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UKRAINE
Area:603,700 sq. km
Borders with:
Russia, Belaruss,
Moldova, Poland,
Hungary, Romania,
Slovakia
Sea frontiers:
Turkey,
Georgia,
Bulgaria
Independence of Ukraine was proclaimed on August24,1991
Ukraine is the geographical center of Europe!
MAP OF UKRAINE
95% flatMountains:
.Carpathian in the West
.Highest Hoverla is2,061m high
.Crimean in the SouthAdministrative division:
.24 regions (oblasts)
.AR of Crimea
.Kyiv (the capital)
.Sevastopol (naval base)
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CARPATHIAN MOUNTAINS
Dragobrat skiing resort
.Snow from November till May
.1300 meters above sea levelOther resorts
.Rakhiv
.Mukachevo
.Svalyava
.YaremchaFor rafting, follow the rivers of
.Prut
.Bilyi Cheremosh
.Chornyi Cheremosh
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CRIMEAN BEACHES
Famous resorts
.Yalta
.Alushta
.Gurzuf
.Foros
.YevpatoriaTwo seas
.Black Sea
.the Sea of Azov
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POPULATION OF UKRAINE
.48.457 million people
.5th largest in Europe
.21st in the world
.Over 130 nationalities
.Highly educated
Russians17%
Others5%
Ukrainians78%
State Statistics Committee of Ukraine, All-Ukrainian population census-2001
Diaspora-strongestinUSAandtheCanada.
10mlnethnicUkrainiansliveontheterritoriesoftheformerSU.
5mlnethnicUkrainiansliveinotherforeigncountries.
CITIES WITH A POPULATIONOF OVER1MILLION
Kyiv theCapitalofUkraine(2.6million)
Dnipropetrovsk
Donetsk
Kharkiv
Lviv
Odessa
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Kyiv, the Capital
Also known as
.Center of Slavic culture
.the Mother of all Rus cities
.the Majestic
.the City of Gardens
Founded over 1.5 millennia ago
Looks both ancient & young
Come to see
.UNESCO World Heritage sites
.Millennia-old monasteries
.Medieval fortifications
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CLIMATE IN UKRAINE
Winter temperatures-8-12C (17.6F to 3F)
In the South: ~0C (32F)
Summer temperatures
18-25C (64,4F to 77F)
In the South: up to +35C (+95F),
with sea breezes softening the heat
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BLACK SEA:depth -2,000m,423,000sq. kmASOV SEA: depth 5-7 mPORTS: Odesa, Illichevs
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SEAS AND RIVERS
RIVERS AND LAKES
.Ukrainehasawealthofrivers.
.Morethanahundredofthemarelongerthan100km.
.Thelargestrivers:
-Dnieper,Dnister,SouthernBuh,Donets,Pruth,Danube.
.Riversplayanimportantroleinwatersupply,andareusedassourcesofenergy.
.Navigableriversareimportantfortransport.
.Thereareover3,000lakes.
.Thelargestfreshwaterlakes:Yalpuh(220sq.km)andSvytiazkeinPolissia(27sq.km).
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Mykolayiv Region
WILDLIFE
.19 million hectares of natural vegetation
.30 000 plant species
.45 000 animal species
.11 national nature parks
.4 biosphere preservation areas
.16 nature reservesDendrological parksAskania-NovaOleksandriaSofiyivka
NATURAL RESOURCESukrainian_diamond1
25% of the world black topsoil5% of the world mineral resources
.iron and manganese ores
.nickel, chromites, titanium, mercury
.complex oresNon-mineral resources
.largest in the world mineral wax & brimstone
.greatest in Europe graphite depositsPerspectives for
.metallurgic and chemical industries
.ceramics
.construction materials
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UKRAINIANS
.Hospitable
.Optimistic
.Joyous
.Hard-working
klichko
Serhiy BubkaTriple World Sportsmanof the Year6-time world championEuropean Champ
ionOlympic Championthe Vaulting Czar
Volodymyr Klitschko
Professional boxer
WBC Intercontinental Champion
WBA Intercontinental Champion
European Champion
WBO World Champion
INDEPENDENCE01.12.1991 90% of Ukrainians
.voted for IndependenceUkraine willingly got rid of its
.3rd in the world nuclear potentialConstitution adopted in 1996Elections-2004 we
re
.peaceful and democratic, though
.hard-line and uncompromising
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ThestatesymbolsofUkraineareNationalflag,NationalanthemandNationalemblem.
