21
as the 1
st
and 2
nd
Level of Accreditation, for example, technical schools and
colleges training young specialists and by 161 institutions of higher learning, such
as universities, academies, conservatories, institutes. There are 14 classical and
45 technological and branch universities, 30 academies and 72 institutes. Ukraine
numbers a total of 1,5 million college-and-university students.
Institutions of higher learning enroll some 12 000 foreign students, post-
graduates and visiting graduates, of whom 8 000 are on Ukrainian government
scholarships. More than 120 000 specialists from 130 countries across the world
have graduated since World War II.
Among the well-known Universities in Ukraine are: Taras Shevchenko National
University of Kyiv, Kyiv Polytechnic University, International Independent University
“Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”, Kharkiv University, Vinnytsia State Technological University,
Simpheropol University, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Donetsk University,
Odessa State Naval Academy, Odessa State Economic University and many others.
Task I. Read, consult a dictionary, transcribe, translate, practice pronunciation:
root, v pagan, adj. religious, adj.
literacy, n agronomist, n physician, n
medium, n regime, n compulsory, adj.
senior, adj. gymnasium, n ethnic, adj.
vocational, adj. curriculum, n lyceum, n
academy, n scholarship, n
Task II. Give explanations to the following in English:
to be rooted to be free but compulsory
to reach back to appear recently
to set up curriculum
for instance to enroll
at the turn of scholarship
to inherit smth. to graduate from
Task III. Answer the questions on the text:
1. Who set up schools in the 16
th
–18
th
centuries?
2. Where did the first universities appear?
3. What qualifications did specialized institutes provide?
4. How many pre-school educational establishments does the present-day
educational system include?
5. What is the basic link in the chain of public education in Ukraine?
6. How many vocational training schools are there in Ukraine?
7. What is post secondary education provided by?
8. What well-known Ukrainian Universities do you know?
Task IV. Translate the following text into English; add some sentences to
the point. Retell it:
Серед українських вузів, які надають молоді вищу освіту, особливе