Answers to questions about admission for persons from temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine in 2024 through Educational Centers "Crimea-Ukraine" and "Donbas-Ukraine"

1. Who?

Citizens who have completed their secondary education in territories of Ukraine temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation. Check if your settlement is eligible for admission through the "Crimea-Ukraine" and "Donbas-Ukraine" educational centers.

2. Where to apply?

Choose a specialty, contact our educational center via any communication method, and receive an invitation from the Central Ukrainian National Technical University, which hosts the "Crimea-Ukraine" and "Donbas-Ukraine" educational centers; this will allow you to confirm the purpose of crossing the entry-exit checkpoint (EECP).

3. What are the admission conditions?

• Based on the results of entrance examinations at CUNTU, in the absence of NMT certificates;
• Based on NMT results.

4. What if there is no Ukrainian-style certificate of basic/complete secondary education?

• The applicant fills out an educational declaration, based on which they undergo annual assessment and state final certification in Ukrainian language and history of Ukraine at the municipal institution «Lyceum "Maximum" of the Kropyvnytskyi City Council», which is designated for conducting annual assessment and state final certification, as well as ordering and issuing state-recognized documents of complete general secondary education;
• Takes entrance examinations at CUNTU.

5. What are the special rights for admission?

• Special admission procedure based on the results of entrance examinations at CUNTU;
• Possibility of remote admission;
• Admission to state-funded spots (budget) within quota-2;
• Right to transfer to vacant state-funded spots.

6. What documents are required for admission?

• EIT certificate from 2021 or NMT certificate from 2022, 2023, or 2024 (if available);
• Certificate of registration as an internally displaced person (if available);
• Passport of a citizen of Ukraine, or a birth certificate if the passport is unavailable. In case the identity document does not contain a record of residence registration in territories where it is impossible to ensure the implementation of Ukrainian education standards and/or a stable educational process, confirmation of residence can be provided based on information specified in the third paragraph of part seven of Article 4 of the Law of Ukraine "On Ensuring the Rights and Freedoms of Internally Displaced Persons", copies of documents containing information about the place of residence, and/or certificates of residence registration of parents (one of the parents) indicating residence in the relevant territories;
• Four 3x4 cm photographs;
• State-recognized education document and its appendix (if available);
• Certificate of registration as an internally displaced person (if available);

In the absence of a state-recognized education document and its appendix, the Applicant submits a certificate from the municipal institution «Lyceum "Maximum" of the Kropyvnytskyi City Council» regarding the successful completion of annual assessment and state final certification.

1. Who?

Citizens who completed education in secondary education institutions on territories of Ukraine temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation. Check whether your locality falls under admission through the educational centers “Crimea-Ukraine”, “Donbas-Ukraine”.

2. Where to contact?

Choose a specialty and contact our Education Center by any means of communication and obtain an invitation from the Central Ukrainian National Technical University, on the basis of which the educational centers «Crimea-Ukraine» and «Donbas-Ukraine» have been created, which will allow confirming the purpose of crossing КПВВ.

3. What are the admission requirements?

• Based on the results of entrance examinations at CNTU, in the absence of NMT certificates;
• Based on NMT results.

4. If there is no Ukrainian-state-standard basic/secondary education certificate?

• The applicant fills out an educational declaration, on the basis of which annual assessment and state final certification in Ukrainian language and Ukrainian history are conducted at the municipal institution «Lyceum "Maximum" of the Kropyvnytskyi City Council», which is designated for conducting annual assessment and state final certification, ordering and issuing a state-standard document of complete general secondary education;
• Takes entrance examinations at CNTU.

5. What special admission rights?

• Special admission procedure based on entrance examinations at CNTU;
• Possibility of remote admission;
• Admission to state-funded places (budget) within a quota – 2;
• Right to transfer to vacant state-funded places

6. What documents are required for admission?

• ZNO certificate 2021 or NMT 2022, 2023, 2024 (if available);
• certificate of registration of internally displaced person (if available);
• passport of a Ukrainian citizen, and in its absence – birth certificate. In case of absence in the document that proves identity, a note on residence registration in territories where it is impossible to ensure the standards of Ukrainian education and/or stable educational process, confirmation of residence can be based on information contained in the documents specified in the third paragraph of the seventh part of Article 4 of the Law of Ukraine “On Ensuring the Rights and Freedoms of Internally Displaced Persons”, copies of documents to which information about place of residence and/or certificates of residence registration of parents (one parent) are entered, where it indicates place of residence on the respective territories;
• four photographs size 3x4 cm;
• document of state-standard education and its supplement (if available);
• certificate of registration of internally displaced person (if available);

In the absence of a document of state-standard education and its supplement, the applicant submits a certificate from the municipal institution «Lyceum "Maximum" of the Kropyvnytskyi City Council» confirming successful completion of annual assessment and state final certification.

ADMISSION FEATURES FOR APPLICANTS FROM TEMPORARILY OCCUPIED TERRITORIES (TOT) TO UKRAINIAN UNIVERSITIES IN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

BLOCK #1

[Regarding crossing the demarcation line via Entry-Exit Checkpoints (EECP) in Donbas. Answers provided by the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine]

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Question: I am interested in information regarding the necessity of undergoing self-isolation and the procedure for exemption from self-isolation if the crossing of the EECP is carried out directly for the purpose of studying at educational institutions to which one has been admitted.

Answer: According to Resolution No. 641 of July 22, 2020, citizens entering the territory of Ukraine from the TOT are subject to self-isolation. It is possible to take a COVID-19 test through the Public Health Center and be exempted from self-isolation and the "Vdoma" (At Home) procedure. We can allow passage to individuals arriving to participate in the External Independent Evaluation (ZNO), and they will not be subject to self-isolation. 

Link to the Resolution:  https://www.kmu.gov.ua/npas/pro-vstanovlennya-karantinu-ta-zapr-641 

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Question: What documents can be used to confirm "applicant status," i.e., which documents grant the right to cross the demarcation line under specified conditions.

Answer: An invitation from an Educational Center.

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Question: Please comment on the procedure for crossing the demarcation line for minors? How many adults must accompany them, and what documents need to be carried?

