External independent testing

Mathematics will not be removed from mandatory NMT subjects – Lisovyi Ukraine’s Ministry of Education and Science is categorically opposed to removing mathematics as a mandatory subject from the National Multi-subject Test (NMT). The ministry believes the NMT should test graduates’ basic skills, including the ability to count. 04.06.26 17:59 2 851 118 Previously in trend: Taking the NMT abroad

Significant percentage of graduates who left Ukraine will remain to study abroad, - Acting Director of Ukrainian Center for Educational Quality Assessment Boyko Acting Director Valerii Boyko, director of the Ukrainian Center for Educational Quality Assessment (UCEQA), believes that a significant percentage of graduates who have left Ukraine will stay abroad to study at foreign universities. 14.06.22 14:52 4 602 21

Zelenskyi submits draft bill on canceling school-leaving examination this year President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi has submitted a draft bill that offers canceling school-leaving examination in 2020. 17.06.20 16:21 25 551 32

SBU searches Center for Education Quality Assessment regional branch after its register was tampered An e-mail of a representative of the Center for Education Quality Assessment administration contained correspondence regarding necessary grades to be put in a record. 23.07.15 10:55 105 0

PGO searches premises of the Center for Educational Quality Assessment. No one detained so far, - Ministry of Education Prosecutor General's Office is searching the premises of the Ukrainian Center for Educational Quality Assessment (UCEQA). No one has so far been detained. The situation does not harm the admission campaign. 21.07.15 17:30 6 912 21

PGO cracks down on high-rank educational officials, - Shokin The Prosecutor General's Office is carrying out a special operation to detain high-rank officials of the Ukrainian Center for Educational Quality Assessment who abused their positions and committed a number of offences. 21.07.15 12:50 29 649 94