Ukraine plans to introduce mandatory military training courses for students of higher education institutions, regardless of their chosen specialty. Deputy Minister of Education and Science Mykhailo Vynnytskyi spoke about this in an interview with The Ukrainians.
According to him, the goal is to adapt educational programs to the needs of a country under martial law. He pointed out the lack of skills among Ukrainian students to defend the country due to unreformed military departments, and expressed his belief that students will not pay en masse for courses in tactical medicine or shooting.
However, to address this issue, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Defense plan to implement a mandatory basic military training course for all students, which will include theoretical and practical training regardless of the chosen program.
“We are currently working on a pilot project for such a course, preparing the necessary infrastructure and teachers. Over time, we hope to share this experience with foreign universities that may also be interested in similar initiatives,” said Vynnytskyi.
Noting the problems of Ukrainian education, he noted the massive destruction of the material and technical base of universities during the war. Vinnytsky also expressed the opinion that most of the problems are latent, and now Ukrainian universities are beginning to rethink their role and carry out reform processes.