Answer: If a citizen of Ukraine arrives from the temporarily occupied territory, we always accept them. But if we cannot establish their identity, we pass the information to the police. The police establish the identity, and then the migration service handles this matter. 

In the absence of identity documents for a child under 16 years of age, they must be accompanied by a person who has a document confirming their identity (birth certificate/passport/international passport).

Clause 3 of Resolution No. 367 of June 2015 "On Approval of the Procedure for Entry to the Temporarily Occupied Territory of Ukraine and Exit from It" regulates the exit from the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine of citizens of Ukraine who have not reached the age of 16. Exit is carried out through control points provided that a passport of a citizen of Ukraine or a passport of a citizen of Ukraine for travel abroad is presented – accompanied by one of the parents (adoptive parents), guardians, custodians, or other legal representatives, or accompanied by other persons authorized by one of the parents (adoptive parents), guardians, custodians, or other legal representatives.

In the absence of the specified documents for a child under 16 years of age, authorized officials of the state border protection agency grant the minor child permission to exit the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine based on the birth certificate, passport of a citizen of Ukraine, or passport of a citizen of Ukraine for travel abroad of the person in whose company the minor child is exiting (in cases where the person is accompanied by a guardian, custodian, one of the foster parents, or parents-educators, a decision of the guardianship and custody authority on the placement of the child is also provided – to confirm the powers of the legal representative), for the purpose of issuing documents that certify identity and confirm citizenship of Ukraine.

Link to the Resolution: 

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/367-2015-%D0%BF#Text

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Question: What problems might arise when crossing the contact line?

Answer: According to Clause 39 of Resolution No. 367 of June 2015 "On Approval of the Procedure for Entry to the Temporarily Occupied Territory of Ukraine and Exit from It":

Authorized officials of the state border protection unit shall refuse exit from the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine in cases where:

1) a foreigner or stateless person has submitted a forged or damaged document, as well as if the documents are invalid or do not correspond to the established sample or belong to another person;

2) there is information in the State Border Guard Service databases about a ban on entry to Ukraine for the foreigner or stateless person;

3) the exit of a foreigner or stateless person from the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine contradicts the interests of ensuring national security, threatens public health, or the protection of the rights and legitimate interests of citizens of Ukraine and other persons;

4) the foreigner or stateless person lacks a special permit;

5) the person has violated the conditions and procedure for passing control during exit from the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine, customs rules, sanitary norms or rules, or has failed to comply with lawful orders or requirements of authorized officials of control bodies and services performing state control at control points;

6) the foreigner or stateless person entered the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine not through a control point;

7) the foreigner or stateless person, during a previous stay in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine, exited it not through a control point;

8) during the period of quarantine established by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine to prevent the spread of the acute respiratory disease COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, in the territory of Ukraine, the person did not provide consent for self-isolation using the "Vdoma" electronic service of the Unified State Web Portal of Electronic Services before exiting the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine through a control point (in the event that the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine establishes a requirement for mandatory self-isolation of persons exiting the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine).

Link to the Resolution: 

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/367-2015-%D0%BF#Text

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Question: How to return from territory controlled by the Ukrainian government to the TOT?

Answer: Resolution No. 57 of January 27, 1995, "On Approval of the Rules for Crossing the State Border by Citizens of Ukraine" provides:

cl. 3. Exit from Ukraine of citizens who have not reached the age of 16 is carried out with the consent of both parents (adoptive parents) (hereinafter – parents) and in their company or in the company of persons authorized by them, who have reached the age of 18 at the time of exit from Ukraine.

cl. 4. Exit from Ukraine of citizens who have not reached the age of 16, accompanied by one of the parents or other persons authorized by one of the parents with notarized consent, is carried out:

1) with notarized consent of the second parent, indicating the state of destination and the corresponding time period of stay in that state, if the second parent is absent at the checkpoint;

2) without notarized consent of the second parent:

if the second parent is a foreigner or a stateless person, which is confirmed by the entry about the father in the child's birth certificate, and who is absent at the checkpoint;

upon presentation of documents or their notarized copies:

• death certificate of the second parent;

• court decision on deprivation of parental rights of the second parent;

• court decision on declaring the second parent missing;

• court decision on declaring the second parent incapacitated;

• court decision granting permission for exit from Ukraine to a citizen who has not reached the age of 16, without the consent and company of the second parent;

birth certificate of the child, issued by the civil registry office, indicating the grounds for entering information about the father in accordance with part one of Article 135 of the Family Code of Ukraine (2947-14 ) (during the child's exit abroad accompanied by a single mother);

certificate of the existence of alimony payment arrears, the total amount of which exceeds the sum of relevant payments for four months, issued by the state executive service body, a private executor; { Subparagraph 2 of paragraph 4 supplemented with a paragraph according to CM Resolution N 76 ( 76-2018-p ) of 14.02.2018; as amended by CM Resolution N 619 ( 619-2018-p ) of 22.08.2018 };

birth certificate of the child, issued by a competent authority of a foreign state, which does not contain information about the child's father, legalized or certified by an apostille, as well as without any additional certification in cases provided for by an international treaty of Ukraine{ Subparagraph 2 of paragraph 4 supplemented with a paragraph according to CM Resolution N 527 ( 527-2018-p ) of 04.07.2018 }.

3) without notarized consent of the second parent in case of temporary exit from Ukraine for a period of up to one month upon presentation of a court decision or a decision of the guardianship and custody authority (district, district in the cities of Kyiv and Sevastopol state administrations, executive body of the city, district in the city (if formed), village, settlement council of the united territorial community) or their copies, certified notarially or by the authority that issued them, in which the place of residence of the child with one of the parents who intends to exit with the child or who has authorized other persons to do so with notarized consent is determined (confirmed);

4) without notarized consent of the second parent in case of temporary exit from Ukraine for a period of up to one month or more of a child with a disability, a child who has diseases provided for by part 5 of Article 157 of the Family Code of Ukraine, upon presentation of such documents or their copies, certified notarially or by the authority that issued them:

• certificate issued by the state executive service body, a private executor, on the existence of alimony payment arrears (in cases where the total amount of arrears exceeds the sum of relevant payments for three months);

• document issued by the medical-consultative commission of a medical-preventive institution, in the order and in the form established by the Ministry of Health (in the case where the amount of alimony arrears is more than three months, but not more than four months).

