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The current state of affairs with access to education for the beneficiaries of international protection has the same modalities as one of the asylum seekers described under Reception condition – Access to education. The main difference lies in greater access to medical care, which allows people to obtain necessary vaccinations and documents for enrolling children in kindergartens.
In addition, in 2014, the Ministry of Education issued Methodical recommendations regarding the peculiarities of the education of refugee children.[1] The document foresees guidance for the subscription of children of refugees to schools and consists of a set of recommendations that aim to assist with the integration of the children and foster tolerance within the group. However, the public schools do not have specialised programs or assistance in studying Ukrainian as a foreign language for children refugees.[2]
In the case of higher education, refugees and persons in need of complementary protection have the right to receive higher education on an equal basis with citizens of Ukraine, including at the expense of the state or local budget.[3] There is no special scholarships available for beneficiaries of complementary protection.
[1] Letter of the Ministry of Education on Education of Refugee Children.
[2] UNHCR, Ukraine as a country of asylum. Observations on the situation of asylum-seekers and refugees in Ukraine, July 2013, available here.
[3] Article 4, Law on Higher Education.