TheNationalFlagisarectangularclothwithtwoequalhorizontalstripes,theuppercoloredbl
ueandthelowergoldenyellow.
NATIONAL SYMBOLISMS
Ukraine is a unitarian state with single
citizenship.
Ukraine is the republicandhas:
its own constitution
higher and local bodies of state power:
thePresident
theVerkhovnaRada
localRadas
regionaladministrations
The National
emblemof Ukraine is
a golden Tryzub on a
blue shield.
UKRAINIAN ANTHEM
TheUkrainiananthemis
She ne umerla Ukrainy ni slava ni volya
(Ukraine's Glory and Freedom Has Not Yet Perished).
In1863theLvivjournalMeta(TheGoal)publishedthepoemofPaulChubynsky(1839-84),musicb
ytheGaliciancomposerMichaelVerbytsky(1815-70).
In1917itwasfirstlyofficiallyadoptedastheanthemoftheUkrainianstateandwasreestabli
shedinthebeginningof90's.
CONSTITUTION-1996
TheVerkhovnaRadaadoptedtheConstitutiononJune28,1996.
TheConstitutionestablishesthecountry'spoliticalsystem,assuresrights,
freedomsanddutiesofcitizensandisthebasisforitslaws.
CitizenshaveequalConstitutionalrightsandfreedomsandareequalbeforethelaw.
Therearenoprivilegesorrestrictionsbasedupon:
religion
face
gender
color of skin
political and other beliefs
ethnic and social origin
ownership
position
place of residence
language
THE CONSTITUTION GUARANTEES:
.Therightstolife,work,rest,education
.Socialsecurity,housing,
.Personalanddwellinginviolability
.Non-interferenceinprivateandfamilylife
.Freechoiceofresidence
.Healthprotection,medicalcareandinsurance
.
.Legalassistance
.Thesafeandhealthyenvironment
THREE BRANCHES OF STATE POWERCabinet of MinistersVerkhovna RadaThe PresidentJudi
cialExecutiveLegislativeConstitutional CourtCourts of GeneralJurisdictionSuperio
r Justice Council
LEGISLATIVE POWER -VERKHOVNA RADA
Speaker
2 Vice-Speakers
Secretariat
Committees
.Mixed majority-proportional elections
.Total of 450 deputies
.225 from majority-based districts
.225 based on political parties lists
.4% barrier for political parties
.226 votes to pass the law
.300 votes to change the Constitution
.300 votes to force the vetoed law
.Elections 2006
.Proportional system only
.3% barrier for political parties
EXECUTIVE POWERPresidentPrime-minister
Ministers and Ministries
State Committees
.The President appoints the Prime Minister
.Verkhovna Rada consents with 226 votes
.Prime Minister proposes Ministers
.President approves Ministers
.The President controls the Prime Minister
.Prime Minister reports to the parliament
.Cabinet of Ministers:
.Issues decrees and regulations
.Proposes and executes state budget
THE GOVERNMENT OF UKRAINE
ThehighestbodyoftheexecutivepoweristheCabinetofMinisters,
whichisresponsibletothePresidentandisaccountabletotheVerkhovnaRada.
.CarriesoutdomesticandforeignpolicyoftheState,thefulfillmentoftheConstitutionand
actsofthePresident,
.Developsandfulfillsnationalprogramsontheeconomic,
scientificandtechnological,socialandculturaldevelopmentofUkraine
POWERS OF THE GOVERNMENT
UndertheConstitutionthepowersofthegovernmentaredividedinto3branches:
.thelegislative,whichconsistsoftheVerkhovnaRada(Parliament),
.theexecutive,headedbythePresident,
.thejudicial,whichisledbytheSupremeCourt.
PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE
.headofthestateandspeaksonbehalfofstate
.electeddirectlybythevoters
.atermof5years
.nomorethan2fullterms
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JUDICIAL POWERConstitutional CourtSuperior Justice Council
Courts of General
Jurisdiction
.Interprets the Constitution of Ukraine
.Validates the laws against the Constitution
.the Supreme Court of Ukraine
.highest specialized courts
.the Cassation Court of Ukraine
.the Appellate Court of Ukraine
.local courts
.Proposes judges for appointment or dismissal
.Controls the formation of corps of judges
.Examines cases involving unjust judging
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TRANSPORTATION FOR BUSINESS
Ukrainian railways network4 of 10 European transport
corridors run through
UkraineDense network of:
.273 700 km of highways
.22 510 km of railways
.4 500 km of water ways
.42 900 km of pipelines
.250 000 km of air routes
ECONOMICS STRUCTURE
% of GDP31%
13%
3%
53%
IndustryAgricultureConstructionServices
Osteuropa Institut paper No. 243, 15.10.2002; analysis of Frankfurter Allgemeine
Zeitung
ECONOMICS AND PRODUCTION
Ukraineisrichinindustrialrawmaterials,
90kindsofmineralshavebeendiscoveredhere.
Completelysatisfiesneedsin:
.iron,manganeseandtitaniumores,
.rocksalt,cement,mineralpaints,
.graphite,mercuryanduranium.
Ukraineusedtobe
.thefirstinEuropeinironoreextraction,
.thesecond-incoalminingand
.thethird-inproducingelectricenergy.
All these resources can be exported.
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ECONOMICS AND PRODUCTIONAnnualoilneed-30mlntons;
Ownoil-5mlntonsayear;
Owngas-23percentofneeds.D:\Documents\....., ......\Irex\Presentations\Pics\Promy
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Main importers:
Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan
ENERGY
.Ukraineusedtoproduceabout300blnkw/hofelectricalenergy.
.Thebiggestpart(25%)wasproducedatnuclearpowerplants.
ItisevidentthatUkraineshouldpaymoreattentiontoregenerationsourcesofenergy(solar,
wind,tidal,hydrothermal)andtoresourceand-energysavingtechnologies
INDUSTRY
AnnuallyUkraineusedtoproduce:
600mlnmofsteelpipes
(includingpipesofwidediameter)
14mlntonsofrolledsteelmetal
7mlntonsoflowtemperedsteel
andusedtosmelt45mlntonsofcastiron
and53mlntonsofsteel
Thecountryhasgreatcapacitiestoproduceitsownrockets,planesandseavessels(ships)
AGRICULTURE
.
Steppes and plainscompose the most
part of the territory of Ukraine and the
topsoils are mainly black.
The Ukrainian chernozemsare famous
for their productivity and they are the
biggest treasure of the Ukrainian land.
25% of the world s black rich soils are in Ukraine.
Ukraine has about 30 thousand hectars of landafter cultivation.
AGRICULTURE
Grainproductionusedtobealmost1tonperperson.
Alargevarietyofgraincultures,fruitsandvegetablesisgrownhere,
e.g.wheat,rye,barley,oats,corn,buckwheat,sunflower,hemp,flax,potatoes,
onions,tomatoes,cabbages,etc.
Ukraineusedtoproduce100kgofsugarperperson
(France-65,Germany-60,USA-25).
Annualmeatproductionusedtoamountto70kgperperson
(USA-120,Hungary-160,Germany-95,Poland-75).
UKRAINE AS A GRAIN EXPORTER
UKRAINIAN ECONOMY TODAY
CROSS VALUE ADDED BY SEPARATE KINDS OF
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
CHANGE OF CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
DIFFICULTIES OF DOING BUSINESS
Most frequently named problems deal with the:
complainstotheruleoflawand
theneedtostrengthenthejudicialsystem
In particular, it is often cited:

thelackofacomprehensivelegalframeworkforguaranteeandenforceprivatepropertyrights
contractualobligations
andcorporateagreements.
Corporategovernanceisanotherissuethatrequirescontinuousattention.
PROBLEM CASES
Experienceshowsthatacceptablesolutionscanusuallybefoundinmostproblemcases.
DisputesinvolvingUSbusinessesshowthatthenumberofproblemcaseshasneverexceeded1%oft
hetotalnumberofUSinvestmentprojectsinUkraine.
PRIORITIES OF NEW GOVERNMENT
toreducethetaxburdenonbusinesses
introducefavorableregimesforinvestmentactivitiessuchasconcessionsandindividualpro
duct-sharingagreements.
THE GOAL IS TO REALIZE THE

ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF UKRAINE:
a48-million-strongmarket
aneconomyrichinresources
ahighly-educatedlow-costlaborforce
UKRAINE'S BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
a)complexandchallenging
b)unprecedentedopportunitiesforinvestorswhocan:
aligntheirownneedswiththeneedsoftheUkrainianmarket,
combinelocalexpertisewiththebestinternationalpractices,
useapractical,hands-onapproachindevelopingthemarket.
