Igor Liski, Chairman of the Supervisory Board at EFI Group, made a striking statement during a panel discussion at the LB.ua and EFI Group “Nova Kraina” project, which focused on the challenges and opportunities in Ukrainian education during wartime. He emphasized the urgent need for higher education reform in Ukraine, warning that spending decades on such reforms could risk losing both the country and its essential people.
“We don’t have 10–15 years for education reform. If we don’t change the system now, we might lose the country or the people who support it,” Liski declared. He highlighted the concern that current billions of hryvnias allocated to ineffective educational institutions might lead to the discrediting of higher education as a whole.
Liski also questioned the presence of technologies and innovations in universities, expressing worry that the education system does not meet contemporary needs and challenges. “Europe and the US are interested in our educated young people, but with this approach, we will lose them,” he added.
He called for decisive action and real change, stating that the country needs political will to achieve meaningful transformation in the education system.
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