Published by University World News; April 30, 2022
Many words, concerns and sentiments have been expressed and exchanged over the last two months in support of Ukraine and against Russian aggression.
Such verbal statements of moral support are a nice first step, but now is the time for action rather than words. Ukraine’s universities, faculty and students need help. Support is needed from democratic countries as well as international organisations and individual institutions of higher learning.
One would naturally assume that the World Bank should serve as one of the leading international agencies when it comes to the provision of aid to Ukraine’s universities. But the history of World Bank-funded educational projects in Ukraine is not particularly strong.
Just recently, the World Bank launched its first project in Ukraine’s higher education sector. The five-year project, entitled “Ukraine Improving Higher Education for Results Project”, comes with an approved US$200 million loan.
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