Ukraineofferslong-terminvestmentpotentialforthosewhounderstandtheregionandfollow
acarefulrisk-tolerantprogramofdevelopment.
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Grygoriy Skovoroda
Aprominentcentreofscienceofthe18thcenturywasKyivMohylaAcademy.
ThecreationoftheUkrainianAcademyofSciencesin1918wasaneventofhistoricalsignifican
ce.
Amongitsfoundingmemberswere:
V.Vernadsky,afamousscientistandnaturalistofthe20thcentury;
M.HrushevskyandD.Bahalii historians;
S.Timoshenko mechanicsexpertandmanyothers.
AssociatedwiththeAcademyarethenamesofmanyoutstandingscientists,
amongthem:
.physicistandmathematicianM.Boholiubov,
.biologistM.Kashchenko,
.archaeologistandethnographerM.Biliashivsky.
World-reputedschoolsappearedheadedby:
.D.Hrave(algebra),
.M.Krylov(mathematicalphysics),
.Y.Paton(electricweldingandbridgeconstruction),
.L.Pysarzhevsky(chemistry),
.O.Dynnyk(mechanics)andmanyothers.
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Hlushkov(1923 1982)
Vernadsky(1863 -1945)
Amosov(1913 -2002)
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Acad. V. Vernadsky -founder of
first Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences
SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
Red Building of Kyiv University
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Comprises170researchcentreswithpowerfulresearchandproductivefacilities.
ItrankswithEuropeanleadingscientificcentres.
Amongitsachievementsareoutstandingaccomplishmentsinnaturalhistoryandtechnology,a
longwithtangiblecontributionstosociologyandthehumanities.
Since1962itsPresidenthasbeenBorisPaton,adistinguishedscientist,
organizer,honorarymemberofAcademiesofSciencesinmanycountries.
SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENTS
Agreatdealhasbeendoneintheleadingsciencesoverthepastyears.
Thus,theworld sfirstlaserdatastoragecameastheresultofcomplexdevelopmentsmadebyexpe
rtsininformatics,physics,physicalmetallurgyandchemistry.
Worldprioritieshaveanumberofachievementsinmachinebuilding,rocketandcomputertechn
ology,molecularbiology,geneticengineering,microbiologyandmedicine.
TheNationalAcademyofUkrainemaintainsandexpandsinternationalcontactswithacademies
andresearchassociationsallovertheworld.Overthepastseveralyearsresearchandtechnol
ogicalcooperationtreatiesandagreementshavebeensignedwithmanycountries.
Launch of Zenit3 from Oddesa
Platform
HIGHER EDUCATION
Thenetworkofhighereducationalinstitutions 997
Universities,academies,institutes 330(235 state)
Ukraine shighereducationsystemcomprised
.81universities,
.48academies,
.149institutes,
.117colleges,
.2conservatories,
.327technicalschools,
.216vocationalschools
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Foryearsofindependencethenumberofstudentshasincreasedfrom310upto468personsper10,
000citizens.
TheaveragecontingentperonestateHEI 5,000students.
EDUCATION
TheaverageageofstudentinUkraine-19years.
Thequantityofdisabledstudentsincomparisonwith1995hasincreasedfrom2,5thousandupto
6thousandpersons.
G. Charpak, PhysicistNobel Prize Laureate, borned in Ukraine
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997HEI:
86%arestate14%otherformsofpropertyownershipEDUCATION
Non-state(private)HEIaremandatoryandlegallyacknowledgedandcontrolledbythestateth
roughlicensingmechanismandaccreditation.
ThetotalnumberofHEIstudentsinUkraineis2,300,00050.6%-femalestudents.
Thenumberofforeignstudents-25,000
Yuriy Kondratyuk
Inventor, space-scientist
ACCREDITATIONSYSTEM
Level1 vocationalschoolsandotherHEIsequaledtothemwhichteachjuniorspecialistsusinged
ucationalandprofessionalprograms(EPPs);
Level2 colleges,otherHEIsequaledtothemwhichteachbachelors,
andifnecessarybejuniorspecialists,usingEPPs;
Level3 institutes,conservatories,academies,universitieswhichteachbachelorsandspecia
lists,aswellasjuniorspecialistsifnecessarybe,
usingEPPs;
Level4 institutes,conservatories,academies,universitieswhichteachbachelors,speciali
stsandmasters,aswellasjuniorspecialistsifnecessarybe,usingEPPs.