cl. 5. Exit from Ukraine of citizens who have not reached the age of 16, accompanied by persons authorized by both parents, is carried out with notarized consent of both parents, indicating the state of destination and the corresponding time period of stay in that state.

cl. 6. Exit from Ukraine of orphans, children deprived of parental care, who have not reached the age of 16, is carried out:

1) who reside (stay) in healthcare, educational, or other children's institutions – in case of presentation of notarized consent of the head of this institution and accompanied by a person authorized by them;

2) who are placed for upbringing and cohabitation in a foster family – in case of presentation of the original agreement on placing the child in a foster family or its notarized copy and accompanied by foster parents or one of them;

3) who are placed for upbringing and cohabitation in a family-type children's home – in case of presentation of the original agreement on organizing the activities of a family-type children's home or its notarized copy and accompanied by parents-educators or one of them;

4) who are under guardianship, custody by decision of guardianship and custody authorities – in case of presentation of the original decision/order on establishing guardianship (custody) or its notarized copy and accompanied by the guardian or custodian;

5) who are under guardianship, custody by court decision – in case of presentation of the court decision on establishing guardianship (custody) or its notarized copy and accompanied by the guardian or custodian;

6) who, in accordance with a patronage agreement, have been transferred by the guardianship and custody authority for upbringing to the family of another person (patronage educator) until the child reaches the age of majority – in case of presentation of the original of the specified agreement, certified by the signature of an authorized person of the relevant local state administration or city (with the exception of cities of district significance) council, sealed with a state seal, or its notarized copy and accompanied by the patronage educator.

Link to the Resolution: 

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/57-95-%D0%BF#Text

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Question: What is the procedure for crossing the EECP to the TOT for minors? 

Answer: According to Clause 3 of Resolution No. 367 of June 2015 "On Approval of the Procedure for Entry to the Temporarily Occupied Territory of Ukraine and Exit from It": 

Entry to the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine of citizens of Ukraine aged 14 to 16 who are studying in educational institutions in the territory of other regions of Ukraine, whose parents (adoptive parents), guardians, custodians reside in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine, may also be carried out without the company of parents or one of the parents (adoptive parents), guardians, custodians, or other legal representatives or the company of other persons authorized by them, provided there is information about the studies of these citizens of Ukraine in the Unified State Electronic Database on Education.

Exit from the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine of citizens of Ukraine who have not reached the age of 16 is carried out through control points provided that a passport of a citizen of Ukraine or a passport of a citizen of Ukraine for travel abroad is presented, accompanied by one of the parents (adoptive parents), guardians, custodians, or other legal representatives, or accompanied by other persons authorized by one of the parents (adoptive parents), guardians, custodians, or other legal representatives.

In the absence of the specified documents for a child under 16 years of age, authorized officials of the state border protection agency grant such a person permission to exit the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine based on their birth certificate, as well as the passport of a citizen of Ukraine or passport of a citizen of Ukraine for travel abroad of the person in whose company they are exiting (and in cases where the person is accompanied by a guardian, custodian, one of the foster parents, or parents-educators, - also a decision of the guardianship and custody authority on the placement of the child to confirm the powers of the legal representative), for the purpose of issuing documents that certify identity and confirm citizenship of Ukraine.

In the event that an authorized official of the state border protection unit at a control point discovers a citizen of Ukraine aged 14 to 16 who is studying in an educational institution in the territory of another region of Ukraine, without the company of persons provided for in the eighth paragraph of this clause, authorized officials of the state border protection unit grant such a person permission to exit the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine provided that the document provided for in the eighth paragraph of this clause is presented and there is information about the studies of such a citizen of Ukraine in the Unified State Electronic Database on Education.

Link to the Resolution: 

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/367-2015-%D0%BF#Text

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Question: What advice can be given to persons who will be crossing the EECP for the first time? 

Answer: We advise you to familiarize yourself with Resolution 815 of July 17, 2019, "On Approval of the Procedure for Entry of Persons, Movement of Goods to Temporarily Occupied Territories in Donetsk and Luhansk Regions and Exit of Persons, Movement of Goods from Such Territories."

Link to the Resolution:

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/815-2019-%D0%BF#Text

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Question: Does crossing the EECP in Crimea differ from the so-called DNR and LNR?

Answer: The crossing procedure is similar, but there are some differences. Crossing from Crimea is regulated by Resolution No. 367 of June 2015 "On Approval of the Procedure for Entry to the Temporarily Occupied Territory of Ukraine and Exit from It."

Crossing from the so-called DNR and LNR is regulated by Resolution 815 of July 17, 2019, "On Approval of the Procedure for Entry of Persons, Movement of Goods to Temporarily Occupied Territories in Donetsk and Luhansk Regions and Exit of Persons, Movement of Goods from Such Territories."

cl. 15. A permit is granted to a natural person provided that consent is given for the processing and storage of their personal data in the information-telecommunication system in accordance with the requirements of the Law of Ukraine "On Protection of Personal Data" and provided there is one of the following grounds:

• residence in the temporarily occupied territories or controlled territory of the person who intends to travel to such territory, or their close relatives or family members, which is confirmed by relevant documents;

• location in the temporarily occupied territories or controlled territory of the burial place of close relatives or family members, which is confirmed by relevant documents;

• death of close relatives or family members in the temporarily occupied territories or controlled territory, which is confirmed by relevant documents;

• existence of ownership rights to real estate objects located in the temporarily occupied territories or controlled territory, which is confirmed by relevant documents;

• necessity of participating in ensuring national interests for the purpose of peaceful conflict resolution or on humanitarian issues;

• necessity of performing diplomatic and consular functions by representatives of diplomatic missions and consular posts accredited in Ukraine upon request or in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

• necessity of conducting activities within the framework of mandates of international intergovernmental organizations of which Ukraine is a member, upon request or in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (with the exception of persons defined in clause 14 of this Procedure);

• necessity of conducting humanitarian activities by foreign non-governmental organizations;

• necessity of providing legal protection to persons whose rights, freedoms, or legitimate interests have been violated by persons involved in the armed aggression of the Russian Federation, upon request or in coordination with the Ministry of Reintegration, which informs the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

• necessity of conducting activities by independent human rights missions upon request or in coordination with the Ministry of Reintegration, which informs the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

• carrying out trips to the temporarily occupied territories or controlled territory (labor activity, education, religious purpose, health improvement, accompanying a child to general secondary education institutions, preschool education institutions, etc.).

