Oleksandra Husak
https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0981-5341
Serhii Shkabko
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4902-8130
Andrii Lytvynchuk
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7523-558X
Nataliia Pron
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9413-8793
HARMONISING UKRAINIAN EDUCATION POLICY WITH EUROPEAN STANDARDS: THE ROLE OF THE EURYDICE NETWORK
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Abstract. The relevance of this study is determined by Ukraine’s strategic commitment to European integration and the need to harmonise national education policy with the standards of the European Education Area. In the context of ongoing reforms to the national education system and the growing demand for decision-making grounded in reliable data, there is an increasing need to strengthen institutional capacity to support high-quality analytical accompaniment of educational transformations. The purpose of the article is to identify the role of the European education network Eurydice in shaping evidence-informed education policy and to outline the main areas of activity of the national Eurydice unit in Ukraine, established in 2024 on the basis of the State Scientific Institution “Institute of Educational Analytics”. The methodological basis of the study consists of a content analysis of materials from the Eurydice “News & Articles” section, particularly the “Country News” category, for the period January–October 2025. The analysis enabled the identification of seven priority clusters of European education policy: digitalisation, curriculum renewal, teacher capacity development, inclusion, learner well-being and mental health, modernisation of vocational education, and the improvement of education governance. The findings demonstrate that Ukraine’s participation in the Eurydice Network expands opportunities for integration into the European Education Area, particularly through the development and updating of the national education system profile (Eurypedia), involvement in the preparation of comparative reports, and engagement in dissemination activities. It is symbolic that Ukraine’s accession gains particular significance in 2025, the 45th anniversary of the Eurydice Network, which plays a key role in providing an evidence base for education policy across Europe. This enhances the harmonisation of national education policy with European standards and strengthens the exchange of analytical knowledge within the network.
Keywords: European integration, national education system, education policy, Eurydice Network, European Education Area.
https://doi.org/10.32987/2617-8532-2025-4-5-15
Keywords: European integration, national education system, education policy, Eurydice Network, European Education Area.
https://doi.org/10.32987/2617-8532-2025-4-5-15
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