Ukrainian higher education in the time of armed conflict : perspectives of crisis management
Journal: Tampere University Institutional Repository (Tampere University)
Year: 2018

Higher education of Ukraine did not stay immune to political and economic turbulence the country has been undergoing since 2014. As a result of the political turmoil, Ukrainian higher education suffered a massive decline in student population and a halt in the education process for some institutions. In the process of military actions in eastern Ukraine and annexation of Crimea, 18 state universities, two private universities and 11 research institutions were evacuated. The educational infrastru