THE DECLINE OF HUMAN CAPITAL IN UKRAINIAN EDUCATION AND SCIENCE: EXPERIENCE OF REVERSAL

Oksana Abreu Bastos, Vladyslav Koshulko

Abstract


Preservation and enhancement of the quality of education should be a priority in the development of any society. But, the Ukrainian higher education system has ceased to be competitive, and to date has continued to reduce in prestige. Ukrainian higher education diplomas are not recognized worldwide, in contrast to European and American diplomas. The vast majority of graduates are not competitive in the European labor market. 84% of Ukrainian students do not associate their professional future with Ukraine. Wages in the Ukrainian education system over the years are unprecedentedly low compared with other countries. Corruption and bribery have penetrated into all areas of higher education of the country. Today, the Ukrainian sciences are three times behind Germany, twice from Slovakia, Hungary, Estonia, Spain, and the Czech Republic, and are on level with Romania and Bulgaria. So, these are the reasons why Ukraine continues losing their young people, "the golden gene pool" of the nation, and faces a “Brain Drain” of the country. What are the steps that must be taken in the Ukrainian system of education, to regain prestige and respect? Completely and permanently eradicate corruption and bribery from the higher educational institutions of Ukraine raise the wages of the teaching staff of the Ukrainian universities to the international level, etc.


Keywords


human capital, higher education institutions, scientists, teachers, academics, development, wages, science and education, international scientific journals, universities

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