KYIV. UkraineGate . 17 . September . 2022 | Society.
The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and Zoom Video Communications have agreed to grant a license for the unified communication platform “Zoom Education” and the “Large Meetings” application for the organization of distance learning in educational institutions of Ukraine. This was agreed upon by the First Deputy Minister of Education and Science Andriy Vitrenko and the head of the department of global public policy and relations with the government of the company “Zoom” Josh Kallmer, the press service of the Ministry of Education and Science informs .
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“The challenges currently facing Ukrainian education are truly unprecedented. A systemic analysis recently conducted by the Ministry of Education and Culture in cooperation with the educational cluster in Ukraine, the World Bank, UNICEF and the international non-governmental organization “Save the Children” confirmed that most schools, colleges and of universities works either fully online or in a mixed mode. Our responsibility is to ensure that students and teachers have the necessary tools for the continuity of the learning process and that no one is left behind. We express our deep gratitude to Zoom for its quick response and large-scale support,” he emphasized Vitrenko.
It is noted that Zoom will provide a sufficient number of licenses so that every school and higher education institution in Ukraine can carry out educational programs online.
“The MES team has been actively engaged in the deployment of licenses for several months. As of today, almost 800 educational institutions have licensed access to the use of Zoom tools, which made it possible to start the 2022-2023 academic year on time for millions of applicants,” the message says.
“At a time when the lives of so many Ukrainian students are disrupted, we are ready to ensure that their education can continue. We are committed to using the best of Zoom to help ensure access to high-quality distance education. We are proud to support the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, to ensure the continuation of education and cooperation of Ukrainian students, teachers and staff who were forced to leave their homes and educational institutions due to the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine,” Kallmer said.
Source: Ukrgate