Link to the Resolution: 

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/367-2015-%D0%BF#Text

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Question: Are belongings checked at the EECP when crossing the contact line? 

Answer: Yes, customs control is mandatory.

Link to CMU Resolutions regarding crossing the contact line:

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/367-2015-%D0%BF#Text

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/815-2019-%D0%BF#Text

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/57-95-%D0%BF#Text

https://www.kmu.gov.ua/npas/pro-vstanovlennya-karantinu-ta-zapr-641 

 

FEATURES OF ADMISSION TO UKRAINIAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS OF APPLICANTS FROM TEMPORARILY OCCUPIED TERRITORIES (TOT) IN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

BLOCK NO. 1

[On crossing the demarcation line through the checkpoints at Donbas. Answers provided by the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine]

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Question: I would like information regarding the necessity of undergoing self-isolation and the procedure for release from self-isolation if crossing the checkpoints is performed directly for attending educational institutions you have enrolled in.

Answer: According to Resolution No. 641 of July 22, 2020, citizens entering Ukraine from TOT are subject to self-isolation. There is an option to take a COVID-19 test through the Center for Public Health and be released from self-isolation and the “Stay at Home” procedure. We can allow persons arriving to participate in the ZNO and they will not be subject to self-isolation.

Link to the Resolution:  https://www.kmu.gov.ua/npas/pro-vstanovlennya-karantinu-ta-zapr-641 

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Question: What documents can confirm the “applicant status,” i.e., which documents grant the right to cross the line of demarcation under the defined conditions.

Answer: A summons from the Education Center.

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Question: Please comment on the procedure for crossing the demarcation line for minors? How many adults should accompany them and what documents should they have with them?

Answer: If a citizen of Ukraine arrives from the temporarily occupied territory, we always accept them. But if we cannot establish the person’s identity, we report the information to the police. The police establish the person, and then this issue is handled by the migration service.

If a child under 16 lacks documents proving the person, a person who has a document proving their own identity (birth certificate/ passport/ international passport) must accompany them.

Paragraph 3 of Resolution No. 367 of June 2015 “On the approval of the Procedure for entry into the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine and exit from it” regulates the exit from the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine of Ukrainian citizens who have not reached 16 years of age. Exit is carried out through border control points subject to presenting a passport of a Ukrainian citizen or a Ukrainian passport for travel abroad—in the accompanying of one of the parents (adopters), guardians, trustees or other legal representatives or in the accompany of other persons authorized by one of the parents (adopters), guardians, trustees or other legal representatives.

In case a child under 16 lacks the documents specified, authorized officials of the State Border Guard Service shall grant the minor permission to travel from the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine based on the birth certificate, and the passport of a Ukrainian citizen or a Ukrainian passport for travel abroad of the person accompanying the child (and if the person accompanying is a guardian, custodian, one of the adoptive parents or foster parents, a decision of the guardianship and custody authority on the placement of the child is also provided to confirm the powers of the legal representative), for the purpose of issuing documents that prove identity and citizenship of Ukraine.

Link to the Resolution: 

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/367-2015-%D0%BF#Text

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Question: What problems may arise with crossing the line of contact?

Answer: According to paragraph 39 of Resolution No. 367 of June 2015 “On the approval of the Procedure for entry into the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine and exit from it”:

Authorized officials of the border guard’s unit may refuse to allow a person to exit from the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine if:

1) a foreigner or stateless person submitted a forged or altered document, and if the documents are invalid or do not correspond to the specified sample or belong to another person;

2) there is information in the databases of the State Border Guard Service about a ban on entry into Ukraine for a foreigner or stateless person;

3) the exit of a foreigner or stateless person from Ukraine contradicts national security interests, threatens public health, or violates the rights and interests of Ukrainian citizens and other persons;

4) the foreigner or stateless person lacks a special permit;

5) a person violated the conditions and order of border control during exit from the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine, customs rules, sanitary norms or rules, or did not comply with the lawful orders or requirements of the authorized officials of control bodies and services that carry out state control at checkpoints;

6) a foreigner or stateless person entered the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine not through a checkpoint;

7) a foreigner or stateless person during a previous stay in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine exited from it not through a checkpoint;

8) during the quarantine period established by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine to prevent the spread on the territory of Ukraine of acute respiratory disease COVID-19 caused by coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the person did not consent to self-isolation using the electronic service “Stay at Home” on the Unified State Electronic Services Portal before leaving the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine through the checkpoint (in case the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine imposes a requirement for mandatory self-isolation for persons leaving the temporarily occupied territory).

Link to the Resolution: 

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/367-2015-%D0%BF#Text

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Question: How to return from territory controlled by the Ukrainian government to the TOT?

Answer: According to Resolution No. 57 dated January 27, 1995 “On the approval of Rules for crossing the state border by Ukrainian citizens”, the following is provided: 

p. 3. Exit from Ukraine by citizens who have not reached 16 years of age is carried out with the consent of both parents (adopters) (hereinafter – parents) and in their accompaniment or in the accompaniment of persons authorized by them, who at the time of exit from Ukraine have reached 18 years of age.

p. 4. Exit from Ukraine by citizens who have not reached 16 years of age, in accompaniment of one of the parents or other persons authorized by one of the parents by a notarially certified consent, is carried out:

   1) by notarially certified consent of the second parent indicating the destination country and the corresponding time period of stay in that country, if the second parent is absent at the checkpoint;

   2) without notarially certified consent of the second parent:

if the second parent is a foreigner or stateless person, as evidenced by the record of the father in the child’s birth certificate, and who is absent at the checkpoint;

in case of presentation of documents or their notarized copies:

• death certificate of the second parent;

• court decision depriving the second parent of parental rights;

• court decision recognizing the second parent as missing;

• court decision recognizing the second parent as incompetent;

• court decision granting permission for a Ukrainian citizen under 16 to travel abroad without the consent and accompaniment of the second parent;

    birth certificates of the child issued by the civil registration authority, indicating the grounds for entry of information about the father in accordance with part one of Article 135 of the Family Code of Ukraine (2947-14) (during a child’s travel abroad in the accompaniment of a single mother);

    certificates of debt on alimony payments, the total amount of which exceeds the payments for four months, issued by the state enforcement service or a private enforcer; { Subparagraph 2 of paragraph 4 was added by KMU Resolution No. 76 (527-2018-p) dated 14.02.2018; in the edition of KMU Resolution No. 619 (619-2018-p) dated 22.08.2018 };

    birth certificates of a child issued by the competent authority of a foreign state that do not contain information about the father, legalized or apostilled, and also without any additional certification in cases provided by international treaty of Ukraine { Subparagraph 2 of paragraph 4 added by KMU Resolution No. 527 (527-2018-p) dated 04.07.2018 }.

