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KNUSA student architects triumph at Steel Freedom 2025

Rauta has announced that a student team from Kyiv National University of Civil Engineering and Architecture (KNUSA) has won the Steel Freedom 2025 architectural competition with a project using Ruukki’s Primo Skyline 150 metal facade cassettes.

According to the company, KNUSA students successfully combined large-format facade cassettes Primo Skyline 150 with open metal structures of red color, which became the compositional center of the building. The Steel Freedom 2025 finals took place on November 29, and the best student teams from specialized universities of Ukraine took part in it.

The winning team under the number 918, which included KNUSA students, was also awarded in special nominations from Archimatika, AVG Group and “Intergal-Bud”, as well as took a prize in the rating of the international bureau MVRDV, as noted in the materials of the organizers of the competition.

Rauta emphasized that the use of premium ventilated facades Ruukki Primo Skyline with high geometry accuracy and the possibility of perforation opens up additional opportunities for young architects when designing modern energy-efficient buildings.

Rauta is the leader of the Ukrainian steel construction market, a member of the European Construction Industry Association. The company provides design, production and installation solutions in accordance with current EU regulations. The company is licensed to perform construction works with medium and significant impact class (CC2, CC3). According to the data of the Unified State Register, the owner of 100% of the authorized capital of the company is Andriy Ozeychuk.

 

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Algeria launches free government program to attract foreign students

Algeria has officially launched a national initiative to attract foreign students, opening the country to those who wish to pursue higher education in the North African state. In April 2025, the Algerian government launched the digital platform STUDY IN ALGERIAstudyinalgeria.dz, which is part of an ambitious strategy to modernize and internationalize higher education.

University system and infrastructure

As of 2025, there are over 130 public and private higher education institutions in Algeria, evenly distributed throughout the country. They offer:

  • modern infrastructure,
  • international academic partnerships,
  • worldwide recognition of Algerian diplomas.

Studies are available in Arabic, French, or English, depending on the field of study and the institution chosen.

The Algerian education system (LMD)

The Algerian higher education system is based on the European LMD model, which includes:

  • Bachelor’s degree (3 years) — fundamental education in a specific field
  • Master’s degree (2 years) — advanced training and thesis writing;
  • Doctorate (3 years) — scientific research with public defense of a dissertation.

Social protection and living conditions

Foreign students are provided with:

  • Free medical insurance within university clinics and dormitories;
  • Accommodation provided through the National Office for University Affairs;
  • Medical care, including a doctor, dentist, and nurses, available throughout the entire period of study.

Simplified visa application

Algeria guarantees flexible visa procedures for foreign students, allowing them to complete the admission process as quickly as possible.

The platform studyinalgeria.dz allows you to:

  • Find out about educational institutions
  • Apply for admission
  • Get the necessary advice online.

Reference: the state of Algeria

  • Capital: Algiers
  • Population: ~45 million
  • Location: North Africa, on the Mediterranean coast
  • Official language: Arabic; French is widely used
  • Form of government: presidential republic
  • Education: Algeria invests significant resources in reforming and developing its education system with a focus on internationalization.

Algeria has clearly established itself as a new educational destination on the global map. The STUDY IN ALGERIA program is an attempt to combine affordable, high-quality education, cultural diversity, and a strategic geographical location for the future generation of professionals from around the world.

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Ukrainian students will be able to do internships abroad

The Cabinet of Ministers has adopted a resolution allowing some bachelor’s students to go abroad for internships.

This was reported by MP Oleksiy Honcharenko on his telegram channel.

Bachelor’s students aged 18-22, as well as masters of medical, pharmaceutical and veterinary specialties studying at Ukrainian universities, will be able to travel abroad.

Goncharenko’s information was confirmed on Facebook by Education Minister Oksen Lisovyi.

According to him, it will be possible to study abroad for one semester, or about four months.

He gave a list of documents required for this:

– student’s e-ticket;
– a referral from an educational institution;
– a certified copy of the agreement with a foreign university on admission to the academic mobility program;
– a military reference document from the TCC.

Also, those wishing to do an internship abroad should have high grades and fulfill a number of requirements set by the program founders.

The Ministry of Education will not issue any special permits.

The day before, amid mobilization in Ukraine, the authorities tightened the rules for admission to graduate school. Tougher admission conditions will cut off those who were liable for military service who were hoping to enroll in a postgraduate program at any university solely to get a deferral from mobilization.

Meanwhile, in the new draft law on toughening mobilization, MPs promised to leave the postponement for graduate students.

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MPs propose to stop enrolling students in universities for evening and part-time programs

MPs propose to stop enrolling students in higher education institutions for bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the evening and part-time programs, as well as for junior bachelor’s degrees, starting next year.
A group of MPs has registered Bill No. 10092 on amendments to certain laws regarding the state final certification and the 2024 admission campaign in the Verkhovna Rada, the parliament’s website reports.
The bill proposes to amend the law “On Higher Education” to establish that in 2024, admission to higher education will be carried out in a special procedure determined by the executive body in the field of education and science.
According to the proposed amendments, in 2024, competitive selection for higher education on the basis of complete general secondary education is carried out on the basis of the results of the external independent evaluation in 2021 and/or entrance examinations in 2022-2024, conducted using the organizational and technological processes of external independent evaluation and creative competition (physical ability competition).
The draft law also proposes to establish that in 2024, the entrance exams will include the Ukrainian language, mathematics, history of Ukraine, and a subject of choice (physics, chemistry, biology, foreign language, geography, Ukrainian literature).
In addition, the authors of the draft law propose to supplement the Law “On Complete General Secondary Education” with provisions exempting students who complete their studies at each level of complete general secondary education from state final certification. For students who will complete their primary education in 2024, it is proposed to conduct state final certification in a pilot mode.

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234 STUDENTS FROM UKRAINE WILL TAKE PART IN EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY GAMES

234 students from 45 Ukrainian universities will take part in the European University Games in Poland, Minister of Education and Science Serhiy Shkarlet said.
“234 students from 45 universities in Ukraine went to the Polish city of Lodz, where they will take part in the European University Games,” Shkarlet wrote in the Telegram channel.
According to him, 5 thousand participants from 40 countries of the world will demonstrate the sports level during the competition.
“Our student teams are in the top 10 world teams. In sports, the strongest always win, so keep the lead further,” the minister wrote.

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600 STUDENTS AND SCIENTISTS FROM UKRAINE WILL BE ABLE TO DO INTERNSHIP IN CANADA

On Tuesday, June 7, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and Mitacs signed a Memorandum of Cooperation, according to which 60 students will do internships under the Mitacs Globalink Research Internship program this summer, Ukrainian Ambassador Yulia Kovaliv said.
“600 Ukrainian students and scientists will be able to do internships at Canadian universities. A memorandum of cooperation was signed today by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and Mitacs, and this summer 60 students will be doing internships under the Mitacs Globalink Research Internship program,” she wrote on Twitter on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday.
Kovaliv thanked the Government of Canada and Mitacs for supporting Ukraine and for the decision to stop scientific ties and cooperation with Russian institutions.

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