Attitudes and expectations of Ukrainian youth regarding higher education

Abstract

Background: Studying the attitudes and expectations of Ukrainian youth regarding higher education, as well as the plans of future entrants regarding educational emigration, will allow to adjust the strategic vision of problems and challenges arising in the field of higher education in wartime conditions and will help increase the effectiveness of the functioning of the higher education system in Ukraine. Purpose: Describe the changes in young people's attitudes regarding higher education that have changed by the war. Methods: In the research, we used general scientific methods of comparative analysis; synthesis, the SWOT analysis method, and the sociological survey method. Results: The obtained results indicate that 20% of the surveyed young people aged 14-18 years have decided to leave Ukraine to study, 18% have decided to stay in Ukraine for higher education, and 62% are hesitating about the decision. At the same time, the majority of respondents indicated love for the Motherland as the main reason why they are ready to stay at home to study. Conclusion: The conducted research allows us to assume that, provided the war ends and the situation in the country stabilizes, educational emigration from our country will not become massive, and Ukrainian youth will remain in Ukraine to study and live. Keywords: higher education, youth, expectations, attitudes, war, institution of higher education.