.1% refer to the University, Vinnytsia Technical College, Beetroot public sector; 42.9% – to business; 14% – to HE. Academy and Rainbow School Skills development in Ukraine, 2018 - 2020 CROSS-SECTOR EXPORT STRATEGY SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IN UKRAINE

Development of highly skilled workforce supported by initial and Vision continuous industry-relevant learning programs leading to export competitiveness and growth

Strategic Objectives

Facilitate entrepreneurial Provide high-quality learning opportunities spirit among the youth for new and existing export businesses and help SMEs develop managerial skills Ingrain training programs into the larger entrepreneurship ecosystem

Enhance collaboration between the industry, HE and VET

Align educational Collect consistent, up-to-date labor market offering to business information to meet needs of the priority sectors needs, in particular SMEs Provide market-oriented information on labor offering and needs to meet aspirations of young people and track jobs in high demand by export sectors

Establish a national platform for communication between government and business aimed at collaboration, planning and development of skills necessary to enhance exports and competitiveness

Develop a national cluster Ensure economic welfare by fostering innovations, program for collaboration soft skills, management and technical skills through and development of skills increasing the variety of high-quality learning necessary to facilitate strategies and learning activities export growth and competitiveness Ensure that flexible and diverse HE and VET offerings are available, which will help develop a vibrant and responsive HE and VET ecosystem

Develop a knowledge base of cluster initiatives

Launch a cluster development program

Skills development in Ukraine, 2018 - 2020 MINISTRY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMY, TRADE AND AGRICULTURE OF UKRAINE