Viola Martyniuk
second-year student
“On the one hand, the competition for high grades would be reduced. Students would start studying for knowledge, not grades. But on the other hand, there are people who can’t afford to pay for their dorms and are not supported by their parents. They would end up spending time on a side job instead of studying.”
Alice Chikal
first-year student
“I’m not receiving a scholarship, but I think that people who came to Kyiv from smaller cities and villages should get it. Many of them have parents who can’t support them. I think that instead of canceling scholarships, the authorities should eliminate corruption from universities, so that children of the wealthy people can’t enroll by bribing.
Arie Mora
fifth-year student
“I don’t get it when they say that scholarships should be canceled to allocate more money for the army. You can’t sacrifice education for supporting the army. But I don’t think that scholarships are the main motivation to study well – it’s too low for that.”
Valeria Zelenkova
second-year student
“I think that even this small scholarship is very helpful for the students who come from outside Kyiv. Without it, they would have to look for a job, and a job distracts them from their studies, and they will be less educated – all these things are connected.”
Editor’s note: The Finance Ministry proposed to stop paying a Hr 825 monthly grant to all students with an average score of B or higher, and instead pay it only to the financially-challenged students and to those who show academic excellence.
