Finland willing to support Ukraine´s education development

Finland is willing to support reconstruction efforts in Ukraine in the field of education and preparedness for this was established at a ministerial meeting in Helsinki on Thursday, said the Ministry of Education and Culture in a press release.

In connection with the meeting, State Secretary Mikaela Nylander and Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Education Yevhen Kudriavets signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Finnish and Ukrainian Ministries of Education.

The MoU underlined the close cooperation between the countries in areas such as the development of learning environments and teacher training, and provides a good foundation for Finland and Ukraine to further collaborate in the field of education.

Finland is well-equipped to participate in developing the education sector in Ukraine. Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs has already provided development cooperation funding to support teaching staff in Ukrainian comprehensive schools to enhance their skills and to help develop the vocational education and training sector (the Learning Together and EU4Skills projects).

A delegation from the Ministry of Education of Ukraine visited Helsinki on Thursday and Friday.