2. The structure of the education system in Ukraine 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 AgeAge Pre-school education Primary school (primary general education) Basic school (basic general secondary education) Senior school (complete general secondary education) General secondary education Bachelor 3-4 years Bachelor Junior specialist 2-3 years Master: 1-2 years Specialist Specialist: 1-1.5 years Post-graduate course  3 years A A AA A C D D D D D Doctorate course D D Academic direction Professional direction The university level of higher education Non-university level of higher education Note: C – Certificate A – Attestation D – Diploma

3. Structure of higher education standards

4. State administration of higher education President of Ukraine Highest Attestation Commission and other central executive bodies Bodies of Public Governance in higher education Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine Local executive bodies Higher Education Institutions Association of the Heads of Higher Education Institutions Regional Councils of the Heads of Higher Education Institutions

5. Flowchart of the licencing and accreditation procedure ApplicantMESSACMES Expert Council Regional councils Expert Council

6. Number of students per 10,000 inhabitants (for the 2002/2003 academic year)

7. Planned training of specialists by main economic sectors