Order of the Ministry of Education and Science #910 of June 24, 2024 

Cosponsors: the Ministry of Education and Science 

Status: in effect since June 24, 2024 

Who is affected: students and higher education establishments 

Summary: 

  • until January 1, 2025, the following processes are temporarily suspended: 
    • acceptance of applications and enrollment for full-time and dual-form postgraduate studies under contract. The suspension does not apply to perspective students exempted from mobilization, as well as those with three or more children under 18, caring for a disabled or seriously ill child under 18 
    • transfer of students and postgraduates from part-time to full-time or dual-form education. The suspension does not apply to perspective students exempted from mobilization, as well as those with three or more children under 18, caring for a disabled or seriously ill child under 18 
    • reinstatement to full-time or dual-form education (with exceptions) 
  • to be reinstated to full-time or dual-form education will be allowed for: 
    • those exempted from mobilization, as well as those with three or more children, caring for a disabled or seriously ill child under 18 
    • individuals who have not reached the age of 25 at the time of reinstatement 
    • women who interrupted their studies due to pregnancy, childbirth, or childcare for up to three years 
    • individuals discharged from military service after February 24, 2022 
    • individuals reinstating for medical or pharmaceutical specialties 
    • those granted academic leave for no more than one year for medical reasons, participation in an academic mobility program, or family circumstances 
  • individuals reinstating to the cadet corps of higher military education establishments, establishments with specific conditions of education, and military training units of higher education establishments. 

What is right: the order addresses the loophole allowing to avoid mobilization by enrollment to postgraduate studies. 

Additional information: article by Oksana Zabolotna: How “legalized” evasion from mobilization undermines the country’s defense capabilities.