presentation of sergey chernov, chairman of the kharkiv region council

Sergey ChernovChairman of the Kharkiv Region Council, President of the Ukrainian Association of Local and Regional Councils

MULTILEVEL GOVERNANCE IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING

The growing need for higher education

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The surveys conducted in 1998 showed that 85%85% of the young people in Ukraine considered higher education to be a priority, in 2010 as many as 91%91% of the youth recognized its importance

19981998 20201010

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The relation of income to education level

chances to have average incomes

are 1,6 higher for people with higher

education

in Ukraine the risk

of poverty is 2,3times lower for

people with higher education


Reforms in the Education Management System

The present‐day social and economic situation in the country requires urgent transformations in the current system of education, that in addition to preserving its best traditions and practices needs a comprehensive approach to active adjustment to new social and economic conditions


Reforms in the Education Management System

TargetTargetcreation of a flexible,

goal-oriented,effective system of

state and civilcontrol

Intensive development, Intensive development, and high quality of and high quality of education education , ,

multiplicity and multiplicity and orientation on orientation on

meeting meeting the needs the needs of an individual, of an individual,

society and the statesociety and the state


The Education System has to combine both conservative and innovative features

the Education System serves as a

balance against destructive

centrifugal processes in the society

the system stops responding to the new needs of the society

and requires structural, functional

and managerial transformations

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Educational Institutions

Research as well as Research and Methodology Institutions

Research and Production Enterprises

State and Local Bodies of Education

Management

Education Education SystemSystem


forms of forms of trainingtraining

FullFull--timetime, , partpart--timetime, , distantdistant, , mixedmixed

Structure of Structure of Education Education

preschool education, preschool education, comprehensive comprehensive secondary education, secondary education, outout--ofof--school school educationeducation, , vocational and technical vocational and technical educationeducation, , higher educationhigher education, , postgraduate postgraduate educationeducation, , and selfand self--education system education system


sets main guidelines and standards that the education system has to achieve

implement state policies in the field of education

responsible for financial, staff and methodological provision ofeducational institutions, provide for the upgrade of the facilities

and equipment, as well as economic needs

Ministry of Education, Science, Youth and Sports of Ukraine

Regional Departments for Education and Science

Local bodies of Education Management

Education Management


Modernization of Education System

state bodies of education management develop general strategic guidelines, and local bodies are responsible for resolution of specific financial, staff, economic and other organizational issues

to combine the efforts of the state and the society to overcome challenges in formulating education policies, issues in the field of training and upbringing, teaching methods, financial and economic activity

ReformsReforms

decentralidecentralizationzation

transition from state to civil control


Academic Academic FreedomFreedom

Autonomy of Autonomy of Higher Educational Higher Educational

InstitutionsInstitutions

Priority Areas Priority Areas in the in the

development of development of Higher Education SystemHigher Education System

in Ukrainein Ukraine


Rapid changes in the world generate the need for continuous education through life-long self-education of an individual

an individual has to be ready not only for continuous learning and improvement of skills but for retraining as well

Thank you for your attention!