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40.6%and39.2%-thestatebudget;
11.1%and0.6%-thelocalbudget;
47.5%and59.2%-oflegalandphysicalpersonsbudgets;
0.8%and1%-industriesbudgets.
FINANCING OF HIGHER EDUCATION
47,200 lecturers carry out the teaching process in the 1-2 AL of HEIs
72,600professorsandlecturersinthe3-4ALofHEIs,amongthem
6,600fullprofessorsand36,500associateprofessors
Theaverageprofessor/studentratioinUkraineis1/13.6
Mykhailo OstrogradskyMathematician
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Among496projectsoninternationalgrants,thepartofHEImakesup
36projectsatotalcostismorethan
3,5millionUSdollars.
Other60jointprojectsarecarriedoutby20universitieswithintheframeworkof13interstat
eprogramsofscientificandtechnicalcooperation.
RESEARCH IN HEI
Atpresentthereare82interstateand45interdepartmentalcontractswith56countries,15of
whichonthebilateralrecognitionofdegreediplomas.
EU "Tempus" Program-90 projects ,sum of 25 mln Euro(since 1993)
Igor Sikorsky, Aircraft DesignerHelicopter s Inventor
MULTI-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Doctor of Science
Candidate of Science (Ph.D.)
Master of Science
Specialist
BachelorJunior SpecialistSecondary School (Elementary, Middle, High)
Scientific levels
Basic Higher
Education
FirstHigher Education
Level
Obligatory Education Level
Cabinetof Ministersof Ukraine
StateAccreditation
Committee
Secretariat
and Service
Department
Ministry of
Education
of Ukraine
Specialization
Council
Institute of
Methods and Subjects
of Education
University,
Institute, College,
School, etc.
Department
Scientific-Methodical
Commission of experts
for training directions
SCHEME OF ACCREDITATION RELATIONSHIPS
HISTORY AND CULTURE
Ukraine has an ancient history.
Theterm"Ukraine"wasfirstmentionedinthechroniclesofancientSlavsintheXIIcentury.
KyivRus:
-3Slavnations:theRussians,theUkrainiansandtheByelorussians
-20non-SlavianpeoplesoftheBaltic,Volga,NorthernCaucasusandBlackSeaareas.
LiketheRussianandtheByelorussiantheUkrainiannationalitywasformedinthe14 15centurie
s.
Ukrainehasbeenfamousforitssongsandballadsforthousandsofyears.
HISTORY AND CULTURE
Therearealotofhistoricalandculturalplaces,publiclibrariesandstatemuseums:
.Kyiv-PecherskLavra
.St.Sophia sCathedral
.TheGoldenGate
.ThemonumentstoT.Shevchenko,thegreatpoetofUkraine,toBogdanKhmelnitskyandPrinceVl
adimirUkrainianbooksareexportedto100countries.
ST. SOPHIA S CATHEDRALMICHAILOVSKIY
GOLD-DOMED
MONASTERY
THE USPENSKYICATHEDRAL
ST. PANTELEIMON S
CATHEDRAL
THE GOLDEN GATE
ANDRIIVSKA CHURCH
PROFESSIONAL THEATERS
PHILARMONIC SOCIETIES
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IVAN FRANKO S DRAMA THEATRE
Ivan Franko s Monument
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Lesya Ukrainka s Monument
Ivan Kotlyarevsky s Monument
MYKOLAYIV
.The Museum of Regional Studies
.The Art Museum,
.The Museum of Shipbuilding,
.TheTheatreofRussianDrama,
.TheUkrainianMusicTheatre,
.ThePuppetTheatreandmanyhistoricalmonuments.
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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
.UkraineisoneofthefoundermembersoftheUnitedNationsOrganizationandparticipatesint
heworkofmanyinternationalorganizations.
.TodayUkainiancitieshavefriendlyrelationswithmanycitiesinothercountries.Inpartic
ular,
.Kyivhasmanytwin-citiesabroad:Kyoto(Japan),Krakow(Poland),
Edinburgh(GreatBritain),Florence(Italy)andsomeothers.
.DonetskhasfriendlyrelationswithSheffield(UnitedKingdom),
Magdebourge(German),Odesa withRegensbourge(Germany).
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