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29 July, 2008, Kyiv, Ukrinform - public, observers noted: most public places in higher education this year was given preferential categories of applicants with high points of certificates ZNO. Some specialty Accepted number of benefit recipients reaches 70% of the total number of places of public order in high school.
By the way was receiving documents and certificates of competition in 30 higher educational institutions from 14 regions of Ukraine, saw the coalition of NGOs led by the Creative Union Toro, the city of Kirovohrad.
The results of observation told representatives of public organizations - Alex Cloud
President of the Torah, Dr. Allen, project manager of public monitoring, any Palivoda,
Deputy director of the project «decent Ukraine» / MSI.
Gifted children who have high scores on the results of ZNO and a great desire to get
Higher education does not always have the opportunity to join the university to the field of public order. There are
some inconsistency in the reform of higher education - on the one hand, as an independent
assessment helps that the information could be graduating with the highest level of knowledge
on the other - the legal basis of Ukraine contains a large number of privileged categories
people who have the primary right to enroll in budget places in universities. Budget
place, which is limited, filled with so-called «benefit recipients», which have much lower scores on the results of ZNO. Children with high points are forced to enter the paid department, if their parents are willing to pay for tuition. The rest left behind.
Despite the democratic changes in society, educational field is still very closed - about half of the school, where they conducted surveillance, were not ready to accept and cooperate with public observers, awaiting instructions from the Ministry of Education.
Poor financial base of regional universities are not allowed to check the scores of certificates that deliberately to the acceptance of commissions (in accordance with the requirements of admission).
The lack of computers, bad Internet connection led to the certificates are examined at night due to personal time of receiving commissions.
Regional universities do not seek to involve themselves entrants, working in low-competitive
environment: admission do not change for several years, Web sites are stingy tape
the news late updates difficult for visitors to the structure and design sites. Typically
the flow of applicants to the university provides its geographical location (for example, a
State universities in the city), but not high ranking universities, as is happening in Kiev
universities.
The management of higher educational institutions disappointed - universities want to attract students from
ZNO best performance, but they do not allow the legislation.
According to Ally Voloshin, the head of the project public monitoring, violations were more technical in nature and their number is not influenced significantly on the quality results of the introductory campaign.
According to the results of the monitoring coalition will develop recommendations for the Ministry of Education and Science to improve the rules of admission.