Ukraine plans to reduce the number of state universities
Source: deputy education minister Mykhailo Vinnytskyi in an interview to The Ukrainians
Deputy Minister of Education and Science Mykhailo Vinnytskyi said that the number of higher education institutions in Ukraine must be reduced by three times due to the drop in the number of school graduates. In 2008, their number was 640 thousand, but last year – about 360 thousand.
‘A draft law on the prerequisites for the modernization of the network of higher education institutions has already been developed. In fact, this is a draft law not only about reducing the number of universities, but also about improving their quality,’ Vinnytskyi said.
According to the demographic forecasts, without taking into account the indicators of migration related to the war, there is evidence of a decrease in the number of people who were born in the territory of Ukraine 17 years ago. It is expected that by 2033, there will be about 300,000 graduates, and this number will depend on the return of territories not controlled by Ukraine now.
In Ukraine, excluding branches, there are 100 private institutions of higher education, 40 municipal ones, and approximately 170 state universities. As a result of the reform, approximately 100 should remain.
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