    3) without notarized consent of the second parent in case of temporary exit from Ukraine for a period up to one month, upon presentation of court decision or guardianship authority (district, Kyiv city, Sevastopol city state administrations, executive body of city, district (if created), village/catellite council of united territorial community) or their copies, notarized or by the issuing authority, in which the residence of the child with one of the parents who intends to travel with the child or who authorized by notarized consent of other persons is defined (confirmed), for the purpose of issuing documents confirming identity and citizenship of Ukraine.

    4) without notarized consent of the second parent in case of temporary exit from Ukraine for a period of one month or more for a child with a disability, a child with illnesses provided for in part 5 of Article 157 of the Family Code of Ukraine, upon presentation of such documents or their copies notarized or by the issuing authority:

• certificate issued by the State Executive Service or private executor on the existence of arrears on alimony payments (if the total amount of arrears exceeds the amount of payments for three months);

• document issued by a medical-consultative commission of a medical facility, in the manner and form established by the Ministry of Health (in case the amount of alimony debt is more than three months but not more than four months).

p. 5. Exit from Ukraine by citizens who have not reached 16 years of age, in the accompaniment of persons authorized by both parents, is carried out with notarized consent of both parents indicating the destination country and the corresponding time period of stay in this country.

p. 6. Exit from Ukraine of orphans and children deprived of parental care who have not reached 16 years of age is carried out:

    1) who reside in health care, educational or other children's institutions – in the case of presenting notarized consent of the head of this institution and in the accompaniment of a person authorized by them;

    2) who are placed for upbringing and living together in a foster family – in the case of presenting the original agreement on placement of the child to a foster family or its notarized copy and in the accompaniment of foster parents or one of them;

    3) who are placed for upbringing and living together in a family-type children’s home – in the case of presenting the original agreement on the organization of activity of a family-type children's home or its notarized copy and in the accompaniment of foster parents or one of them;

    4) who are under guardianship or wardship by guardianship authorities – in the case of presenting the original decision/ order on guardianship (guardianship) or its notarized copy and in the accompaniment of a guardian or custodian;

    5) who are under guardianship, custody by court decision – in the case of presenting the court decision on the establishment of guardianship (custody) or its notarized copy and in the accompaniment of a guardian or custodian;

    6) who under a guardianship agreement transmitted to upbringing in another family (foster caregiver) until the child reaches adulthood – in the case of presenting the original such agreement certified by a signing official of the relevant local state administration or city (excluding district towns) council stamped with a coat of arms, or its notarized copy and in the accompaniment of a foster caregiver.

Link to the Resolution: 

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/57-95-%D0%BF#Text

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Question: What is the procedure for crossing the TOT checkpoint for minors?

Answer: According to paragraph 3 of Resolution No. 367 of June 2015 “On the approval of the Procedure for entry into the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine and exit from it”:

Entry into the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine by Ukrainian citizens aged 14 to 16 who study in educational institutions in other regions of Ukraine, whose parents (adopters), guardians, or trustees reside in the temporarily occupied territory, may be carried out also without accompaniment by parents or other legal representatives or accompanying other persons authorized by them, provided there is information about their study in the Unified State Electronic Base on Education.

Exit from the temporarily occupied territory by Ukrainian citizens who have not reached 16 years of age is carried out through checkpoints subject to presentation of a passport of a Ukrainian citizen or a passport for travel abroad in the accompaniment of one of the parents (adopters), guardians, trustees or other legal representatives or in the accompaniment of other persons authorized by one of the parents (adopters), guardians, trustees or other legal representatives.

In the absence of documents listed for a child under 16, authorized officials of the border guard shall grant permission to exit based on the child’s birth certificate and the passport of a Ukrainian citizen or a passport for travel abroad of the person accompanying the child (and if the person accompanying is a guardian, custodian, one of the adoptive parents or foster parents, a decision of the guardianship authorities on the placement of the child to confirm the powers of the legal representative) for the purpose of issuing documents confirming identity and Ukrainian citizenship.

Link to the Resolution: 

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/367-2015-%D0%BF#Text

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Question: What can be advised to people who will cross КПВВ for the first time?

Answer: We recommend familiarizing yourself with Resolution 815 dated July 17, 2019 “On the approval of the Procedure for entry of persons, movement of goods to the temporarily occupied territories in Donetsk and Luhansk regions and exit of persons, movement of goods from such territories.”

Link to the Resolution:

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/815-2019-%D0%BF#Text

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Question: Does the crossing differ between Crimea and so-called DNR and LNR?

Answer: The crossing procedure is similar, but there are some differences. The crossing from Crimea is regulated by Resolution No. 367 dated June 2015 “On the approval of the Procedure for entry into the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine and exit from it.”

