Mykola Tomenko: It is extremely important to implement from 1 September 2010 an Effective Civilized System of the Student Self-Government.
Mykola Tomenko, the Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has positively evaluated the adoption of the Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On the Higher Education" concerning the student self-government issues", opening the press conference in UNIAN on Friday and briefed on the complicity of the Law norms implementation.
"It is necessary to presuppose all the actions that facilitate the Law implementation, Of course it should be done together with the Ministry on Science and Education, higher educational establishments leaders and students. First of all it is essential to order the student self-government system that is adjust it to the Law", - M. Tomenko declared.
He stated that the President had signed the Law on the student self-government, which would provide for the development of a civilized European student self-government system in the higher education establishments of Ukraine. This system will not only confer extra authorities to the students, but also make them responsible for their education establishments.
M.Tomenko briefed on the upcoming reforms in the education system. He supposes it is a mistake that the Party of Regions and the Communist Party failed to uphold the Bill on external independent testing. "The idea of testing is apparently good, but is requires fundamental enhancement. It is this Bill, rejected by The Verkhovna Rada, that took into account the average grade of the school leaving certificate, and envisaged responsibility for different kinds of violations", - the Deputy Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine stated.
"At present, the testing is not cancelled, but it far from assessing the pupils´ knowledge adequately. The Parliament and the new President shall address the question of testing system enhancement", - M.Tomenko stated.
In the press-conference took part: Lesia Orobets, the People´s Deputy of Ukraine, members of the Committee on Science and Education matters, Oleksii Kliashtornyi, Coordinator of the student working group on legislative regulation of the student self-government in Ukraine; Oleksandr Smyrnov, the Chairman of the Ukrainian Student Self-Government Secretariate; Kostiantyn Sheihas, coordinator of Kyiv Student Council.