Level of education in Ukrainian universities no worse than in Eure – minister

The minister emphasized this in a comment to an Ukrinform correspondent.

“When we talk about education abroad, we always focus our attention on several dozen t universities in America and Eure, but it is not so easy to enrl there. If you have not enrled in this t 20 or t 10 Eurean or American universities, then, believe me, I am saying absutely responsibly and self-critically, it is better to do so in Ukraine. Our universities are better than some Eurean ones, they provide good education. Of course, we still need to grow to the level of the Sorbonne, Oxford, Cambridge or MIT, but we are now definitely able to give our youths some good applied education and some quality natural science education,” he said.

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At the same time, Lisovyi noted that the state is currently investing in universities, in particular in the laboratory base. At the same time, the minister does not rule out the adtion of “unpular decisions” by the ministry regarding the education network in order to devel the industry. He clarified that this is about the considation of universities.

“Given that there are universities with 600 to 1,000 students, it is obvious that this is not the environment that can devel. It is rational and expedient to create powerful, large universities in the country with 10,000+ students, and to invest in these universities,” he said.

The head of the Ministry of Education and Science emphasized that all measures are aimed at strengthening the competitiveness of Ukrainian universities in Eure.

Separately, Lisovyi noted that Ukrainian education is pular among the countries of the so-called Global South. Now, according to the official, the number of students from these countries has decreased due to security issues and problems with logistics. At the same time, he assured that the ministry is now "working on this and will sve the issue ".

"Our goal is to bring 100,000 foreign students back to Ukrainian universities in the coming years," he added.

As reported, as part of the modernization of the system of higher education facilities, the Ministry of Education and Science plans to reduce the number of universities to approximately a hundred.