The crossing from the so-called DNR and LNR is regulated by Resolution 815 dated July 17, 2019 “On the approval of the Procedure for entry of persons, movement of goods to the temporarily occupied territories in Donetsk and Luhansk regions and exit of persons, movement of goods from such territories.”

p. 15. A permit to an individual is granted under conditions of consent to the processing and storage of their personal data in the information and telecommunications system in accordance with the requirements ofthe Law of Ukraine “On the protection of personal data” and in the presence of one of the following grounds:

• residence in temporarily occupied territories or in the controlled territory of a person who intends to depart to such territory or their close relatives or members of the family, as evidenced by appropriate documents;

• the location in temporarily occupied territories or controlled territory of a place of burial of close relatives or family members, evidenced by appropriate documents;

• death of close relatives or family members on temporarily occupied territories or controlled territory, evidenced by appropriate documents;

• ownership of real estate objects located on temporarily occupied territories or controlled territory, evidenced by appropriate documents;

• need to participate in ensuring national interests for peaceful resolution of the conflict or for humanitarian reasons;

• need to perform diplomatic and consular functions by representatives accredited to Ukraine, at the request or with the agreement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

• need to carry out activities under mandates of international intergovernmental organizations of which Ukraine is a member, at the request or with the agreement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (except for persons defined in paragraph 14 of this Procedure);

• need to conduct humanitarian activities of foreign non-governmental organizations;

• need to provide legal protection to persons whose rights, freedoms or legitimate interests are violated by persons involved in armed aggression of the Russian Federation, at the request or with the agreement of the Ministry for Reintegration, which informs the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

• need to carry out activities of independent human rights missions at the request or with the agreement of the Ministry for Reintegration, which informs the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

• travel to temporarily occupied territories or controlled territory (work, study, religious purpose, health improvement, accompanying a child to general education, preschool education institutions, etc.).

Link to the Resolution: 

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/367-2015-%D0%BF#Text

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Question:  Do they check things at КПВВ when crossing the line of contact?

Answer: Yes, customs control is mandatory.

Link to KMU Resolutions on crossing the line of contact:

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/367-2015-%D0%BF#Text

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/815-2019-%D0%BF#Text

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/57-95-%D0%BF#Text

https://www.kmu.gov.ua/npas/pro-vstanovlennya-karantinu-ta-zapr-641 

 

BLOCK #2

[Answers to the most frequently asked questions from applicants, which were most often asked when contacting the "Open Policy" Foundation hotline]

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Question: What should I do if I don't get admitted?

Answer: The new law provides an option for those who could not get into a university on the first try. Every applicant from the TOT (Temporarily Occupied Territories) has the right to study for a year in preparatory courses, not pay for tuition, and receive a scholarship. 

Here is what the Law of Ukraine "On Higher Education" says about this:

"Persons whose place of residence is the temporarily occupied territory of certain districts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the territory of settlements on the contact line, the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, may, at their request, use the right to free education with scholarship provision in preparatory courses of higher education institutions for a duration of up to one year, with subsequent admission to higher education institutions as internally displaced persons in the manner determined by the Conditions of Admission for Higher Education." 

Link to the law: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1556-18#Text

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Question: If I don't get admitted, I will have to go back home. I am afraid that people will find out about this. What should I do?

Answer: In ranking lists, lists of those recommended for enrollment, and enrollment orders, the names of applicants are encrypted; each applicant is assigned only a digital code. 

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Question: Can I now apply to any university in Ukraine?

Answer: You can find the list of universities in the Donetsk, Luhansk, and Kherson regions, based on which the "Donbas-Ukraine" and "Crimea-Ukraine" Educational Centers operate, on the website https://dostupnaosvita.com.ua/ via the following links: 

• Updated contacts of educational centers at educational institutions of the Luhansk region

https://dostupnaosvita.com.ua/news/onovleni-kontakti-osvitnih-centriv-pri-zakladah-osviti-luganskoyi-oblasti

• Updated contacts of educational centers at educational institutions of the Donetsk region

https://dostupnaosvita.com.ua/news/onovleni-kontakti-osvitnih-centriv-pri-zakladah-osviti-doneckoyi-oblasti

• Updated contacts of educational centers at educational institutions of the Kherson region

https://dostupnaosvita.com.ua/news/onovleni-kontakti-osvitnih-centriv-pri-zakladah-osviti-hersonskoyi-oblasti 

ATTENTION: The list of ECs in other regions will be updated. Follow the website https://dostupnaosvita.com.ua/

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Question: How many universities can I apply to at the same time?

Answer: Through educational centers, you can apply to one university for five specialties. 

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Question: What should I do if I didn't manage to get a state-funded (budget) spot?

Answer: Enrollment will be carried out on a contract basis, and educational institutions will then apply for additional budget spots to transfer applicants to those vacant spots that remained in quota 2.  

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Question: How does the transfer to a state-funded form of study happen if I was offered a contract form of study?

Answer: If applicants from the TOT were admitted to a contract form of study, they have the right to submit an application to the head of that educational institution, and then they are transferred to a state-funded form if there are spots available, but only under quota 2.

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Question: Do persons living on the contact line who finished a Ukrainian school in the usual mode (not remotely, not as an external student) have the right to admission under quota 2?

Answer: Yes, they have the right. Specifically those who actually reside on the contact line. 

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Question: Does the Unified State Electronic Database on Education (EDEBO) contain information regarding the education (higher, professional, technical) of persons who have already enrolled in higher education institutions in non-controlled territories (after they became non-controlled) in the context of the possibility of continuing studies in higher education institutions in Ukraine through reinstatement?

Answer: EDEBO does not contain such information. Students from Crimea, in order to be reinstated, must pass an assessment and are usually reinstated one year lower; medical students take KROK 1 and KROK 2 exams. Students from the so-called LNR and DNR need to enroll in the first year again. If a student suspended their studies before 2014 and data about this is contained in EDEBO, then there is a theoretical possibility of being reinstated in an educational institution on the territory of Ukraine. But there is a difficulty in obtaining the necessary documents.

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Question: Can an applicant, having a ZNO (External Independent Evaluation) certificate, take entrance exams and enroll through educational centers using a simplified procedure?  

Answer: Yes, they can. You can combine the procedure through ZNO and through the EC to increase your chances.

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Question: What package of documents is necessary for admission to a university? Do the packages of documents for admission differ in different universities? Or is it standard?

Answer: The package of documents includes a Ukrainian document on education/ZNO certificate, a document certifying that the person is indeed registered in the TOT. Then the higher education institution, based on the results of exams, accepts documents under the simplified procedure. 

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Question: Do students from temporarily occupied territories have the right to receive an IDP certificate and use benefits if they study in a controlled territory?

Answer: Yes. To receive an IDP certificate, you need to submit a corresponding application to the social protection authority at your place of residence. The procedure for processing and issuing the certificate of registration is specified in the Cabinet of Ministers resolution No. 509 "On the registration of internally displaced persons".

