The model of integration of higher education of Ukraine into the European Educational Area

  • Oksana Melnyk State scientific institution "Institute of Education Content Modernization", Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2193-2072
  • Olena Dashkovska State scientific institution "Institute of Education Content Modernization", Ukraine
  • Vitalii Pogrebnyak State scientific institution "Institute of Education Content Modernization", Ukraine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18543/tjhe.2692
Keywords: Bologna process, European Higher Education Area, higher education institutions, National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance, National Qualifications Framework, standard of higher education

Abstract

The integration of Ukrainian higher education into the European educational area is a key condition for its reform and development. It provides for the activation of cooperation between Ukraine and the European Union in the field of higher education, harmonization of higher education systems, deepening of cooperation between higher education institutions of different countries, increasing the quality and importance of higher education in social processes, expanding the autonomy of universities and participation in academic mobility programs. The model of the European integration of higher education in Ukraine was developed. It can be used by other countries, taking into account the national features of their educational systems. The completeness of the adopted decisions and implemented measures regarding the modernization of the structure of higher education and the National Framework of Qualifications, the introduction of modern standards and educational programs, the principles and mechanisms of their development and implementation, compliance with European norms of organisation of educational process were studied and evaluated. The process of development the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance as the key element of the quality system was analyzed. It has been established that all measures are carried out according to European practices and are consistent with the goals set by the Strategy for the Development of Higher Education in Ukraine in 2022-2032. These are significant steps towards improving the quality of Ukrainian higher education. It was determined that certain components of European integration are still in the process of implementation. It was emphasized that significant efforts will be required to rebuild Ukraine as a whole, to restore and develop higher education, in particular, in the postwar period in connection with the losses incurred because of the aggression of the Russian Federation.

Received: 14 February 2023
Accepted: 20 April 2024

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Author Biographies

Oksana Melnyk, State scientific institution "Institute of Education Content Modernization", Ukraine

State scientific institution “Institute of Education Content Modernization”; PhD, Associate Professor, Head of the department of scientific and methodological support of integration into the European educational area. The field of her scientific interests includes the integration of higher education into the European educational area, the digitalization of education, the digital competence of pedagogical workers, electronic educational resources, and effective methods of teaching in higher education institutions.

Olena Dashkovska, State scientific institution "Institute of Education Content Modernization", Ukraine

State scientific institution “Institute of Education Content Modernization”, PhD, Associate Professor, Senior researcher. Her scientific interests and topics of research are modernization of the structure, modernization of the content and improvement of the quality of Ukrainian higher education in the conditions of European integration processes taking place in the educational environment.

Vitalii Pogrebnyak, State scientific institution "Institute of Education Content Modernization", Ukraine

State scientific institution “Institute of Education Content Modernization”, PhD, Professor, Senior researcher. His main scientific interests include modernization and development of Ukrainian higher education in the face of global challenges: building modern systems and implementing effective management mechanisms for the industry as a whole and the educational process, in particular; creation of a complete education quality assurance system; integration of higher education into the European Area.

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Published
2024-05-31
How to Cite
Melnyk, Oksana, Olena Dashkovska, and Vitalii Pogrebnyak. 2024. “The Model of Integration of Higher Education of Ukraine into the European Educational Area”. Tuning Journal for Higher Education 11 (2), 65-89. https://doi.org/10.18543/tjhe.2692.
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