MES recommends that universities start classes in August and study on Saturdays
21 May 2024 17:32
The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (MES) recommends that universities and vocational schools start the 2024/2025 academic year in the first half of August 2024, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
This applies to educational programmes of all levels and all applicants, except first-year students.
The Ministry of Education and Science also recommends that higher education and vocational pre-higher education institutions use Saturdays as working days during the warmer months of the year.
Among other recommendations of the Ministry of Education and Science for higher education and professional higher education institutions::
- From mid-November 2024 to mid-March 2025, plan to hold an examination session, practical training, coursework and qualification papers, and extended holidays, and if necessary, continue classes in a remote format.
- If necessary, extend the educational process in the 2024/2025 academic year until the end of July 2025, except for graduation courses.
- Conduct the educational process in traditional (classroom) or mixed (classroom and distance) formats in the premises of the educational institution or its separate building within the estimated capacity of civil protection facilities.
- In the rear regions, ensure that the educational process is conducted mainly in a classroom format, taking into account the safety of participants in the educational process and in agreement with regional military administrations.
- In frontline and border regions, the educational process may be conducted in shelters. In agreement with the regional military administrations, the educational process can be conducted on the basis of other educational institutions in the rear regions in a mixed or (as an exception) remote format.
- Provide for the functioning of local warning systems for the receipt of the “Air Alert” signal or other relevant warning signals in educational buildings and dormitories of educational institutions.
For vocational (vocational and technical) education institutions:
- If possible, start the academic year earlier than 1 September for second- and third-year VET students.
- Use Saturdays as working days in the warmer months of the year. If necessary, it is also possible to extend the educational process until the end of July 2025, except for graduation courses.
- Organise face-to-face training with the mandatory availability of shelters. If there is an insufficient number of places in shelters, classes can be organised in shifts. Important: Depending on the security situation in the region, regional military state administrations may decide to conduct the educational process in a remote or mixed form.
- If it is not possible to organise internships in the usual way, it is recommended to use training workshops and laboratories of VET institutions, and, if necessary and possible, to ensure that they are conducted remotely.
General secondary education institutions will soon receive recommendations for preparing for the new academic year.