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/509-2014-%D0%BF#Text

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Question: What travel benefits do students from temporarily occupied territories have?

Answer: The issue of providing discounted travel for students in urban transport, as well as determining the amount of the corresponding benefit, falls under the authority of local self-government bodies.

In accordance with Part 9 of Article 62 of the Law of Ukraine "On Higher Education", full-time students have the right to discounted travel in urban transport.

When purchasing travel documents for suburban, intercity, and railway transport, 50% of the full cost is paid.

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1556-18

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Question: I am interested in information regarding free accommodation in dormitories for students from the TOT. Are there benefits for dormitory payments?

Answer: Full-time students have the right to live in dormitories with a discounted payment in an amount determined by the higher education institution, but not more than 50% of the maximum limit for dormitory accommodation fees.

Benefits for dormitory payments are valid provided that such students do not receive assistance in accordance with the Cabinet of Ministers resolution No. 505 "On the provision of monthly targeted assistance to internally displaced persons to cover living expenses, including payment for housing and utility services".

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/505-2014-%D0%BF#Text

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Question: Which bodies or organizations can students from the TOT who need financial assistance contact?

Answer: Regarding the payment of academic or social scholarships – to the scholarship committee or student self-government bodies of the higher education institution. 

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Question: Are there benefits for students from the TOT when paying for contract-based tuition?

Answer: In state and municipal higher education institutions – no. In private higher education institutions, the decision is made by the head of the institution.

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Question: Are there cases where educational institutions have given discounts on tuition fees for students from the TOT?

Answer: Perhaps there are similar cases in private higher education institutions.

State and municipal higher education institutions are budget-funded institutions, and therefore a change in the cost of providing educational services can only be decided by making changes to the Law of Ukraine "On the State Budget of Ukraine for the relevant year".

At the same time, by the decision of the head of the educational institution, a restructuring of the payment for the educational service established in the agreement (contract) concluded between the educational institution and an individual (legal entity) can be carried out, and a payment deadline can be set based on a reasoned application from the person, taking into account confirmed facts of a significant temporary decrease in income or termination of work. 

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Question: Which regulatory documents regulate benefits and financial support for students from the TOT?

Answer: Law of Ukraine "On Higher Education"

  https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1556-18

Law of Ukraine "On Professional Pre-Higher Education"

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/2745-19#Text 

Law of Ukraine "On Ensuring the Rights and Freedoms of Internally Displaced Persons"

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1706-18#Text 

Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Resolution No. 509 "On the registration of internally displaced persons"

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/509-2014-%D0%BF#Text 

Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Resolution No. 505 "On the provision of monthly targeted assistance to internally displaced persons to cover living expenses, including payment for housing and utility services"

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/505-2014-%D0%BF#Text

Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Resolution No. 1045 "Some issues of payment of social scholarships to students (cadets) of professional pre-higher and higher education institutions"

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1045-2016-%D0%BF 

Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Resolution No. 1047 "On the amounts of scholarships in state and municipal educational institutions, scientific institutions"

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1047-2016-%D0%BF#Text

Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Resolution No. 1050 "Some issues of scholarship provision"

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1050-2016-%D0%BF#Text

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Question: Is financial assistance provided after graduation (during the job search period)? 

Answer: All social benefits are paid as long as the IDP is a student of a Ukrainian higher education institution, or until they turn 23 years old.

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Question: Do the conditions for social payments change when transferring from a contract to a budget spot?

Answer: Yes. When studying at the expense of individuals and/or legal entities, academic and/or social scholarships are not paid.

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Question: Are social and academic scholarships cumulative?

Answer: No.

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Question: Under what conditions can a student be deprived of a social scholarship?

Answer: A social scholarship is paid provided that at the end of the academic semester, the student does not have academic debt and unsatisfactory learning results.   

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Question: In what form is state assistance provided?

Answer: In particular, in the form of full payment of tuition at the expense of the general fund of the state or local budgets – in case of enrollment in state (regional) order spots in accordance with the terms and rules of admission. 

And also in the form of:

• preferential long-term loans;

• priority transfer of students to state (regional) order spots through the redistribution of available volumes of the state (regional) order; 

• social scholarship;

• free provision of textbooks;

• free Internet access;

• for persons studying full-time – accommodation in student dormitories with a discounted payment in an amount determined by the higher education institution in the manner established by legislation, but not more than 50 percent of the maximum limit for dormitory accommodation fees.

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BLOCK #2

[Answers to the most common questions from applicants who most often asked when contacting the Open Policy Foundation hot line]

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Question: What should I do if I don't get admitted?

Answer: The new law provides an option for those who could not get into a university on the first attempt. Each applicant from the temporarily occupied territories has the right to study for a year on preparatory courses, not pay for tuition and receive a scholarship. 

Here is what the Law of Ukraine «On Higher Education» says:

«Individuals whose place of residence is the temporarily occupied territory of certain districts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the territory of settlements on the line of contact, the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, may, at their discretion, once exercise the right to free education with stipend support on preparatory courses of higher education institutions lasting up to one year, followed by admission to higher education institutions as internally displaced persons in the manner defined by the Conditions of Admission for studying to obtain higher education».

Link to the law: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1556-18#Text

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Question: If I don't enroll, I will have to go home. I am afraid that people will find out. What should I do?

Answer: In ranking lists, lists of those recommended for admission and in orders of admission, entrants' surnames are coded; each applicant is assigned only a numeric code. 

***

Question: Can I now enroll in any Ukrainian university?

Answer: With the list of universities in Donetsk, Luhansk and Kherson regions on the basis of which the Educational Centers “Donbas-Ukraine” and “Crimea-Ukraine” operate, you can familiarize yourself at the site https://dostupnaosvita.com.ua/ via the links:

• Updated contacts of educational centers at educational institutions of Luhansk region

https://dostupnaosvita.com.ua/news/onovleni-kontakti-osvitnih-centrov...luganskoyi-oblasti

• Updated contacts of educational centers at educational institutions of Donetsk region

https://dostupnaosvita.com.ua/news/onovleni-kontakti-osvitnih-centriv-pri-zakladah-osviti-doneckoyi-oblasti

• Updated contacts of educational centers at educational institutions of Kherson region

https://dostupnaosvita.com.ua/news/onovleni-kontakti-osvitnih-centriv-pri-zakladah-osviti-hersonskoyi-oblasti 

ATTENTION: The list of educational centers in other regions will be updated. Follow the site https://dostupnaosvita.com.ua/

***

Question: How many universities can I apply to at once?

