On September, 23 2012 a project presentation “Education system of Ukraine” has been presented atInternational Educational Exhibition “A2 FallKazakhstanFair”, organized with the help of the Ministry ofEducation and Science in Kazakhstan.

On September, 23 2012 a project presentation “Education system of Ukraine” has been presented atInternational Educational Exhibition “A2 FallKazakhstanFair”, organized with the help of the Ministry ofEducation and Science in Kazakhstan.

The participants were: the Consul general of Ukraine in Almaty Liudmila Protasova, representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sport in Ukraine – state enterprise “Informationalimage centre”, representatives of Ukrainian universities, particularly Karazin Kharkiv National Universityand Kharkiv National University of Radionics.

Liudmila Protasova, the Consul general of Ukraine in Almaty: “In my opinion, the presentation aboutthe system of higher education in Ukraine and the opportunities for the young Kazakhstan people hasutmost importance for modern Kazakhstan. Unlike the older generation of Kazakhstan people, manyof whom in soviet times were studying in Ukraine and have better memories both about the level ofeducation, professors and about the country as a whole, Kazakhstan youth unluckily lacks informationabout Ukraine and the prospects of education in our country. That is why this is the factor of primaryimportance for me being a diplomat, for building Ukrainian image and positioning Ukraine as a countrywith the high level of education and culture. I think Ukraine is highly competitive on the educationmarket and is ready for obtaining a large number of Kazakhstan students.

A program of “accelerated industrial development” is now actively promoted. It demands training highquality specialists in many spheres. I am sure that Ukrainian universities are able to provide or at leasttake part in training such specialists for Kazakhstan.

Not many people know that in September 2010 a bilateral treaty between the Ministry of Educationin Ukraine and the Ministry of Kazakhstan republic was signed. The treaty opens broad possibilities forsuch cooperation. Today there is an agreement between Taras Shevchenko National University in Kievand Gumilev Eurasian University in Astana not only about students’ exchange, but also pedagogicalexchange. I think this direction should be developed in order to promote scientific exchange andrestoring those contacts existed in the times of Soviet Union between our universities.

There are two more important factors in terms of positioning of Ukraine in Kazakhstan: highprofessionalism shown by “Informational image centre” under the Ministry of Education in Ukraine withMrs. Sergienko as a head and also the level and high level of Kharkov higher education representatives.Hardly there is a better campaigning than the opportunity to speak directly with specialists whorepresent Ukrainian education and learn information about the opportunities of studying at first-hand. Another perspective direction for Ukrainian education in Kazakhstan may be opening branches ofuniversities just like another countries do.”

Ukrainian presentation and exposition aroused great interest among Kazakhstan enrollees and students,elder students and their parents, as well as youth planning to obtain additional qualification. Thanksto presentation they learnt actual information about the benefits of higher education in Ukraine.Particularly, the questions of Ukrainian diplomas recognition in other countries, powerful scientificuniversities and institutes, Alpha
competitiveness of specialists having Ukrainian diplomas at the labor market, the conditions ofentering and living in Ukraine while studying were spotlighted.

Presentation in Kazakhstan was the first step in the program of promoting Ukrainian education forforeign markets; the program is realized by the Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sport inUkraine.

A few days earlier, on September 21, Ukraine has presented the benefits of local educationfor Azerbaijani audience. The presentation was held as a part of 6th Azerbaijani internationalexhibition “Education and career” – this is the only event at the governmental level officially supportedby the Ministry of Education in Azerbaijan.

The presentation was visited by the representatives of Ukrainian embassy in Azerbaijan republic: councilor Rustam Rustamov and the third secretary on culturally-humanitarian and informational issuesYuriy Lupey. Vasiliy Shyk, the director of “Ukrainian governmental centre of international educationin Ukraine” under the Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sport in Ukraine, opened thepresentation. He scarcely described Ukraine and is educational system and also provided informationabout Ukrainian legal system towards Azerbaijani people living on the territory of Ukraine. He statedthat the citizens of Azerbaijan may come to Ukraine for 90 days without registration. In case whena citizen of Azerbaijan come to Ukraine for studying, the enrollee comes to Ukraine by invitation ofuniversity, chosen by the enrollee and after the interview the institution draws a student a temporaryresidence permit.

Victoria Sergienko, the director of state enterprise “Informational-image centre” under the Ministryof Education and Science, Youth and Sport in Ukraine, reported that there were more than 90% ofUkrainian citizens who had secondary and higher education. “Ukraine is among top ten countries inwhich there is the greatest number of foreign students. Ukraine is a tolerant country, and there are nointerracial, ethnic or religious conflicts.Studying in Ukraine, you spent less for living and education than you do in Europe while the level ofspecialists teaching in Ukraine meets the level of teaching in European Union and North America. Foreign students get diplomas of state standard in two languages and these diplomas are acknowledged in the whole world.

”The public warmly welcomed the audience speech of a representative of Kharkiv National University ofRadionics Murad Omarov, the director of the Education Centre for Foreign Citizens, whose motherlandis Azerbaijan. The interest towards presentation was also caused by the fact that technical specialties,offered by the university, are of great demand in Azerbaijan and Ukrainian programmers are very muchvalued at the international labor market.

Stanislav Ignatiev, the director of the Centre of International Cooperation under Karazin KharkovNational University told about the innovations in the education system in Ukraine. According to hisstory, Ukraine’s joining the Bologna process not only increased the general level of higher education, butalso opened an opportunity for Ukrainian students’ job placement in Europe.

In the opinion of docent Zarif Nazirov, a provost in scientifically-pedagogical direction and internationalcooperation under Karazin Kharkiv National University: “Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan are strategicmarkets for Ukraine. It’s very important to develop education project further, providing maximumamount of Ukraine and the rules of entering to Ukrainian universities. Kazakhstan students werepleasantly surprised, when they learnt that in order to enter magistracy they only have to beinterviewed for language skills and a core subject.”

Materials: state enterprise “informational-image centre”