COMPARISON OF

UKRAINE, UK, USA

HIGHER EDUCATION
OVERKOVSKIY YELYSEI
HIGHER
EDUCATION
IN
UKRAINE
199 public HEIs and 87 private HEIs - namely
universities, academies and institutes – function in
Ukraine.
Since 2005 Ukraine is a full-member of the 
European Higher Education Area. Study programmes
at Ukrainian higher education institutions are designed
according to the Bologna process requirements. All
graduates get issued Diploma Supplement which
allows recognition of Ukrainian qualifications in the
European Union.
First level of higher education equals 4 years of formal
studies and leads to Bachelor’s degree.  In Ukraine, it
is also possible to receive a short-cycle qualification –
“Junior Bachelor” - within a maximum of 2 years.
Based on the first degree, the Master can be received
after a further study period of up to two years. Doctoral
degree programmes usually last four years.
Higher educational establishments are headed by
Rectors. Protectors are in charge of academic and
scientific work. An institute or a university has a
number of faculties, each specializing councils which
confer candidate and doctoral degrees.
The system of higher and secondary education in
Ukraine is going trough a transitional period. The
main objectives of the reforms are: to decentralize
the higher education system, to develop a new
financial mechanism, to give more academic freedom
to faculties and students. All secondary schools,
institutes and universities until recently have been
funded by the state. Now there is quite a number of
private fee-paying primary and secondary schools,
some universities have fee-paying departments.
HIGHER
EDUCATION
IN
UK
 Generally speaking, there are 3 degree levels in the UK, foundation
pathway courses, undergraduate and postgraduate studies. Foundation
pathway courses serve to prepare you for attending a UK higher
education institution, should your academic and/or English language
skills are not sufficient for studying on a degree programme straight
away.
 The below table shows the national
breakdown of UK universities and how they
stand across the spectrum of above average
(receiving a score of ‘A’ (very good) or ‘B’
(good)), or below average (receiving a score of
‘D’ (below average) or ‘E’ (weak)). In doing so,
U-Multirank offers a clear picture on the
countries strengths and areas for improvement.
UK higher education institutions perform
strongest in U-Multirank’s teaching & learning,
international orientation, and research
dimensions.
HIGHER
EDUCATION
IN
USA
This section gives an overview of the 4 main types
of higher education institutions in the USA. There
are 2-year community colleges, professional
education/schools, universities/institutes of
technology as well as 4-year colleges and graduate
schools forming part of universities. The latter two
are of particular interest to students wishing to
pursue undergraduate or graduate studies. Ensure
your university of choice is accredited via the
Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
The below table shows that the particular strength
of US universities is in research, whereas US
universities are also strong in knowledge transfer
and research .