Answer: Through Educational Centers you can enroll in one university for five specialties. 

***

Question: What if I did not manage to enroll on a budget?

Answer: Admission will be on a contract basis, and the institutions will then seek additional budget places to transfer entrants to the vacant places remaining under quota 2.

***

Question: How does the transfer to the budget form of study occur if a contract form of study was offered?

Answer: If applicants from the temporarily occupied territories entered on a contract form, they have the right to submit a request to the head of the given educational institution, and then they are transferred to the budget form if there are places, but only under quota 2.

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Question: Do people living on the line of contact have rights to admission under quota 2 if they completed Ukrainian schooling in the usual mode (not distance learning, not external)?

Answer: Yes, they have the right. Specifically, those who actually reside on the line of contact. 

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Question: Does the EDEBO contain information about the education (higher, vocational, technical) of persons who already enrolled in universities in non-government-controlled territories (after they became non-government-controlled) in the context of the possibility to continue studying in Ukrainian universities by renewal?

Answer: EDEBO does not contain such information. Students from Crimea, to renew, need to undergo certification and are normally renewed at a lower course; medical professionals take KROK 1 and KROK 2. Students from the so-called LPR and DPR must re-enter at the first year. If a student paused studies before 2014 and this data is in EDEBO, there is a theoretical possibility to resume at a Ukrainian educational institution. But there is a difficulty in obtaining the required documents.

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Question: Can an applicant with a ZNO certificate take entrance exams and enroll through Educational Centers using a simplified procedure?

Answer: Yes, they can. You can combine the ZNO-based procedure and the Educational Centers procedure to increase your chances.

***

Question: What package of documents is required for admission to a university? Do document packages differ for different universities? Is it standard?

Answer: The package of documents includes the Ukrainian document on education / ZNO certificate, a document certifying that the person is indeed registered in the temporarily occupied territory. Then the higher education institution, based on exam results, accepts documents under a simplified procedure. 

***

Question: Can students from temporarily occupied territories obtain an IDP certificate and use benefits if they study on the government-controlled territory?

Answer: Yes. To obtain an IDP certificate you need to submit a corresponding application to the social protection authority at your place of residence. The procedure for issuing and issuing the certificate of registration is specified in Government Resolution No. 509 «On Registration of Internally Displaced Persons».

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/509-2014-%D0%BF#Text

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Question: What are the advantages for travel for students from TOТ?

Answer:

 The question of preferential travel for students in city transport and the definition of the corresponding preference is within the powers of local self-government bodies.

According to part 9 of article 62 of the Law of Ukraine “On Higher Education”, full-time students have the right to preferential travel in city transport.

When purchasing travel documents for suburban, intercity and rail transport, 50% of the full cost is paid.

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1556-18

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Question: What about free accommodation in dormitories for students from TOТ? Are there dormitory payment benefits?

Answer: Full-time students have the right to dormitory accommodation with a reduced payment amount determined by the higher education institution in the manner prescribed by law, but not more than 50% of the maximum dormitory fee.

Benefits for paying for dormitories apply provided that such students do not receive aid under Government Resolution No. 505 “On Granting Monthly Targeted Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons to Cover Living Expenses, including Payment for Housing and Utilities.”

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/505-2014-%D0%BF#Text

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Question: To which bodies or organizations can students from TOТ contact who need financial assistance?

Answer: Regarding the payment of academic or social scholarships – to the scholarship commission or the student government bodies of the university.

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Question: Are there privileges for TOТ students when paying for tuition under a contract?

Answer: In state and municipal higher education institutions – no. In private institutions the decision is made by the head of the institution.

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Question: Are there cases when educational institutions offered discounts on tuition for students from TOТ?

Answer: Possibly, discounts exist in private universities.

State and municipal higher education institutions are budgetary establishments, and therefore changes in the cost of providing educational services can only be resolved by amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On the State Budget of Ukraine for the relevant year.”

At the same time, by the decision of the head of the educational institution, a restructuring of the payment for the educational service established in the contract between the educational institution and a natural (legal) person may be carried out, and the payment deadline may be set at the motivated request of the person, taking into account proven facts of a substantial temporary income drop or cessation of work.

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Question: Which regulatory documents govern the privileges and financial support for students from TOТ?

Answer: Law of Ukraine “On Higher Education”

  https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1556-18

Law of Ukraine “On Vocational Pre-Higher Education”

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/2745-19#Text 

Law of Ukraine “On Ensuring the Rights and Freedoms of Internally Displaced Persons”

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1706-18#Text 

Government Resolution No. 509 «On Registration of Internally Displaced Persons»

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/509-2014-%D0%BF#Text 

Government of Ukraine Resolution No 505 “On the provision of monthly targeted assistance to internally displaced persons to cover living costs, including payment for housing and utilities”

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/505-2014-%D0%BF#Text

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Question: Do you provide material assistance after graduation (for the job search period)?

Answer: All social benefits are paid while the IDP remains a student of a Ukrainian university, or until they turn 23 years old.

***

Question: Do the terms of social payments change when transferring from contract to budget?

Answer: Yes. When studying at the expense of individuals and/or legal entities, academic and/or social scholarships are not paid.

***

Question: Are social and academic scholarships cumulative?

Answer: No.

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Question: Under what conditions can a student be deprived of a social scholarship?

Answer: The social scholarship is paid on the condition that after the end of the academic semester the student has no academic debt and satisfactory results.  

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Question: In what form is government aid provided?

Answer: In particular, in the form of full payment of tuition funded by the general fund of the state or local budgets — in case of enrollment in places of state (regional) order according to the terms and rules of admission. 

And also in the form of:

• preferential long-term loans;

• priority transfer of education seekers to state (regional) order through redistribution of available state (regional) order volumes; 

• social scholarship;

• free provision of textbooks;

• free access to the Internet;

• for those studying full-time — residence in dormitories with a reduced payment amount determined by the higher education institution in the manner prescribed by law, but not more than 50 percent of the maximum dormitory charge.

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