According to the new clarifications of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, male students and teachers are allowed to travel abroad in certain cases. This decision became the subject of discussion after several months of uncertainty regarding the departure of persons on military registration.
Starting in 2024, Ukrainian male students and teachers can travel abroad, Deputy Minister of Education and Science Mykhailo Vynnytskyi said.
"For the departure of conscripted scientific and pedagogical workers, a letter from the Ministry of Education and Culture to the State Border Service with a request to consider the possibility of crossing the border is required. From January 1 to September 30, 2024, the ministry prepared 1,297 such letters. During this period, even one scientific-pedagogical worker did not return from abroad on time," Vynnytskyi said.
Regarding the young students, he reminded that since the beginning of the full-scale offensive of the Russian occupying forces on Ukraine, they could not go abroad to participate in international educational programs. However, starting in 2024, they were given the opportunity to leave to study in foreign institutions of higher education.
According to the deputy minister of education, from January 1 to April 1, 2024, Ukrainian higher education institutions sent 561 students abroad to participate in academic mobility programs, all male students returned from abroad without exception. Vinnytskyi called it a very good statistic.
Mobilization in Ukraine - going abroad
After the law on mobilization came into force, the State Border Service of Ukraine reported that the government could make changes to the rules for crossing the border.
Soon, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine announced that the border crossing rules had been updated for students. It was noted that it became possible not only for girls, but also for boys to study under academic mobility programs.
