The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has received from NATO experts a complete list of compliance and evaluation criteria, which will serve as the basis for an institutional audit of the military education system in Ukraine. The audit began in May and will continue until the end of the year.
NATO’s criteria cover the analysis of the compatibility of Ukrainian military education with Alliance standards, the effectiveness of educational programs, and the level of professional training of instructors.
The audit will take place in several stages and is funded by partners from Lithuania.
In the first stage, in May, military higher education institutions will prepare self-assessment reports and fill out questionnaires regarding their compliance with the specified NATO criteria. From June to September, a group of NATO experts will study these documents, after which they will arrive in Ukraine to meet with representatives of military educational institutions. The final stage will be a concluding report from the auditors, expected in December 2025.
The reports and questionnaires cover a wide range of issues, including:
- compliance of educational programs with NATO requirements
- effectiveness of teaching methods and material assimilation
- relevance of disciplines to the needs of military service
- professional training of instructors
Additionally, the audit will assess management processes, the quality of knowledge evaluation, the use of modern educational technologies, and adherence to the principles of civilian oversight and democracy.
“Successfully passing the institutional audit will allow Ukraine to apply for certification of professional military education courses. This opens opportunities to involve military personnel from NATO partner countries in training in Ukraine,” emphasized Volodymyr Mirnenko, Director of the Department of Military Education and Science of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
