Educational reform: introduction of external independent assessment, 2008

September 16, 2008, Kyiv.

The plot is dedicated to the press conference of the President of Ukraine and the Ministry of Education of Ukraine on the first mandatory external independent assessment.

On the video: press conference, speeches, discussion of changes in the education system; external independent assessment certificates; comments on preferential categories of applicants; lists of applicants for various faculties; applicants filling out documents for admission to a higher educational institution, queue.

Comments: President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko; Minister of Education of Ukraine Ivan Vakarchuk; Rector of Odessa National Polytechnic University Valeriy Malakhov.

Journalist — Olga Skotnikova.

Reference: External independent assessment (EIA) is a standardized system for assessing the academic achievements of graduates of general secondary education institutions, which is used to ensure objective admission to higher education institutions in Ukraine. The system was introduced in 2004–2008 with the aim of improving the quality of education, unifying assessment criteria and limiting corrupt practices during the admission campaign.