History Of Ukraine

Getting education in Ukrainian language became possible only in the twenties of the 20th century. The programme of liquidation of mass illiteracy that took place at the period made the education more democratic and accessible. During the Soviet Union times Ukraine was one of the most developed countries. Its economy demanded a great number of highly qualified specialists for implementation of scientific researches results in industry. These demands were met due to the big number of universities and institutes. Ukrainian scientists were the authors of new achievements in the area of air-space technologies, welding, IT, etc.
Success in Ukrainian
education drew attention of foreign students, since 1940 preparing was
underway in Ukraine. Nowadays, Ukrainian graduates take leading
positions in foreign companies spanning Asia, Africa and Latin America.
You can see them among state officers, doctors, engineers etc.
The
end of world confrontation and establishment of Ukraine as an
independent state opened new perspectives for Ukrainian education and
its integration into the academic world. Nineties are characterized by
deep changes in the national system of education. The changes in
structure and content of education started as the result of the
development of new marketing relations. Labor market demanded new skill
standards. Management, marketing, law, financing and computer
engineering were among priorities. At the same time with the state
sector private institutions had started to be developed. Foreign
languages such as English, German, French, and Spanish were the main
part of the curriculum that built favorable conditions for successful
preparation to International Language exams.